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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
OL is a spot where you can pick up quality talent in the later rounds. I think we have other more pressing needs.
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I agree for the most part, but if B. Albert is available at #21 I think it's a tough decision. O linemean are available in later rounds, but there's also a smaller bust factor in picking them. Of course there's the mandarich & gallery examples, but I can't think of many more.
I always think of 2000 as a great example of draft decision making; we took Samuels w/the #3 pick & passed on Peter Warrick, who the bengals got a couple picks later I think. We got a durable, franchise all pro LT & warrick is a career journeyman.
I'm not saying that it's that simple for the front office, but I think if an o line prospect looks really good, the probability seems high that the pick pays off in the end. Albert looks as close to a sure thing as there is.