Even Howie can’t mess this up.
The NFL draft is so deep at cornerback and wide receiver – the Eagles’ positions of aching need – that even the guy who drafted Danny Watkins and Marcus Smith can’t botch this one.
It’s a no-brainer. That qualifies Howie Roseman to make this pick.
All kidding aside, Roseman is a bright and driven executive, but his genius lies more in deal-making and cap manipulation than in judging the talents of, say, Nnamdi Asomugha. Or Jaiquawn Jarrett. Or Cary Williams. Or Bradley Fletcher.
In Roseman’s defense, he didn’t have final say when the Eagles shocked the football world and took Watkins 23rd overall in the 2011 draft, though his power as Andy Reid’s pint-sized sidekick was growing.