It should also be looked at that the, "stupid, inexplicable emphasis on yet more defensive backs," is nothing but overdramatic crap.
We NEEDED safety....right? You can argue about where the safety was taken, fine, but it was NEEDED. Whitner was taken.
Clements is gone next year, so drafting a young CB was a must. Youboty fell to the third round and was a great pick at to do just that.
So really, I guess the "stupid, inexplicable" part falls on Ko Simpson. But it wasn't planned to draft Ko Simposon. I doubt it was even planned to draft a FS. But when you have a guy like Ko drop to the second day of the draft, you grab him. It was a pick of opportunity. And Marv said he wanted to draft Kyle Williams at that point, but everyone convinced him to take Ko, so we didn't even lose out on anything.
Yes, we could have, and probably even should have, taken OL earlier. But with Lawyer Milloy being cut and Vincent and Clements likely gone next year, that "stupid inexplicable emphasis on defensive backs" most likely saved our defense from being a sieve next year.