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Originally Posted by SouperMeister
If we don't address the O-line in FA or our #1 pick, then this will be nothing than more of the same under the new regime. Dominant O-linemen may not sell jerseys, but they win championships.
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You'll probably see me say this a lot over the next few weeks but Bruce Allen has a reputation for drafting OL early and often, especially when he was in Tampa with Gruden.
Heres a few guys that have been drafted early by Allen. First when he was a Senior Executive in Oakland and then as a GM in Tampa
1997:
3rd Round
72 Oakland Raiders Adam Treu Nebraska
85 Oakland Raiders Tim Kohn Offensive guard Iowa State
1998:
1st Round:
23 Oakland Raiders (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Mo Collins Offensive Tackle Florida
2nd Round:
31 Oakland Raiders Leon Bender Offensive Tackle Washington State
4th Round:
109 Oakland Raiders (from Washington) Gennaro DiNapoli Offensive Guard Virginia Tech
5th Round:
152 Oakland Raiders (from Green Bay) Travian Smith Offensive Tackle Oklahoma
1999:
1st Round:
18 Oakland Raiders Matt Stinchcomb Tackle Georgia
2002:
2nd Round:
53 Oakland Raiders (from Tampa Bay) Langston Walker Guard California
2004:
5th Round
146 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeb Terry Guard North Carolina
2005:
3rd Round:
91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from San Diego) Chris Colmer Offensive Tackle NC State
4th Round:
107 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dan Buenning Offensive Guard Wisconsin
2006:
1st Round:
23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Davin Joseph Guard Oklahoma
2nd Round:
59 Tampa Bay Jeremy Trueblood Offensive Tackle Boston College
2007:
2nd Round:
35 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arron Sears Offensive Tackle Tennessee
2008:
3rd Round:
83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremy Zuttah Offensive guard Rutgers