Before the Eagles had even hired Doug Pederson on Jan. 18, Howie Roseman had started negotiating contract extensions with five homegrown players.
Owner Jeffrey Lurie wouldn't even define Roseman's future role during Pederson's introductory news conference, but the executive vice president of football operations had already begun to execute a plan that would significantly alter the state of the franchise.
Roseman was following the Andy Reid-Joe Banner blueprint of re-signing the Eagles' own draft picks, in most cases before they had reached their contract years. It's an effective approach, but since the extensions are often based partly upon projections, the evaluations must be accurate.