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Just in case it wasn't clear from his aggre sive offseason, Howie Roseman can smell a championship for his .And he's going for it, no matter what.He proved that again on Wednesday, kicking off the week before the NFL trading deadline with another big deal. He to the for defensive end an expensive and struggling edge rusher, who nonethele s could be a huge boost to one of the best defenses in the league.Even better, an NFL source confirmed, the Bears will be picking up most of the $7.5 million salary remaining to Quinn this season. So other than the Day 3 draft pick, it's a deal that won't cost Philly much money or cap space. And the remaining two years on Quinn's contract aren't guaranteed, so the risk is basically nothing at all.What it is, is the kind of moves good GMs make when they sense they have something special building. This isn't a move the undefeated Eagles needed to make, which is really what makes it so beautiful. Roseman has what is generally viewed as Kenny Vaccaro Jersey the best team in the NFL.They have the fifth Rodger Saffold Jersey -ranked offense and fourth-ranked defense, and players littered all over the league leaders in nearly every spot.But clearly, Roseman spent the bye week figuring out his team's weakne s. And though he had to look hard to find one, their pa s rush was probably it. The Eagles were a little thin in their edge-rushing rotation after losing to a torn ACL in the season opener. And while they have 17 sacks on the season, which ranked 10th in the NFL, nine of those came in one game against the and four more came against the . The other four came spread acro s four games when the pa s rush was mostly silent.And Roseman surely noticed that in their last game, the Eagles didn't sack quarterback once.That just won't do for a team with championship dreams, and a disturbing knack for nearly blowing big second-half leads. Maybe it's nitpicking. It probably is. But again, that's what good GMs do.And don't forget, this is actually the second big move Roseman has made to upgrade an Eagles pa s rush that was clearly a weakne s for them last season. One Malcolm Butler Jersey of his biggest free-agent additions in the offseason was edge-rusher , who got a three-year, $45 million deal with $30 million guaranteed in the hopes he could duplicate the 11 sacks he had last season. So far, he's been good with 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and, according to Pro Football Focus, 14 quarterback hurries.But Quinn will give them more. He'll join Reddick and (3 sacks) and (2.5) off the edge, to form what could be a dominant pa s-rushing rotation. And don't forget, they all bracket (3 sacks), (1) and first-round pick in the middle. This is Roseman's dream. He wanted to build a team from the trenches, that can wear opponents down on both sides. He already has. And this just makes them a little deeper and, he hopes, better.Now Quinn, by any measure, is not having a good season. He's got only 14 pre sures, according to PFF, and is ranked near the bottom of the edge-rushing group in almost every metric they use.But he was much better a year ago when he had those 18.5 sacks, and it sure is worth a fourth-round pick to find out if there's any of that still left in him. Pa s rushers are pretty hard to find. The reportedly wanted two first-round picks for though it's not even clear they were actually willing to trade him. Some NFL sources doubted any other pa s rushers were really available.Quinn might turn out to be the best on the market. So Roseman took a shot, which is what he always does. It's what he did when he got safety two weeks before the season started for a fifth- and sixth-round pick to beef up their secondary. It's what he did when he got receiver during the draft for a first- and third-round pick and then gave him a $100 Wesley Woodyard Jersey million contract to quarterback could have a dynamic weapon.Roseman has built a team with the NFL's best offensive line, its best secondary, one of the best rushing attacks and an MVP-caliber quarterback with a deep array of weapons. Dion Lewis Jersey There aren't many weakne ses left that anyone can see.But the GM is determined to make sure he's mi sed nothing. As Hurts said, when he learned of the deal on Wednesday afternoon: "Same old, same old. I think the weather changes, but we don't in regards to our goals and what we want to accomplish."The goal is winning a championship, and Roseman knows he's got a Super Bowl-caliber team in Philadelphia. Once again, he showed he'll do whatever it takes to make sure they get there.Ralph Vacchiano is the NFC East reporter for FOX Sports, covering the Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. He spent the previous six years covering the Giants and Jets for SNY TV in New York, and before that, 16 years covering the Giants and the NFL for the New York Daily News. Follow him Twitter at. NFL trending in this topic
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