Successful Offense

[PSMITH]

Does anyone else listen to Lebetard? Yesterday they were discussing how surrounding skill players affect stars. Culpepper affected by Moss, Edge affected by Manning, Warner in St. Louis. All they talked about is whether or not the other skill position players made them successful and if they were now unsuccessful because they no longer had them.

Of course it doesn’t hurt to have those other skill players, but I strongly believe that the biggest difference between those stars’ old teams (where they had success) and the new teams (where they suck) is the OFFENSIVE LINE. Moss didn’t take success with him to Oakland, no other back has had success behind the line in Arizona, and Trent Green, Marc Bulger, and maybe even Ray Lucas can put up passing yards galore in St. Louis if they have all day to throw. Look at Trent Green, Damon Huard, Preist Holmes, Larry Johnson, Derrick Blaylock, and anyone else who touches the ball behind the line in KC. Success. Point – The O-line is the most important part of the offense.

That brings us to the interactive portion of this long winded post. I have asked this question in other threads, but can seem to get a reply. Doesn’t it seem like a better idea to build our line through trades and free agency, than through the draft?

I mean the draft is already a crap shoot, but O-line seems to be one of the biggest gambles and the slowest to develop. Does anyone have stats on how many first round linemen have lived up to expectation?

The ones I remember being highly touted from the last two drafts are Gallery and Ferguson. Gallery is struggling. Why not trade players and picks for proven, young lineman?

Does anyone have any ideas on who we could get and what we could give for them?

Who is hitting free agency?

 

[CrunchTime]

Great LTs are practically impossible to acquire through FA .Thats why so many of them are franchised.

And when they are available they are a bit hit on a teams cap.

I hope we finally draft a top OL in the next draft although he better be closer to a Richmond Webb in quality as opposed to a Billy Milner.

To answer your question I think a mix of veterans and rookies is the way to build a good OL.

 

[Stitches]

Great LTs are practically impossible to acquire through FA .Thats why so many of them are franchised.

And when they are available they are a bit hit on a teams cap.

I hope we finally draft a top OL in the next draft although he better be closer to a Richmond Webb in quality as opposed to a Billy Milner.

To answer your question I think a mix of veterans and rookies is the way to build a good OL.

Like the Jets.

 

[miamiron]

If we draft Joe Thomas with our first pick and somehow with our #2 pick
Kyle Young (center) Fresno state who is regarded as the top center in the draft and is flexible to play other positions.

footballsfuture.com has him at #27 but if he dropped to us we would have
comparable what the Jets did with there first 2 picks last year.

I'd hate to pass on Calvin Johnson but I think for the good of the team this would be a better draft for us.

MiamiRon

 

[MrEd]

If we draft Joe Thomas with our first pick and somehow with our #2 pick
Kyle Young (center) Fresno state who is regarded as the top center in the draft and is flexible to play other positions.

footballsfuture.com has him at #27 but if he dropped to us we would have
comparable what the Jets did with there first 2 picks last year.

I'd hate to pass on Calvin Johnson but I think for the good of the team this would be a better draft for us.

MiamiRon

I would agree with this...but we need to either trade Chambers for another 1st round pick and grab a Tedd Ginn Jr., or maybe Charles Rogers gets in shape and we pick him up this year and see if he can emerge, or we find a speedster to start opposite Chambers... we need a speedster to start opposite our possession receivers.

But I definitely agree we need a LT in the 1st round this year.