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Originally Posted by The Goat
Am I missing something or did you indeed suggest the oline picks weren't "need" based?
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I think we entered the draft though with 11 starters penciled in on offense, and 10 of them are at least adequate for the demands of the position.
I think it's fair to say that the OL picks were a predetermined draft strategy to address that area, but it's not like we would have to run out and pay money for a LG/C if they hadn't taken Josh LeRibus in the third. With the Keenan Robinson pick, we actually filled a hole in the roster (and passed up arguably better talent at WR and CB to do it).
But the strategy to draft a bunch of interior lineman, kind of like the quarterback position, seemed to be related to the idea that they determined that there was value in the position this year. That it was "deep" enough to go early and often.