Ben Standig at The Athletic (with ads) polled 31 NFL agents on a varity of topics. The Eagles tied with the 49ers for best-run organization. Here’s some of what they said:

“Eagles. Every year, free agents want to go there. They reward players, and (GM) Howie (Roseman) nails the draft.”

“This is easy. Eagles. What an organized group with football and front-office business. Every year, they are on top of their game.”

The cynic in me wants to say a bunch of slimy agents are trying to get in Howie’s good graces, even if the poll is anonymous. Agents are a calculated bunch, so even if an anonymous poll can throw Howie a little off his game and get comfortable he might go easy on these guys during the next negotiation. But the optimist in me wants to brag to the heavens and say, “Tell us something we don’t know!” Since 2017, the Eagles have had two Super Bowl appearances with two different coaches, the eighth most wins, and have only missed the playoffs once. They’re the gold standard in this league and that’s why I think even if Nick Sirianni is fired after this season there is no chance they hire Bill Belichick.

No way Jeffrey Lurie would take control away from Howie again and I don’t believe Belichick would be able to work with someone like him after a career of calling the shots.

On the other side of the coin, the Dallas Cowboys finished tied for third when agents were asked about the worst-run organization:

“Cowboys. I don’t think they want to win above all. Jerry (Jones) wants to turn profits and make headlines. I think the game has passed him by.”

Truly beautiful stuff especially after the quote Jerry dropped this week and the fact he’s going into this season with Zeke, Rico Dowdle, and Dalvin Cook as his running back stable.


The Commies came in 5th with one vote:

Howie Roseman relinquishes his 2023 Best GM title to Brett Veach in Kansas City, this season finishing in second. Regardless, there is still no other GM I want running my team, working the cap, and fleecing other GMs in trades more than Howie Roseman:

Funny enough, they don’t ask them anymore who the least-trusted GM is. Howie won that title in back to back years. Maybe it just became such a bloodbath with Howie winning by a landslide that they decided it wasn’t worth it anymore. It’ll be his title forever.

Some other miscellaneous stuff from the poll. The agents believe the Eagles had the fourth-best offseason:

“Eagles. They locked up DeVonta Smith before the receiver market took off. Then, they extended A.J. Brown. Oh, and they signed Saquon Barkley. They helped the defense with coordinator Vic Fangio and used their first two picks on corners to help an older room.”

Most think the Cowboys will extend Dak Prescott voting 18-13, which should be music to Eagles’ fans ears and provides us some good quotes:

“Yes. I can’t imagine Jerry letting him go.”

“The Cowboys don’t have any hierarchy. Always a day late and a dollar short in free agency. You have to go through 30 layers of bureaucratic process to get anything done — and you know why.”

“No. The Cowboys got themselves into a mess. That’s what happens when the owner gets too involved and becomes friends with the players. I wouldn’t pay Dak $60 million per year, and they can’t make all three guys (Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb) the highest paid at their respective positions.”

No Eagles front office personnel got a vote for best talent evaluator or a future GM to watch. FWIW it feels like the Eagles war chest of front office personnel is continuously plundered by other front offices around the league each year.

Most of the GMs thought the offseason version of Hard Knocks was good, but made the Giants front office look like idiots. Uhhhhh, ya think?

And that’s that. Until next year for another poll Howie Roseman will have his name all over.