Let the Trading Begin

NFL insiders have been reporting that Howie Roseman told other teams DT Moro Ojomo was not available. Was that just for bargaining? Was there a way you could keep Ojomo, with Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis already getting extensions? It turns out there was a way to keep Ojomo around.

Blockbuster: the Jaguars are trading a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to the Eagles for defensive tackle Jordan Davis, sources tell ESPN.

This is the Jaguars’ third trade for a defensive player today while the Eagles now are poised to have 10 picks in the first two rounds of the next three drafts.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 9, 2026

Wow.

Davis has flashed throughout his career, but never became the dominant player expected when the Eagles took him 13th overall in 2022. Jacksonville lost DT Davon Hamilton to injury recently and has been shopping for DT help. Davis has similar size to Hamilton and can be a good fit in their system. The Jags have never been to the Super Bowl so they are all in this year, as they look like the best team in the AFC.

The Eagles can now afford to keep Ojomo around. They can put the franchise tag on him or re-sign him to a long term deal. Ojomo and Carter will give the Eagles a pair of highly disruptive DTs to build the defense around. I thought Ojomo played two of his best games over the past two weeks. He’s also seen as a good fit in the locker room. He is the kind of player you want to keep around.

As far as this season, this will mean more snaps for Byron Young and Ty Robinson. I’ll be interested to see if the Eagles add Gabe Hall or Zion Wilson from the practice squad. Hall is the better athlete. Wilson is more of the run-stuffing type and could be a better fit if they want a NT.

The Eagles now have a lot of draft capital in the coming years.

2027 1st – own
2027 1st – JAX
2027 2nd – own

2028 1st – own
2028 1st – NE
2028 2nd – own
2028 2nd – BAL

2029 1st – own
2029 2nd – own
2029 2nd – JAX

Howie can use those picks to add a lot of young talent. He could trade up to get s QB if they decide to go in that direction. He can also use picks to trade for veteran help in the offseason. He’s got a lot of options and a lot of ammo to work with.

We’ll see if other trades are in the works. I would love to see them deal Riq Woolen. I think teams should be interested in Landon Dickerson. He’s been much better since he got healthy. There is a lot of speculation about dealing Dallas Goedert. I would hesitate on that because the Eagles are so weak at TE already. I’m only moving DG for a good offer.

The 2026 Eagles are a mess, but Howie is acquiring assets to help fix things in the offseason.

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There is one additional angle to this. We don’t know for sure what Vic Fangio’s future is. He may stick around for 2027 or the team could be looking for a new DC. If he leaves, Jim Schwartz could make a return to Philly. Carter and Ojomo would be ideal fits on his system. Davis would not have been as natural of a fit. No idea if that is part of their thinking, but it is something to consider.

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Interesting perspetive.

I loved the Jordan Davis pick because the Eagles couldn’t get to 3rd down at an efficient rate and unleash their pure rushers. It was really effective when they could actually come within a yard of the QB at a consistent rate, but they aren’t that at this point so the trade makes sense to me. They need to reinvest the assets into something that can provide a more immediate threat on the QB rather than just the run game (which has value to many still, as the return shows).

— Honest NFL (@TheHonestNFL) November 9, 2026

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7 and Counting

The L train keeps chugging along, with the Eagles losing their seventh game in a row. They are now 2-7. If you love bad football, you must be in hog heaven. Every time you think this team hits rock bottom they pull out a shovel and start digging some more. This might be the dumbest Eagles team I’ve ever followed. That’s particularly frustrating because Nick Sirianni is normally a thorough coach who stresses the importance of details.

The good news is that the season is half over. After eight more games of this brand of “football” there is a strong chance the Eagles will have a Top 5 pick. We’ll be doing more draft talk in the coming weeks. Unless you would prefer to read more about Riq Woolen or Jaydon Blue or Elijah Moore. I’m guessing no.

The Joe Milton era began on Sunday and went about as you would expect. You could see his raw talent at times, but also saw his lack of experience and struggles with accuracy. He didn’t get much help from his OL or skill players. I think Milton showed enough that you can be encouraged for a guy who has been with the team for less than a month. He now has game tape to study and will have the practice time to work on things.

The defense had their best game of the season. The held the Giants to 19 points and 243 yards. The defense had 6 sacks, 14 TFLs, and 9 QB hits. This was the kind of performance we’ve been expecting to see all year. It was great to see them come alive and finally look like the defense we’ve seen the last couple of years. Zack Baun and Jeremiah Trotter both played really well, combining for 17 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 TFLs, and a FF. Jonathan Greenard played his best game of the year. He had a sack and was disruptive on multiple snaps.

If you want to sum up how the season has gone, here is one of the Eagles highlights of the year.

“THAT’S GOTTA BE CLOSE TO THE LONGEST PUNT IN FOOTBALL HISTORY… THAT WAS AWESOME!”

Joe Davis, as the Eagles’ Braden Mann booms an 86-yard punt. ️ https://t.co/I63KL7TDva

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 8, 2026

I expect to see the streets of Philly filled with Mann jerseys this week!!!

Aside from that punt, we got to see Milton show good mobility. We got to see Saquon run for a TD. We saw Baun knock JJ McCarthy out of the game with a big hit. Unfortunately the fun plays didn’t come close to canceling out the bad football that was on display.

I can live with physical mistakes, especially by young players who are learning on the fly. That’s just part of football. The continued mental errors and overall sloppiness make this team unbelievably frustrating. I have to seriously question if Elijah Mitchell understands the game of football. He had a couple of mental errors in the game that were mind boggling. He’ll run through  a wall for you, but don’t ask him to stop and have an independent thought before doing so.

Riq Woolen drives me nuts. He had a dumb penalty on STs and had some brain dead moments on defense. Please trade him. Please.

I’m okay with this team losing. They are on their third starting QB. Injuries have plagued the OL and skill players. The defense hasn’t been as bad, but nagging injuries have hurt them. There are seasons when things go wrong. You deal with it as best you can and then move on.

But we need to see some of the sloppiness go away. Teams that play dumb and make this many mistakes are not well coached. Sirianni needs to find some answers if he wants to be back in 2027. That doesn’t mean a bunch of wins. He needs the team to play with better situational awareness and show that they understand the little things. That would show that he knows how to solve problems and has the right messaging to get things fixed.

If Sirianni can’t get the 2026 Eagles to play smarter, do you want him coaching the 2027 Eagles?

The bye week is here. Identify problems. Find solutions. Get this team to play better.

Or else.

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