Quote:I disagree with line 2. Yes, you eventually will lose good O-Linemen to free agency, that's why the best teams are pro-active and consistently draft depth behind those star O-Linemen. That way when they leave, you can replace them with someone of fairly equal value.

 

A good offensive line will always help a franchise QB develop and grow. Part of what has held the Colts back, is that they have a franchise QB in Andrew Luck, but they have a horrendous O-Line. He has to rush his throws and put the ball in very tight windows, just to keep from getting flattened by opposing defenses. The team would go a lot further if they would address the weaknesses at the OT position. 

Can you name a team in the salary cap era that has successfully built a team around their oline that won consistently for a long period of time? I think the current Bengals are probably the closest a team has come to that. If a peak of 4 winning seasons and no playoff wins is your idea of success then sure you can build around an oline. 

 

The Colts have certainly addressed their oline, too. In the Luck era they have spent first round picks on Castanzo and Kelly, second round picks on Mewhort and Ijalana, and third rounders on Thornton and Holmes. They also gave big money to Gosder Cherilus. They just missed on all of it except Mewhort and Kelly.

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