The only thing you need to do to understand the fruitlessness of attempting to project a Week 1 roster before the first preseason game is to attempt to project a Week 1 roster before the first preseason game. Take the Eagles, who seem like a decent bet to add a veteran linebacker at some point in the coming weeks. The potential arrival of someone like Stephen Tulloch — or frankly, anyone with some NFL experience — makes it difficult to forecast the bottom of the depth chart. That said, attempting to project the Eagles roster does lead you to an important question regarding the front office’s current personnel strategy: Are they intent on keeping the best 53 men for the 2016 season, or will the Carson Wentz philosophy trickle down to other positions?
Present vs. future: Eagles face ideological conundrum with roster
