We must draft OL early!

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Originally Posted by SkinsFanSince91

I dont think that this forum is even necessary. We have waaaay to many holes to fill to be drafting an O-lineman in the first round,

Plus, the poll here says that the O-Line is the LAST place where we need immediate help.

If we did just that, we'd be behind the 8-ball again at the positions we need the most.

Allthewhile, we'd be hoping that marginal, lower graded, and non-first round talent would provide larger returns than expected because we chose to address depth instead of need.

Im sure most people would say that B. Albert would come right in and start, but we all know that he isnt going to unseat a veteran like Kendal or Thomas just because he was taken first. He would be a top-tier reserve and thats it. We would still have no pass rushing DE, no CB in case Rogers doesnt come thru and Springs leave next year, and we would still have to choose from what is available after there is a sure fire run at the tall, rangy, posession-type WRs at the end of the frist round.

We have one fo the best O-line coaches in the Biz, and if he can turn Stephon Heyer, and undrafted free agent, into the player that he is now, then we can surely expect for him to do that with a lower round pick on our O-Line.

IMO Albert could come in and unseat Kendall very easily. Kendall was solid but he isn't going to hold up for 16 games with his knees and age. Let me ask you this. In 05 and 07 we made the playoffs and why did we lose those games? Or what was a big reason we lost? Cause we could not move the chains and get a 1/2 a yard on 4th down and an inability to protect the passer. Both years we had injuries to the o-line and had no depth. I'm not sure what the stats are for short yardage but I'd be willing to bet that we were at the bottom at converting 3rd and 4th down with a yard or less. IMO we simply can not ignore the line anymore. Especially with the age of Thomas and Kendall.