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Originally Posted by Brock
Well, some people think this is a deep class of tackles with not that much difference between most of the candidates. And some people don't care about that even if it's true.
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Well there is great depth but most of those tackles are going to be gone before the 3rd round is over. IMO the top class of OT's consists of:
Jake Long
Ryan Clady
Jeff Otah
Chris Williams
Sam Baker
Anthony Collins
Gosder Cherilus
Duane Brown
Carl Nicks
Not necessarily in any particular order. After that the talent drops off significantly with guys like Oniel Cousins and John Greco being the next best tackles.
I am not necessarily in favor of taking a guy like Ryan Clady in the first round but I don't get why people say he is so raw. The guy started 3 years at tackle for Boise State, the last 2 at left tackle. Each year he improved his play based on being a first team Freshman All-American in 2005, a second team All-American in 2006, and a first team All-American in 2007. Would I prefer Dorsey or Ellis over Clady? Sure. But would I be upset with Clady in the 1st round? No, not really.