*Ryan Cobalt - NSFL Mock Draft (S11)

[kckolbe]

Ouch! Sounds like you guys need a young, reliable DT. ; )

All of last season's DL either auto-retired this offseason or will auto-retire in the next few seasons. Between that and only having 2 LBs, both inactive and low TPE, defense was far and away what we talked about most in preparing for the draft. Obviously, I can't say what we did, but our plan, which I shared with non war-room members prior to the pre-draft, was to wait on offense, which was less dire and deeper in talent, and focus heavily on defense.

When even the QB agrees D is more important than offense in the upcoming draft, the priority is pretty clear. Fortunately, there was some solid defense available at all levels, and we had good picks from our SJS trade.