(10-20-2019, 06:15 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(10-20-2019, 11:40 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: I'd like to debunk your false belief that not taking 1st round linemen is a problem. Taking Athlon Sports' 2019 ranking of the top 10 offensive tackles in the NFL shows that half were not 1st rounders, and 4 of the 1st 5 weren't (and the 1 exception was the last pick of the 1st round). The grid below shows ranking and draft position. I included draft team even though several have moved on to other teams.

Name               Draft Team      Round Pick
David Bakhtari         GB                 4th
Mitchell Schwartz     Cle                 2nd
Andrew Whitworth   Cin                 2nd
Ryan Ramczyk         NO                1st 32nd pick
Terron Armstead      NO                 3rd
Lane Johnson          Phi                1 4th pick
Tyron Smith            Dal                1 9th
Joe Staley               SF                 1 28th
Taylor Lewan          Ten                1 11th
Jason Peters           Buf                UDFA

Source: https://athlonsports.com/nfl/nfl-offensi...n-rankings

And for diety's sake, Taylor has played 6 games. Sheesh.

You're kidding? Right? Mitchell Schwartz? Ask Cleveland fans how good he is. How did he get on this list?

I see a bunch of first rounders right there. Ramczyk, Johnson, Smith, Staley and Lewan. That's 5 of 10. So using your list, 50% of the top 10 OT's came in round 1. That sounds like we should start using first round picks on OT's. You use high first round picks on OT's if you can, but you definitely use first round picks high or low on OT's. The list right there, says it all.