IT’S AN INTERESTING exercise to scroll back to the front pages of this time 15 years ago. In Donovan McNabb’s second season as the full-time starter, the Eagles had come within one possession of earning a Super Bowl berth and were now looking toward the NFL draft to push them over the hump. The assumption was that they’d look to bolster a run defense that had finished 18th in the league in fewest yards allowed and 16th in yards per attempt, particularly since starting middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter had just signed a free-agent deal with the Redskins and veteran defensive end Hugh Douglas was heading into his 31-year-old season.
For Eagles, is it best player available or BPA at a position of need?
