He is an obsessed man, so when you're talking to Eagles Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman you understand that he has a multitude of things on his mind about how to make the team its very best now and in the years to come.

This is the Roseman Superpower and his ability to master the present and the future has been the catalyst for an Eagles franchise making its third Super Bowl appearance in a span of eight seasons with one of the youngest rosters in the league.

The defense that performed at the top of the NFL for the 2024 season? Roseman started building that in the 2022 NFL Draft, understanding that a transition was about to happen and that he needed to address that side of the football, beginning with No. 1 draft pick defensive tackle Jordan Davis. The way the Eagles replaced defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and center Jason Kelce, both of whom retired following the 2023 season? Again, succession – the Eagles drafted Cam Jurgens in 2021 and then Jalen Carter in 2023, planning for them to step up – Jurgens at center and Carter at defensive tackle.

The flurry of moves the Eagles made following the 2023 campaign? Roseman had the plan and he executed it. Building the roster turns the engine on for a football team and, well, the coaching staff and the players did their part to win 17 games and reach Super Bowl LIX.

"I know that the season really starts with the front office, and that starts with me. So, when we have good offseasons, it usually leads to success during the regular season. I think that's our responsibility and that's my responsibility and we've seen it. The three best years we've probably had as a front office have led to three Super Bowls," Roseman said, referring to 2017, 2022, and now 2024. "There's some sort of correlation between how we do our job and the opportunity it allows everyone in the organization to do their job well throughout it. It's inspiring. Obviously, the resources change from year to year. I think an underrated key to getting back here was that we really had resources and in the draft 2022, '23, '24 to have some flexibility.

"Those are the things I think about moving forward – how can we get more flexibility when you have a lot of good players deservedly so making a lot of money?"

This is an around-the-clock job, something that Roseman loves and something that Roseman does as well as anyone on Earth. He sees a roster as something to address constantly, he understands the market when it comes to trades and free agency, and he has an important blessing from Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie on how far the purse strings are permitted to go.

The sustained success of the Philadelphia Eagles is no accident.

"It's all I think about all the time. I'm thinking about what we're going to do next year in August," Roseman said. "I'm thinking about what 2026 looks like, what 2027 looks like every night when I go to bed. So, it doesn't really change. That's my role. While I enjoy the team on Sundays, but the rest of the week, I'm thinking about next year and it's very opposite to what goes on during the week. Everyone's focused on how we're beating that opponent and I want to beat that opponent, too, but I'm thinking about the players in the draft, the players in free agency, how we're allocating our resources, how we're ensuring that we're lined up for a staff member who leaves, and I think that that's the way that our job is kind of set up."

Think about the offseason Roseman had leading up to 2024 – signing running back Saquon Barkley, linebacker Zack Baun, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and offensive lineman Mekhi Becton in free agency. All four of them have been outstanding in this lead-up to the Super Bowl. He selected cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean in Rounds 1 and 2 of the NFL Draft and they are both starting. But even more impressive, the Eagles have gotten immediate help from the rest of the Draft Class – defensive end Jalyx Hunt, running back Will Shipley, linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr., along with developing wide receivers Ainias Smith and Johnny Wilson have all been productive when they've been on the field.

Barkley has been a superstar and is only 30 yards away from breaking Terrell Davis's record for most rushing yards in a single season (including playoffs) and Roseman is not surprised because, of course, he sees things before they happen.

"A huge, huge player and person for this team, and not a hard trigger to pull. I think I'm being consistent with what I said in March. Was extremely confident in the player, in the person," Roseman said. "And I would like to say he's exceeded expectations, but he's always been one of the best players I've ever seen whenever I've watched him, and I have always known about what kind of person he is, because it's not hard to find that out. So, I'm really not surprised by any of this, and I don't say that in an arrogant way. It's based on who he is.

"Nothing to do with me because this is who he's ever been and I'm just glad everyone gets to see that. And I would just say the person is as good as the player, and I'm not downplaying the player, and that to me makes me proud."

One more game.

One more win.

That's all that matters.

Roseman continues to build the roster, continues to keep his eye on the future while also focusing on what is immediately in front of him.

This is what he loves. The Kansas City Chiefs are next. Winning on Sunday is all that matters.

"Well, they're the best of the best, the best of the best. And so I think it's multi-pronged. But first, you got to think about your division, then you got to think about your conference, then you got to think about how you're winning a World Championship. I used to, before everything got automated, have the final four teams in my office (roster names on the wall), and there would be days I'd look and go, 'How do we compare there? How do we compare there?'

"Now, I think it's like in my head, the Chiefs are in my head, but I think that you have to think about how to beat the best. It's hard. It's really hard as you're putting something together. But it's a strange deal because I wouldn't be in this position if it wasn't for Coach (Andy) Reid. Without the two weeks here or the week we play him, we could talk and I could ask him anything and he'll give me his honest opinion. We'll talk honestly about it. I think that when I'm talking to him, I'm not necessarily thinking, 'Hey, I'm thinking about this move to try to beat you finally in a Super Bowl.' But obviously, they're the standard."

So is Roseman. And that's why the Eagles are where they are – one win away from a second Lombardi Trophy.