I hope all this Howie fluffing doesn't piss Joe Douglas off

[Ellsworth]

need to give him and his guys extensions and raises. Make sure they are 100% happy b/c they deserve a ton of credit for this team's success. Need to keep everyone happy and make sure nobody's ego gets bruised.

It's a concern I have. Douglas may want to get a bonafide GM. Can't afford to lose him.

[JuTMSY4]

I think what it tells Jeffy is that Howie and a personnel guy are worth the money and can get the job done. Joe Douglas has done a great job and probably deserves a GM gig, but Howie isn't a 1 man show (no front office is) and the birds need to keep investing in personnel guys.

[PackWest]

Speaking of Howie Fluffing...

Here's an excellent article from Andrew Brandt at SI, talking about Howie and lots more. Brandt was Packers cap guy, then worked in Philly, now teaches Sports Law at Wharton and writes for SI.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/23/ph...-doug-pederson

"For decades I have heard the traditionalists’—some would say Neanderthals’—bias against general managers who don’t have scouting backgrounds, such as Roseman. To me, Roseman has shown the true value of a general manager who’s trained and skilled in the business of football. He deftly maneuvered to put the team in place to draft a generational player (Wentz) and then leveraged the Vikings’ desperation to stunningly wrangle a first-round pick for an extraneous player (Bradford). He has also secured extensions with ascending core players (Fletcher Cox, Zach Ertz, Lane Johnson, etc.), built a deep and resilient team capable of overcoming injuries to several star (Jason Peters, Darren Sproles) and signed reasonable contracts for veteran free agents such as Foles, Patrick Robinson, Chris Long, Torrey Smith, Foles, LeGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi (though by trade), all of whom contributed to the rout of the Vikings. Thanks to Roseman, the Eagles appear set for the short term and the long term. My Eagles praise doesn’t stop there. As for their coach…"

Lots more in the article