Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich hasn’t been on the job too long, but he’s been around the NFL long enough to know that “you don’t assume anything” about how things will play out with your roster.
Reich gave that answer to a question about whether he would be working with quarterback Sam Bradford in 2016. Bradford is set to become a free agent after one year in Philadelphia and the Eagles aren’t ready to say what they’re thinking about bringing him back for another spin.
“It’s only January,” vice president of football operations Howie Roseman said, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Teams are still playing. So we’ve got some time. ... Obviously, the quarterback is the most important position on the field and it would be disingenuous to say anything else. But at the same time, you’ve just got to evaluate the players on your team, evaluate the players in the draft, evaluate the free-agent market, and then start making decisions.”
Coach Doug Pederson said at his introductory press conference that he thought Bradford fit “perfectly” with what he wants to do on offense. A perfect fit isn’t something you’re guaranteed to find on the open market or in the draft without moving up to the first pick and that reality will have to factor into Roseman’s approach to retaining Bradford leading up to the franchise tag deadline on March 1.