What mattered on Eagles' (initial) roster: James Bradberry stays, Dylan McMahon goes, Ainias Smith to IR & position-by-position analysis

After months of building the depth chart and weeks of evaluating 91 players this summer, the Eagles set their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday. It likely has a shelf life of about 20 hours, though, because the Eagles could make changes on the waiver wire Wednesday. The 17-man practice squad will also be a part of the Eagles’ extended roster and gameday plans.
“We've got a lot of uncertainty,” Howie Roseman said. “We've got a lot of work here to do, too, as a staff with all the players that are available. Any upgrade, even incrementally, that helps the team we're looking for here.”
But there were major decisions while assembling the initial roster, and this group had been a subject of specula...