Quote:First round is alright, but top 5?  I think at some point you have to realize the LT position is devalued.

 

There's not gonna be a LT that dominates the game anymore.  That's fine, but don't draft them #2 overall.

 

If you're sitting at 15 or 20, and you want to draft a good lineman - awesome, good luck.  

 

I'll use this example.  The MLB position is rarely drafted in the top 5.  Or SS.  

I don't buy the argument that LT has become devalued.

 

More than ever, this is a passing league. 

 

Successful passing games have to protect the QB.  Protecting the QB basically requires a stud LT.

 

I think the 1990s represented a golden era of elite LTs.

 

Boselli, Ogden, Pace, Thomas, Jones, Glenn, Larry Allen (when he played LT)  (and others I am undoubtedly missing) was quite possibly the best era of the great pass protecting LT.

 

Now even though LTs of recent vintage have not risen to those levels of excellence at LT, it does not mean the position has been devalued by the NFL.  If you look at most draft classes, it's about as close to a guarantee as you can get to find a team picking a T in the top 5, and most certainly top 10.

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