I understand the argument that Abdul Carter wouldn’t fill a need since our defensive front is already looking really strong, but the same could be said when the team drafted L.T in 1981

Before anyone gangs up on me I’m not saying Abdul Carter is Lawrence Taylor and I’m just armchair GM’ing, but I don’t think the fact that we’re already solid on the edge is a good argument to pass up on him, especially since our pass rush has been literally the main strength of all of our Super Bowl teams. There were criticisms when Lawrence Taylor was drafted because the Giants already had one of the stronger LB corps in the league at the time. Ernie Acorsi famously said you can never have too many pass rushers, which makes absolute sense because well rested guys will go after the QB for the entire game and not be burnt out by the end of the first quarter. Honestly if I were Joe Schoen the argument I would make for keeping my job would be drafting Carter and telling Mara that you rebuilt the teams old identity, and then try to trade up from pick number 34 into the first round to pick Jaxson Dart to show that you’re not ignoring the QB situation.

One of the main reasons the Eagles have so much depth on both lines is that Roseman seems to always go with a lineman if they’re the best player available. He isn’t perfect but he’s never satisfied with a position group just being “good enough.”