If the Eagles followed the same template as their trade up for the No. 2 pick in this year's draft, they would have given up Doug Brzezinski, John Welbourne, Corey Simon and Quinton Caver, and passed on David Boston, to move up six spots for Donovan McNabb.
It is a deal, hypothetically speaking, that most impartial observers would make without pause. McNabb developed into arguably the franchise's greatest quarterback, while the other four Eagles, despite varying levels of success, came nowhere near to equaling McNabb's impact on the team's longest period of sustained winning.
Boston, chosen by the Cardinals, was a Pro Bowl wide receiver only once in six seasons.