Eagles’ losing streak proves now more than ever that Howie Roseman may have missed a golden opportunity with A.J. Brown
A.J. Brown is finally producing, but now the Eagles are losing. Those two things aren’t mutually exclusive.
A.J. Brown has played the best football of his 2025 campaign these last two weeks. After catching a then-season high eight receptions for 110 yards and a TD against the Dallas Cowboys, he bettered his numbers on Black Friday, going for 132 yards on 10 catches and two touchdowns against the Chicago Bears.
What is the commonality in those two performances? Both of them resulted in losses for the Eagles. Meaning while this relationship could be headed for a split in the near future, it feels like the Eagles and Howie Roseman should have already pulled the trigger.
Eagles missed an opportunity to trade A.J. Brown at the deadline
Earlier this month, there was a ton of smoke surrounding Brown’s future with the Eagles. Howie Roseman remained adamant that you don’t trade away good players when you’re trying to win championships. That may be true, but what about when the player becomes an unmanageable distraction? Or when he’s at his best, but it still doesn’t matter because the team is now losing?
See when A.J. Brown goes out and takes shots at the playcalling or his teammates while being targeted few and far between, everyone sides with him because they are frustrated and know that the offense can be better.
But when Kevin Patullo and Hurts start force-feeding Brown and the results are two losses with an average of 18 points scored, then it’s obvious that Brown’s targets aren’t the problem. A run-first team that wants to control the clock and create the occasional explosive, it’s clear that Brown is expendable in this offense.
That’s why trading him to a desperate team at the deadline would have made a lot more sense than waiting until the offseason, where teams will be less willing to part with their draft capital. To receive more insight into the situation, I spoke with Adam Holt of A to Z Sports.
“The A.J. Brown experience reached a new level on Friday. Yes, it was two weeks in a row where Jalen Hurts found him open more consistently and they produced as a tandem. At the same time, that duo also didn’t earn a win in the long run of a game that they were expected to come out on top in during the matchup.
Brown is a talent and proven piece to the puzzle that Philly needs, but the off the field antics and consistent drama surrounding the future of the offense is concerning. No one can project the sort of role that Brown has possessed this season, and the Eagles have to figure out the sort of balance in their unit that can lead to success rather than just numbers. They don’t matter in the win column at this point.” – Holt
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