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The Top of the Draft is the Best Place to Acquire an Elite LT

I brought this up a while back as I was advocating for Jake Long on these boards.

Look at these Tackles taken Top 10 (w/ one @ 11 and one @ 13):

Year.....Spot.......Name...................Drafted to / Team now
1996.......4.......John Ogden.................Ravens / Ravens
1996......10......Willie Anderson...........Bengals / Bengals (RT Now)
1997.......1.......Orlando Pace.................Rams / Rams
1997.......6.......Walter Jones............Seahawks / Seahawks
1998......11......Tra Thomas..................Eagles / Eagles
2000.......3.......Chris Samuels...........Redskins / Redskins
2002.......7.......Bryant McKinnie...........Vikings / Vikings
2002......10......Levi Jones..................Bengals / Bengals
2003......8........Jordan Gross.............Panthers / Panthers (RT Now)
2004......2........Robert Gallery.............Raiders / Raiders (RT Now)
2005.....13.......Jammal Brown..............Saints / Saints
2006......4........D'Brickashaw Ferguson......Jets / Jets
2007......3........Joe Thomas................Browns / Browns
2008......1........Jake Long.................Dolphins / Dolphins


The Busts:

Kyle Turley - 7th pick in 1998 (Out of the league)
Leonard Davis - 2nd pick in 2001 (Pro Bowl RG this past year)
Mike Williams - 4th pick in 2002 (Jags? Out of the league?)
* I won't label Robert Gallery a bust until he stops starting for the Raiders.


3 of the 17 Tackles taken in the top 13 picks over the past 10 years have left the team that drafted them.

If we wanted a Franchise LT, we were going to have to draft him. And I'm happy we did.

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South Florida said:
I brought this up a while back as I was advocating for Jake Long on these boards.

Look at these Tackles taken Top 10 (w/ one @ 11 and one @ 13):

Year.....Spot.......Name...................Drafted to / Team now
1996.......4.......John Ogden.................Ravens / Ravens
1996......10......Willie Anderson...........Bengals / Bengals (RT Now)
1997.......1.......Orlando Pace.................Rams / Rams
1997.......6.......Walter Jones............Seahawks / Seahawks
1998......11......Tra Thomas..................Eagles / Eagles
2000.......3.......Chris Samuels...........Redskins / Redskins
2002.......7.......Bryant McKinnie...........Vikings / Vikings
2002......10......Levi Jones..................Bengals / Bengals
2003......8........Jordan Gross.............Panthers / Panthers (RT Now)
2004......2........Robert Gallery.............Raiders / Raiders (RT Now)
2005.....13.......Jammal Brown..............Saints / Saints
2006......4........D'Brickashaw Ferguson......Jets / Jets
2007......3........Joe Thomas................Browns / Browns
2008......1........Jake Long.................Dolphins / Dolphins


The Busts:

Kyle Turley - 7th pick in 1998 (Out of the league)
Leonard Davis - 2nd pick in 2001 (Pro Bowl RG this past year)
Mike Williams - 4th pick in 2002 (Jags? Out of the league?)
* I won't label Robert Gallery a bust until he stops starting for the Raiders.


3 of the 17 Tackles taken in the top 13 picks over the past 10 years have left the team that drafted them.

If we wanted a Franchise LT, we were going to have to draft him. And I'm happy we did.

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I would not label Kyle Turley as a bust. he was a good lineman for quite a few years and Leonard davis is hardly a bust just a better G than tackle.
 
FORMER FIN1 said:
Great post. Maybe it will shut the Matty Icers up.
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I thought from the beginning that Long was the best player in the draft, still does not mean Ryan will not be a very good NFL qb which I predict he will.
He is still a better prospect than beck which has always been the arguement
we have on this board.
 
dlockz said:
I would not label Kyle Turley as a bust. he was a good lineman for quite a few years and Leonard davis is hardly a bust just a better G than tackle.
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agreed, Turley was a beast, but the back injuries plagued his career. Imagine how many times Bosselli would have saved David Carrs *** had he stayed healthy and played at least another 5 years in the league.
 
Spray Mucus said:
that was the post that prompted me to research.
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It's unbelievable how some people don't understand the difficulty in acquiring an elite O-Lineman.

This wasn't just the safe pick. History says it was the right one.
 
Lets not forget Flozell Adams although a 2nd rounder ... The cowboys drafted him and showed him the $$$ not to let him leave.
Its hard to find a good LT in this leage.
Miami wanted Flozell from the start but Jake Long is the next best thing!

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South Florida said:
I brought this up a while back as I was advocating for Jake Long on these boards.

Look at these Tackles taken Top 10 (w/ one @ 11 and one @ 13):

Year.....Spot.......Name...................Drafted to / Team now
1996.......4.......John Ogden.................Ravens / Ravens
1996......10......Willie Anderson...........Bengals / Bengals (RT Now)
1997.......1.......Orlando Pace.................Rams / Rams
1997.......6.......Walter Jones............Seahawks / Seahawks
1998......11......Tra Thomas..................Eagles / Eagles
2000.......3.......Chris Samuels...........Redskins / Redskins
2002.......7.......Bryant McKinnie...........Vikings / Vikings
2002......10......Levi Jones..................Bengals / Bengals
2003......8........Jordan Gross.............Panthers / Panthers (RT Now)
2004......2........Robert Gallery.............Raiders / Raiders (RT Now)
2005.....13.......Jammal Brown..............Saints / Saints
2006......4........D'Brickashaw Ferguson......Jets / Jets
2007......3........Joe Thomas................Browns / Browns
2008......1........Jake Long.................Dolphins / Dolphins


The Busts:

Kyle Turley - 7th pick in 1998 (Out of the league)
Leonard Davis - 2nd pick in 2001 (Pro Bowl RG this past year)
Mike Williams - 4th pick in 2002 (Jags? Out of the league?)
* I won't label Robert Gallery a bust until he stops starting for the Raiders.


3 of the 17 Tackles taken in the top 13 picks over the past 10 years have left the team that drafted them.

If we wanted a Franchise LT, we were going to have to draft him. And I'm happy we did.

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not true...theres some elite LTs in the league that went undrafted....now if your tittle had read,"The Draft Is The Best/Safest Place To Acquire An Elite LT" then it would be a lot more acceptable.....
 
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