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By Anne Erickson
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The Philadelphia Eagles are hungry. They want to get back to the Super Bowl.
How quickly it's easy to forget the feeling of a Super Bowl win. The Eagles did it just two years ago, and already, it seems like ancient history. That's why the Eagles went into this draft on a mission. They wanted to make sure to get the right talent for the future of this team.
The same is the case with their offseason moves. They didn't play it safe. The Eagles made noise and decided to take some chances.
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Seth Walder of ESPN likes it. He gives the team an A grade for their offseason moves. He especially liked the decision to sign cornerback Riq Woolen.
In the piece, he says that the Eagles had "one of my favorite free agency signings of the offseason," which was "nabbing Woolen for one year and $12 million. Woolen is not considered among the game's best corners despite metrics that suggest elite-level play. Over the past four seasons, Woolen ranks first among all cornerbacks with at least 500 coverage snaps in air yards allowed per coverage snap, just ahead of new teammate Quinyon Mitchell and Pat Surtain II."
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The Eagles have set themselves up for success for now and the future. When they traded A.J. Brown, they lost something in the present, but they gained picks to set themselves up for success.
Philadelphia was already strong after last season. They had some injury issues and overall inconsistency, which cost them a second consecutive trip to the big game. But, the core of this team was, and is, there.
By signing Woolen and making the small but significant changes they did during the offseason, the Eagles have sneakily set themselves up for a blockbuster season. So long as players stay healthy, it's theirs to lose.
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