Howie Roseman didn’t just answer the Eagles’ backup quarterback questions this week - he came armed with receipts.
The Philadelphia general manager, who has been taking heat over the team’s QB2 situation heading into the 2026 season, was asked again about it while appearing on SportsRadio 94 WIP. Roseman had already addressed the topic in his press conference earlier in the week, but this time he leaned into the criticism and made it clear he had prepared for the conversation.
"Yeah, again, anything that goes into preparing for our opponents, what's going on, you know, we'll keep close to the vest," Roseman said. "You know, it's funny, I had anticipated questions on the backup quarterback, so I had our crack VP of communications, PR, Bob Lang, this morning.
And I said, 'I feel a little bit of a sense of déjà vu.' I feel that here.
Can you tell me some of the things that were written in 2017 about Nick Foles? Because I remember Nick Foles and his August.
And some of the questions, when we cut the roster was like, you're gonna cut Nick Foles? And I think, you know, the other part of this, which, you know, some of those- we got those receipts, you know?
And not only in 2017, but back in 2018, again, Nick Foles and his preseason under scrutiny. There's a statue in front of our stadium, and it is Nick Foles, by the way."
Roseman’s point was obvious: the Eagles have lived through this kind of noise before, and the ending turned out just fine. Nick Foles took plenty of criticism, especially before his first Super Bowl run, when his regular-season work didn’t always silence doubters. But he delivered when it mattered most, and that history is clearly part of why Roseman was willing to push back so forcefully.
Still, this quarterback situation is not a perfect match for that old Foles storyline. Andy Dalton and Tanner McKee drew heavy criticism for what they showed in training camp and the preseason, and the Eagles’ decision to keep all four quarterbacks on the active roster left a lot of fans frustrated. Their struggles came against backups and third-stringers, which only sharpened the questions around the group.
There is some context there, since the offense is working through a new scheme run by Sean Mannion. Even so, Dalton and McKee simply did not do enough to quiet the conversation.
From the Eagles’ side, the move to carry four quarterbacks may have been the right call anyway, because none of them separated from the pack. Dalton and McKee are veterans of the league, and the expectation is that they can bounce back from a rough start to 2026.
Roseman, though, deserves credit for not ducking the issue. He made it clear he has heard the criticism and is comfortable defending the choice. With two Super Bowls on his résumé, he has earned that cushion.
For now, the Eagles are banking on the idea that the quarterback picture will settle itself.
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