It has is well documented how the Philadelphia Eagles have dished out so much guaranteed money this offseason. They signed some free agents, but the bulk of the money has gone toward extending their players.

Howie Roseman has been the architect of these deals. Roseman was on 94 WIP on Monday and highlighted where the bulk of the bad deals over the last few seasons have been.

“When you look at it, some of the mistakes we’ve made have been going out and spending a lot of money,” Roseman said. “A lot of those mistakes were on guys that aren’t our own. They were guys that we’ve brought from another organization, and we thought we knew.”

The failed contracts that were extended to DeMarco Murray and Byron Maxwell instantly come to mind when considering recent free agent activity. Rather than continue to go down the same path, the Eagles have focused on keeping a core group of players in the fold and complementing them with additional players.

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“We went and looked at our plan for our roster over the next couple of years and said we will never let Fletcher Cox leave the building,” Roseman said. “We will never let Lane [Johnson] leave the building, we will never let Zach[Ertz]…if we do it now, we do it a little early and maybe save on those guys and add to the team, keep as many guys around as possible. We have this core, and we can build off of that.”

As a result, the Eagles extended a number players before when they were set to hit free agency. Outside of Cox, most of the players that got extensions are yet to enter their prime.

The Eagles have locked up a core group of young players for years to come. Doug Pederson’s offense will feature Ertz as a primary target this season. He gives the Eagles a matchup advantage in a variety of situations.

Defensively, Cox will be the focal point, but Vinny Curry will get plenty of chances to rush the passer as a part of a rotation on the defensive line.

Roseman feels the Eagles are set up to be competitive both now and in the future. “We want this core group together for a long period of time. This is a group that we can go out and win games with at some point.”