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    Bowen: These new digs are feeling drafty

    Les Bowen Avatar
    April 15, 2024

    Hey, it’s draft time again. And you might be thinking, “How exciting!” 

    I’m thinking, if I worked in personnel for an NFL team, and my success were closely tied to the annual draft, I might throw myself off a bridge. 

    The Eagles, and most other NFL teams, employ dozens of people who work diligently for many months and have access to incredibly detailed information about the prospects they evaluate. These are smart people, for the most part, working very hard. 

    Yet, Jalen Reagor happened. 

    The accepted narrative there is that general manager Howie Roseman and owner Jeffrey Lurie let themselves be swayed by then-head coach Doug Pederson and his staff, who someh...

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