Howie + Nick From Indy

The Scouting Combine is taking place in Indy this week. Before the players work out, coaches and GMs meet the media. Nick Sirianni and Howie Roseman spoke on Tuesday. While there wasn’t anything compelling, there were some interesting comments.

Here is Howie’s press conference.

There wasn’t anything really of note, but it is still always good to hear Howie speak. He did talk about how the Eagles are going to need young players to play in 2025 because of the cap situation. You can’t have big dollars invested at every position. That could mean Tyler Steen will be in the mix at RG. Or that Jalyx Hunt has a chance to start. It certainly means rookies will have a chance to play.

Howie met with local media before the press conference and offered some better nuggets there.

Howie Roseman asked fans for patience while the Eagles put together the roster this offseason: “It may look different — some of the moves that we may have to make here may not be what are necessarily on other peoples’ minds. …It’s probably not going to look like maybe the…

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) February 25, 2025

#Eagles GM Howie Roseman declined to answer a question about interest in trading for Browns DE Myles Garrett on the podium. But earlier, with team beat reporters, he was asked about the parameters — age, position, roster construction — that need to be in place to trade away…

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) February 25, 2025

Howie telling fans to be patient means there probably won’t be any Saquon moments in the upcoming offseason. The Eagles will make moves, but they have to be careful about how they spend money. They already pay big bucks to a lot of players and they have a lot of talented young guys who will need extensions in the near future.

It doesn’t sound like the Garrett trade will happen. Giving up multiple high picks and then having to pay him would put a big strain on other parts of the roster. With so many good players already in place, Garrett is a luxury, not a need. It would be so much fun to see him in green, chasing Dak Prescott all over the field. Alas, it doesn’t sound like that will happen.

Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s the vibe I get from Howie’s comments. I’m sure it will drive him crazy not to be going hard after an elite player like Garrett.

Nick Sirianni’s press conference wasn’t all that interesting. I thought he was better in this interview with Mike Florio.

Howie did one with Florio as well, but it wasn’t great. Howie did advise Florio that he should try to make friends with Big Dom. Apparently Dom isn’t happy with Mike. I’m assuming that has to do with comments from the sideline altercation in the SF game from 2023. Florio ripped Dom and the Eagles on that.

Sirianni is always better in interviews like this than in press conferences. Most people probably are. He shared a couple of interesting nuggets.

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Jason Peters is retiring.

Jason “The Bodyguard” Peters.

Congratulations on your retirement and an incredible NFL career pic.twitter.com/po3PC57Wk7

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 25, 2025

It is mind-blowing that he came into the league the same year as Shawn Andrews, who he played with at Arkansas. Andrews went in the first round. Peters was undrafted. Andrews was a good player, but Peters should be a Hall of Famer.

Jason Peters in 2011 is a sight to behold. He moves more fluidly than any 340 OL I’ve seen move. And he is powerful pic.twitter.com/oRRkdHaPfd

— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) May 9, 2016

The Eagles traded for Peters in 2009 and he went to 7 Pro Bowls as an Eagle. He had an amazing career and was one of the most dominant LTs we’ve ever seen. He didn’t get to play in Super Bowl LII, but he was a key part of that team.

Legend.

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