If the Eagles want to get ultra-aggressive, they'll circle back to a trade target from the trade deadline.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported back in November that the Eagles and the 49ers were both calling the Denver Broncos about trading for their star defensive back. Ultimately both were rebuffed and Florio reported that Denver wasn't trading him without a "major haul".

Patrick Surtain II is one of the best young cornerbacks in the league. After disappointing campaigns from both James Bradberry and Darius Slay, acquiring Surtain is a move that would instantly bring back the swagger to the Eagles secondary.

Still, it's understandable that the Eagles might have been hesitant to put together a big trade package in the middle of the season. The collapse hadn't completely transpired yet and midseason blockbusters are just rare in general.

But the Eagles problems in the secondary have only become more magnified since then and the Broncos have let it be known that they plan to cut Russell Wilson in the spring. That leads to questions about how long it might take them to find a quarterback who can win.

The fact that the Eagles just poached Broncos defensive backs coach Christian Parker to join their defensive staff certainly isn't going to quiet those trade rumors.

The Eagles would likely have to package multiple picks, including their first rounder in this year's draft, but Surtain is a star player in the prime of his career on a rookie contract that fills one of Philadelphia's biggest needs.

He's easily their top trade target.