Quote:The center from USC has said he is attending the draft (he was one of the 30 players invited).   That tells me he thinks he will be drafted at least by the end of the second round. 

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/201...the-draft/

 

A lot of people say you can get a good center in the 4th round, but if centers are going to start coming off the board at the end of the first round, how many will be drafted before our 4th round pick?   (That's a rhetorical question.) 

 

It's my sentiment that If we don't make a move for Martin or choose to sit still in the remote chance he falls (my gut tells me he will probably come off at the bottom half of the first), then I see no reason to go after an interior lineman until the fourth.

 

I see Martin as the only "must have" out of the top C and G candidates.  Otherwise, I'm completely comfortable waiting until the fourth and instead draft impact players in rounds one through three.  There are a lot of Pro Bowl and HOF interior linemen that were drafted fourth or later because they just aren't drafted high.  The ones that are, are instant stars like Martin is expected to be.

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