94WIP wants you to believe giving up entire Eagles’ Draft for Abdul Carter is a good idea

Do not drink the kool-aid 94WIP is trying to give you, especially with their latest push.

This week, midday host Joe Giglio floated the idea of the Eagles trading away their entire 2025 draft to move up and select Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter. Not to be outdone by Giglio’s hot take, WIP’s resident TLL fan Eliot Shorr-Parks jumped on the bandwagon, quote Tweeting a poll question about the take by simply saying: “Absolutely.”

Don’t fall for this 94WIP bullshit

Absolutely https://t.co/taBivHLKjc

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) April 11, 2025

I shouldn’t have to be the one to tell you this is a stupid idea. In an ideal world, the guys getting paid to talk about Philly sports (ESP, Giglio and 94WIP as a whole) should be the ones spreading useful information. Obviously, this is not the case, so here I am writing another blog debunking the dumb shit 94WIP hosts spew on their programs.

Trading away an entire draft — or even multiple picks in one class — for one player rarely plays out favorably. The only times where this kind of maneuver is justifiable is when a team is trading up for a quarterback. And even then, it doesn’t always work out. But, getting your hands on a franchise quarterback often takes a calculated risk.

Yet somehow, the idea is gaining traction thanks to the constant drumbeat from 94WIP.

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If you think trading away an entire draft for one player is a smart move, history says otherwise. Just ask the 1999 Saints, who shipped every pick they had to Washington for Ricky Williams. The result? A 3-13 season, a fired head coach, and a depleted roster. Washington turned that haul into future stars like Champ Bailey and LaVar Arrington.

Then there’s the infamous Herschel Walker trade — Minnesota went all-in on one player, and the Cowboys used the bounty of picks they got in return to build a dynasty with guys like Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson.

The Eagles chose the Cowboys’ side of history. They moved on from Carson Wentz in 2021, racked up a pile of picks, and used those assets to retool their roster and make multiple Super Bowl runs. They didn’t mortgage their future — they multiplied it. That’s the blueprint. Not gutting your entire draft board to chase one linebacker — even if he’s a hometown kid like Abdul Carter. But don’t tell that to the talking heads at 94WIP — they’re all in on chaos

The 94WIP crew has made it clear — they’d sacrifice every pick just to land Carter. I want Carter on the Eagles as much as the next guy. Local kid, bleeds green, has been on record saying he wants to play for the Birds. Not to mention, he’s the unquestioned top pass rusher in this year’s class. I’d love to have him, just like the folks at 94WIP. But I’m also smart enough to understand trading away all of your picks for one player who’s not even a quarterback isn’t logical.

The Eagles just won a Super Bowl in large part to their ability to hit on multiple drafts picks every year. Along their defensive line, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, and Nolan Smith are the only first-round picks. The rest were mid-to-late-round selections who gave the Eagles unmatched depth along the line.

If the Eagles were more in favor of paying a bunch of big-time players rather than valuing solid depth, they probably don’t have a Super Bowl ring. Both Super Bowl teams relied on depth across the defensive line. Forgoing the opportunity to add depth for one guy has never been Howie Roseman’s style. If you want him to change his drafting philosophy now, you’d be hard-pressed to present a legitimate argument. How can anyone argue against two Super Bowl rings in seven years?

Then you have to take into account that the Eagles are kind of cash-strapped at the moment. With so many premiere players across their roster, they can’t afford to go out in free agency to bring in notable guys. They need their draft picks to help fill out the roster with cheap contracts.

If the Eagles can move up to snag Carter without sacrificing every pick in this year’s draft, I’m in. But let’s stop getting all hyperbolic about it like Philly needs Carter to make another Super Bowl run. Again, they just won a Super Bowl because of their ability to get multiple impact players in recent drafts.

The NFL business model is pretty straightforward — well-run teams take advantage of poorly-run ones. Howie Roseman has built a reputation on savvy trades and draft maneuvering. There’s nothing savvy about trading away everything you’re worth for one player. That’s what dumpster fire organizations do.

Every sustainable franchise in the league understands this, which is why you rarely see teams like the Eagles, Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, or Rams making desperate moves. It’s always the Browns, Panthers, or Giants of the world pulling the trigger on reckless trades — and that’s exactly why they’re stuck drafting in the top 10 year after year.

I trust Howie’s draft philosophy far more than any hot take coming out of 94WIP — and you should too.