The ‘ pa s rush was nonexistent throughout the 2021 season, a major reason why Jonathan Gannon’s defense struggled to get off the field and good quarterbacks compiled a high completion rate. Philadelphia finished with the second-fewest sacks in the NFL with 29, despite finishing tied for 15th in pre sures with 197.Simply put, those numbers aren’t good enough. General manager Howie Roseman knows it.”I have to learn from some of my mistakes I’ve made in the past, so in terms of talking about strengths of a draft cla s, I don’t know that I want to go there Albert Pujols Jersey . There are good players at every position in this draft,” Roseman said at the NFL Scouting Combine this week. “In terms of the sack number, it’s also how you want to play, right? And for us, we want to get pre sure on the quarterback. It’s A.J. Pollock Jersey not only the sack numbers, you know that. There are other ways to judge that.”But the bottom line is we didn’t get enough pre sure on the quarterback. We have to have pre sure on the quarterback. We have to continue to have pre sure on the quarterback. It’s a priority to us. We’ll have opportunities this offseason to do it, and I would be very surprised if we didn’t do something there.” Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day’s big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the “Pick Six Newsletter” and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount’s Ross Stripling Jersey . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. The Eagles will seek to upgrade the pa s rush in free agency or the draft, having $18.9 million in cap space and three first-round picks. (7.5 sacks, 43 pre sures, 13 quarterback hits) and (7.5 sacks, 58 pre sures, 18 quarterback hits) are returning to anchor the unit — with also back from a season-ending Achilles injury. (3.5 sacks, 41 pre sures, 12 quarterback hits) should also be back, but the Eagles need an impact pa s rusher or two to get to the quarterback more consistently. , , , , and should be intriguing free agent options, while the Eagles will also have their picking of a pa s rusher to develop with one of their first-round picks. Finding rookies to contribute right away will be the tough task for Philadelphia, Chris Taylor Jersey which may be why it chooses to enter the free agent pool in Gannon’s second year.The way Roseman views it, the Eagles are on borrowed time with Gannon.”He’s a phenomenal coach, a phenomenal person, and really excited that we’re going to have him back because we’re probably renting him,” Roseman said. “He’s that good of a coach and that good of a person. But I think when we look at it, the way that we’re playing defense and the way that he wants to play defense and our coaches want to, it’s something that’s sustainable. It’s not like we’re drafting guys for specific roles that won’t adjust if in the future we had to do something different. “I think that’s important, because we don’t want to Zach McKinstry Jersey get in a situation where if we lose one person, now all of a sudden, we have to start over from scratch. We can’t do that. You can’t do that in this league. So, I don’t think that’s going to be an i sue.”<br/>Click here Click here Click here