Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks must have felt helpless. The former defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panther’s proclivity for defenders was virtually being ignored. Cards’ general manager Steve Keim’s insistence that the club would stick to their “board” apparently wasn’t just talk.
By the end of the 2018 NFL Draft, it was offensive selections five, defensive selections one. It appeared that “need” positions were not management’s number-one concern. Rather, it seemed, that Keim went with the “best player available” strategy instead.
However, Arizona’s first-round pick addressed a position that fans and the media certainly felt was a priority.