I was just doing some surfing and saw this article. I tend to agree with this assessment. I know that you can pick apart just about any position for high draft pick failures, but I thought this was pertinent due to the amount of posts I've read regarding DE @ 11. I'm a proponent of BPA (in the true sense of the phrase) in the draft. New England is as close to that ideal as there is in the league, and they've done pretty dang well for the last 10 yrs or so.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14972008/draft-preview-des-fraught-with-round-1-peril
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14972008/draft-preview-des-fraught-with-round-1-peril