We must draft OL early!

[MTK]

OL is a spot where you can pick up quality talent in the later rounds. I think we have other more pressing needs.

[freddyg12]

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.

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.

[skinsfan69]

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.

Couldn't you say that about any position? IMO we need to take the best player available at 21 as long as he doesn't play QB, RB or TE.