Vinny's Draft Strategy: Best Player or Predetermined Agenda?

[freddyg12]

I've been thinking about this since the draft. Vinny has said since the 08 draft that they pick the "best player available" on their board. However, the last two drafts show a pattern that Zorn alluded to when he said 'we picked offense last year & defense this year.'

Taken further, it appears that specific positions have been targeted in each year, in 08 it was 2 wr's & a TE. In 09, 3 LBs. The theory that a couple of these picks were "reaches" (Kelly,Glenn) reinforces the idea that the team had identified positions, i.e. needs. I think Vinny has a long-range plan that addresses need each year & they pick BPA to a degree based on that need.

While we've discussed draft strategy to the nth degree, I couldn't find a thread that posed this question: Do the Skins draft BPA or has Vinny created a long-term plan that targets different positions each year?