Of course you want to build through the draft but you have to supplant that with free agency, especially when you only have a handful of draft picks AND glaring holes throughout your lineup. Pace has been moderately successful in signing upper middle tier free agents like Hicks, Freeman, Trevathan, Amukamora, Massie, Sitton, McPhee, and a few younger FAs.
But I'm NOT advocating that strategy with WR next year. Get someone who scares the $hit out of opposing defenses. Do you think the Pack feared any of our wideouts when they lined up 9 guys on the LOS?
And I don't think Pace avoids drafting a WR with our first round pick just because White was so injury prone. If a stud falls to us in round 1 I think Pace will draft him regardless of position or past injury status of their position.
My opinion is to go after the best pass rushing edge guy in round 1 and take a speedy WR in round 2.