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Originally Posted by Okung's sac
So, you are happy to back the Carl Peterson/Al Grohl buddy pick of taking a guy who never played left tackle, but rather left guard and projecting that to the next level and think you are getting a future All-Pro? Okie dokie smokey! Or is it just that the guy was taken in the first round, so we never have to spend another first round pick on an offensive lineman as long as he's on the roster? Is that how you look at the roster from an evaluation perspective? That's awesome if you do. Then we don't need a defensive lineman or a linebacker by that logic, correct?
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No one is suggesting that you never draft a LT in the first round again.
What they are suggesting is that you give that first round LT three years to develop before you make the decision to replace him.
With your line of reasoning, the Jets would have drafted a LT in the first round to repalce D'Brick after his second season, because he'd given up something like 25 sacks in his first two years, about 15 of them in his second season.
And no, the Albert situation and the Cassel situation are not the same.
Cassel has been in the league and learning the QB position for 5 years.