Bengals were gonna snatch Chase up before us
https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelp...why-eagles-felt-comfortable-trading-back-6-12
Why Eagles felt comfortable trading back from 6 to 12
MMQB: Inside 49ers' Bold Decision to Move Up in Draft
The Eagles worked exclusively with the Dolphins, and Roseman had to keep the trade under wraps in the two-plus weeks in between to allow for the bang-bang nature of how it eventually would go down. And with a pretty good decent chance the Bengals will take LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase at five (we mentioned in our mock this week that that Joe Burrow has given Cincinnati’s brass a glowing recommendation), Philly felt comfortable with the difference in talent between six and 12—and also operated with the knowledge that it’d be hard to get a future first (this being Miami’s slotted No. 1 in 2022) in exchange for moving down closer to the draft, particularly if it looked like the top four picks would be QBs.
(Also, this allows Philly to reset its roster, with a minimum of two 1s and two 2s—and more likely, so long as Carson Wentz stays healthy, three 1s in 2022—plus a cleaned-up cap to work with then.)
Eagles & Dolphins made their trade under the assumption that the first 5 picks are gonna go QB-QB-QB-QB-Chase