It would have been fine to take Phillips if he was any good. The inexplicable mistake was then taking three more small midfielders with our next three picks in that draft, Powell, Lazzaro, Spicer. This made no sense at all and skewed our list profile.
Yes, North stuck with drafting midfielders for too long. You guys are screaming for some KP players and should have begun drafting them years ago given how long they take to develop.