Every rose has its thorn, Bret Michaels once reminded us, and for every Kenny Gainwell, there’s a JaCoby Stevens. Every Grant Calcaterra has its Kyron Johnson.
The subject here is third-day NFL draft picks, something that sticks out for me from the Eagles’ just-completed selection weekend. They ended up making eight of their 10 picks on the third and final day of the draft. While Howie Roseman and his minions have done very well the last several years in every phase of the draft, I think Roseman would agree that Day Three is at best, hit-or-miss.
In 2021, Roseman and company took Gainwell, a running back from Memphis, in the fifth round, 150th overall. A round later, 224th overall they took …