Would eagles make an exchange with giants? Review of the transaction history within NFC East | 6 players to consider

This week, the Giants put a sign up for sale in their locker room, apparently selling a talent that is not considered essential for the future of the team. The first cornerback, Eli Apple, traded at the New Orleans Saints against fourth and seventh round picks. On Wednesday, defensive tackle Damon Harrison was traded to the Detroit Lions for a fifth round pick.

The Eagles, even in free fall and whose main players have succumbed to an end-of-season injury, still seem to be buyers in the free agent market. At 3-4 in a weak East NFC – the Redskins are leading at 4-2 – there is still plenty of time to catch up, even though the reigning Super Bowl champions have plenty of holes to fill.

And here is where the crossroads of Eagles and Giants intersect.

Would these two bitter rivals make an exchange? It is not without precedent that the inter-divisional teams, even in the east of the NFC, interact with each other, even if this happens especially at the time of the repechage.

The most notable inter-divisional trades between the Eagles took place on April 4, 2010, when they traded (well-known quarterback) quarterback Donovan McNabb against the Redskins against a second-round pick in 2010 and a choice third-rounder in 2011. better for the Eagles than for the Redskins, since McNabb only lasted a miserable season in Washington before ending his career with the Vikings. However, the Eagles only used this second-round pick on Nate Allen and traded the other choice.

In total, the Eagles made seven transactions in the division, according to the team's media guide, including two with the Giants.

• 4/19/98– The Eagles trade a third-round pick (WR Brian Alford) to the New York Giants against a third-round pick (CB / KR Allen Rossum) and a fourth-round pick (CB Clarence Love).
• 26/04/09 – traded a third round pick (WR Ramses Barden) against New York Giants for a third round pick (91st, traded later to Seahawks) and a fifth round pick (164th, later traded to Saints)

Yes, it sounds ridiculous, but the two franchises are on tracks so different at the moment, that there are scenarios where it would be really logical that these two teams become rivals.

1. The Giants are obviously at more than one season of the competition and need to accumulate as many selections as possible to build a list around whoever will become their future duty free quarterback. No matter where these draft picks come from, and the way the Eagles play … these may be decent draft picks anyway. Apart from the inclusion of Saquon Barkley or Odell Beckham, no one in the Giants' lineup would help the Eagles enough to hinder their ability to succeed in the future. The Eagles are also expected to have 12 draft picks in 2019.

2. The Eagles always seem to believe that they can compete now. If some Giants team players can now help, no matter where their origin comes from, Howie Roseman, Executive Vice President of Football Operations at Eagles, is not the kind of person. 39 Office operator who cares too much about who the team is at the other end of the trade. If anything, he would like to complete an exchange with the giants just so he can win something else on them.

3. This is the big problem: no well-managed team really cares about what other teams are doing on their roster unless it has a direct impact on their ability to be the best possible group, including within the division. If Roseman or Dave Gettleman believe that they can make an exchange that makes their team better, whether in 2019 or now, it should not really matter whether it's the Eagles or the Giants at the other end some thread.