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With Tony Brown going to IR, is defensive tackle now top priority going into the draft / free agency?

Tony Brown is headed to IR for the rest of the season. It appears his other knee is now injured (the knee opposite of the one he had surgery on in the offseason).

So, next season, one of our starting DTs is a 30+ year old with two bad knees. And, the other starting DT (Jason Jones) is often injured but good when healthy.

Considering that Marks is still a question mark and Jovan Haye is pretty much a bust, does defensive tackle become top priority heading into the draft and/or free agency?

Of course, this is assuming you know who remains at QB...if you know who gets cut or traded, then obviously QB is the number one priority. But, the likely scenario is that you know who is still on the team come next season...so, do we start next season with Brown and JJ at DT again? Do we hope Marks continues to develop? Do we hope that Jovan Haye can actually play up to his contract?

This defense requires a strong defensive line...