In what other job could the decisions one makes today not get fairly judged for at least another couple years? Or the judgment of one sole decision have a years-long impact?
Both apply for the general manager of a franchise that just paid a premium for the NFL’s second overall draft pick.
Howie Roseman, who has arguably had the busiest offseason of any league executive, now has the potentially-unenviable task of having everyone judge him solely on the outcome of this one particular transaction, one that moved his squad up the draft chart by a measly six selections.