Over the previous two weeks, the rumor mill has been churning with Myles Garrett experiences following the All-Professional edge rusher’s demand to the Cleveland Browns that he be traded elsewhere, and a few of these experiences point out the Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles could also be his final vacation spot.
As BLG ably specified by his article linked above, there are a selection of explanation why a Garrett-to-Philadelphia situation is sensible.
Cleveland GM Andrew Berry is a former Eagles government who labored instantly below Howie Roseman, leaving simply after the 2019 season for his present job with the Browns. Whereas that relationship doesn’t assure the Birds transfer to the entrance of any perceived Myles Garrett commerce line, negotiations are all the time helped when the 2 events have a cordial, if not pleasant historical past with each other.
Cleveland insists they aren’t buying and selling Garrett, however Garrett insists he’s not considering participating in contract renegotiations with the Browns. He sees the staff will probably be beginning over once more this low season and, with 2025 being his age-30 season, he understands there might not be many extra alternatives for him to contribute to a Tremendous Bowl contender. The Browns don’t care about “serving to” the Eagles repeat, as they play in a special convention and aren’t going to contend for a Tremendous Bowl for a minimum of a couple of years.
Clearly, touchdown Garrett could be a coup for the Eagles, who will doubtless lose Josh Sweat and Milton Williams to free company in a pair weeks. Changing them with Garrett, whose 102.5 sacks since his 2017 rookie season is second-most within the NFL (T.J. Watt, 108), would immediately give the Eagles’ cross rush the very best Edge they’ve had since, maybe, Reggie White.
Regardless of their unbelievable efficiency in opposition to the Chiefs within the Tremendous Bowl, the Eagles’ line of defense didn’t concentrate on sacks for a lot of the season. Their 41 sacks had been tied for Thirteenth-most within the league final 12 months, however they turned on the jets when it mattered most. Bryce Huff’s future with the staff stays cloudy, and with Brandon Graham set to retire, the highest two Edge rushers on the line of defense subsequent 12 months are Nolan Smith and Jalyx Hunt. Each confirmed great enchancment and manufacturing because the season went alongside, and hopes are excessive they’ll proceed to ascend and turn out to be cornerstone gamers. However additional additions are wanted.
And there may be, after all, the additional advantage of including a extremely motivated 30-year-old future Corridor of Famer to a championship roster. The Eagles could be unlikely to undergo any complacency to repeat with Garrett within the fold. Including new blood to the combo can solely assist with motivation and holding issues contemporary.
Roseman will doubtless add to the combo in subsequent month’s draft as nicely, even when he offers away his first spherical choose for Garrett. However there are two issues that can’t occur to ensure that a Garrett commerce to happen.
The Eagles can’t embody Nolan Smith or Jalyx Hunt within the deal for Garrett.
To ensure that this to make sense, Garrett must be added to that dynamic duo, not changing one in all them. If the deal prices you one in all Smith or Hunt, then you definitely would possibly as nicely simply add a depth edge in free company and along with your first spherical choose and hope Huff improves in 12 months No. 2 in Philadelphia.
The Eagles can’t let a brand new contract for Garrett get in the way in which of re-signing Zack Baun to a brand new deal.
Sure, I’m prioritizing re-signing Baun over buying and selling for Myles Garrett. Name me nuts, however we noticed that you simply don’t want Garrett to win the Tremendous Bowl. With out Baun anchoring the center of the protection, there isn’t any one left to exchange him in ‘25. Oren Burks is nice for what he’s, however Nakobe Dean will miss a great portion of subsequent 12 months. We noticed how very important having a star linebacker is to defensive cohesion, and the Eagles completely should retain Baun, even when they need to overpay.
If which means they’ll’t commerce for Garrett, so be it.
One thing tells me Roseman is aware of this and gained’t do something silly to land him.
