Last season, this article would have written itself. Eagles GM Howie Roseman came forward and bluntly stated that the plan for the 2020 draft was to get faster. While the rookies performed to mixed reviews, Howie accomplished what he set out to do. He drafted the most athletic draft class in the league, rife with speed merchants and sideline-to-sideline defenders.
Whether the perceived discord between Doug Pederson and management was as prevalent as the media suggested or not; on paper, the 2020 draft fetched exactly what Pederson needed for his offense to succeed. In hindsight, Justin Jefferson might have been a better choice.