When it comes to the general manager and the Eagles, the only paradigm is that there is no paradigm. It’s a mistake to try to put Roseman into a theoretical box.

Defense, defense, and more defense. That was the thinking of general manager Howie Roseman and the Eagles in this year’s NFL draft.

The Eagles started the draft with a likely edge rusher and ended it with one. The 6-3, 258-pound Powell-Ryland had just four sacks in three years at Florida before breaking out in his final two seasons at Virginia Tech with 25 1/2 sacks in 25 games.