Barkley is near the top of the short list of all-time great Philadelphia sports free-agent signings. He ran for 2,005 yards, rips off 60-yard scoring runs with the ease of a Joel Embiid layup and has turned the offense into its most elite dual threat since the halcyon days of Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens.

With Howie Roseman, though, the strategy is everything. There isn't a single stone left unturned, and that's why he has been one of the most active and successful NFL executives of the last decade. The last offseason,