The bright side for the Philadelphia Eagles(2-7) is that once this no-good, snake-bitten, avert-your-eyes season is over with, they’ll exit the dust storm with a sack full of valuable NFL draft capital that will make them power players over the next several offseasons.

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman made sure of that.

He pulled off a pair of trades — one back in October and one before the trade deadline — that surpassed expectation and promise to age well over time.

The first was sending center Cam Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to theBaltimore Ravensfor a 2028 second-round draft pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

Then on Monday, the Eagles traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-rounder.

Add in the A.J. Brown deal this offseason that netted New England’s first-round pick in 2028 and a fifth-round pick in 2027, and you’re talking about a haul that will provide Philadelphia with a wealth of optionality.

They have two first-round picks in both the ’27 and ’28 drafts, a pair of second-round selections in ’28 and ’29, and a total of 12 Day 1 or Day 2 selections spanning the next three years with the possibility of adding more via compensatory picks. It’s a good time to be loaded up, as the next couple drafts are projected to be full of talent as some players who have stayed in college longer due to NIL money run out of eligibility.

If the 2026 season ended today, Philadelphia would hold the No. 5 and No. 25 overall selections come April. Whether they want to go after their quarterback of the future or build up the offense around Jalen Hurts, they have the maneuverability they need.

And they need a lot.

The offensive line has really fallen off and the trenches on both sides of the ball need to be fortified — an issue that only got more urgent with the decisions to trade both Davis and Jurgens. They badly need safety help and could use reinforcements at tight end, corner and running back, to name a few.

This is not exactly screaming quick fix. And with the futures of both offensive coordinator Sean Mannion and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio up in the air — not to mention the fate of coach Nick Sirianni — there’s a good chance some players on the current roster won’t be scheme fits for what comes next. (To that end, the decision to part with Davis now for such a strong return may look prescient should the Eagles shift to a defensive system that doesn’t value a run-stuffing nose tackle as highly.)

With just two wins, the Eagles are in the throes of a season that feels similar to 2012 and 2020 where the bottom fell out and change and repair were needed.

The outlook has been poor enough this season that the front office felt comfortable trading away of pair of starters in-season in Jurgens and Davis, the latter of which was a team captain.

These are not waters the Eagles have found themselves swimming in much over the past couple decades. But in the mess lay opportunity, and Roseman has found a way to capitalize on it.br/]

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