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Washington Sports Talk Radio Wants to Know Why the Commanders Won’t Do What the Eagles Do
By Matt Schultz
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With just two wins on the season, a roster full of injured guys, and no shot at making a meaningful playoff run, the 2026 Eagles have pivoted into a rebuild. On Monday, they traded Jordan Davis to Jacksonville for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick. In October, they traded Cam Jurgens to Baltimore for a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. Before the season began, they traded A.J. Brown to New England for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder.
All in all, that’s a pretty good haul. For as unpleasant as this season has been, it’s nice to see that Howie Roseman is intent on flipping it into as many high draft picks as he can, all with the goal of giving the Birds another realistic Super Bowl window sooner rather than later. It’s really the only smart move left for a team with just two wins heading into Week 10 — and Washington’s sports radio guys seem to wish the Commanders would see it that way:
GRANT PAULSEN: “You should all be furious. You should all be so upset about this. The Eagles, this coming draft in D.C. — first and second round pick for Jordan Davis, right? In 2028, they have a first, their own, and a first from the A.J. Brown trade. And they have a second from the Cam Jurgens trade. So they have two ones and two twos for next year, in 2028. In 2029, they have a one, a two, and they’ve added a two for Jordan Davis. So in the first two rounds in the next three years, they have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight — they have eight picks in the top two rounds in the next three seasons now.“
DANNY ROUHIER: (after a long pause) “What if we beat the Giants on Thursday?” (a very, very long fart noise).
First off, I gotta say, it’s really very nice to hear all these Eagles picks read aloud. When you start counting them up, it really is a ton. Howie’s done a nice job. Good thing he works for the Birds and not the Commanders. What a blessing.
Secondly, that was a nice, long fart noise. Went for like five seconds longer than I expected. Made me laugh.
Lastly, these radio guys are 100% right: what the hell are the Commanders doing? Washington is 2-5-1. What do they think is their best-case scenario this year? Barely sneaking into the playoffs and getting their asses whooped in the Wild Card round with their depleted-ass roster? Why? What’s the point, when they could tank the rest of the season and move out pieces like Stefon Diggs, Marcus Mariota, Andrew Wylie, Mike Sainristil, and more for picks? NFL rebuilds don’t take long at all. Why not be a seller and set yourself up for success in a year or two? Especially when your season is clearly already lost?
What a shame. Must be tough to root for a team whose general manager isn’t Howie Roseman. Glad I don’t have to do it.
Matt Schultz is a comedy and sports writer from Philadelphia. He’s written extensively for ClickHole, The Onion, and Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco. His work has been featured in Vulture, Deadspin, The A.V. Club, Paste Magazine, and other publications. Much of his sports journalism can be found on college basketball websites that don’t exist anymore (PhilaHoops Heads rise up…) email: M.Schultz@sportradar.com