Of course, the thoughts that fans of the team consider logical don’t always match those of the front office. After all, the team drafted a wide receiver in the first round last year when that was one of the team’s deeper positions.
With Corey Liuget facing a 4-game suspension to begin the year and Brandon Mebane well into the aging process for an NFL player, many think that the team’s first-round selection should be used on a defensive tackle and nothing else.
However, when looking at the depth of the defensive tackle position compared to that of the middle linebacker spot, one can make an argument that the pick at No.