Quote:Lol if only you were around to tell that to David Caldwell, an actual NFL GM, Or all of the other 6 teams in that last 4 drafts that spent top 5 picks on LTs.


Clearly the NFL has a different opinion on LTs than you. It's kind of hilarious, LTs are paid the highest salaries in the OLineman world, and have been drafted in the top 5 just as much as QB and DEs.

Quote:Tellingly, recent Super Bowl winners haven't invested heavily in left tackles. While roughly 65% of today's NFL teams employ a former first-rounder at the position, only four of the past 14 champions did so. (Tarik Glenn for the 2006 Colts; Bryant McKinnie for the '12 Ravens, and by then he was a veteran journeyman after being drafted by the Vikings; Russell Okung for the '13 Seahawks; and Nate Solder, who had a very up-and-down season for the '14 Patriots.) Other data suggest that standout left tackles don't translate to wins. Since '07, 15 out of 32 left tackles who were voted first- or second-team All-Pro have played for clubs with losing records. (To be fair, the Browns' Joe Thomas skews these numbers a bit.)