OL in first round

[3rdand12]

It would not be progress to let Levitre walk, and then draft another guard, or even OT .... that is just moving sideways. It would be progress to sign Levitre, and then draft someone else to improve the line.

Thank goodness someone understands.

You can draft a tackle that high. a LT.

Not a guard nor a RT.

Now then , moving Cordy over and drafting one much superior is reasonable at 8. But thats another story

 

I say go defense all the way. Get a qb next year

Mike P.

We know it's you.

[Orton's Arm]

Perhaps you missed the point. The pats and the 49ers can draft anyone they want in the first round.

 

Again, bad teams can't waste a first round pick on LT. The Browns are a perfect example. The Thomas pick amounted to nothing--in fact less than nothing, as they passed on Adrian Peterson. 6 years later they still absolutely suck on offense and AP is MVP and singlehandedly carrying the Viking's offense. Ditto for Miami who spent a #1 pick on Jake Long instead of picking Matt Ryan. Miami's offense sucks and they didn't franchise FA Long.

 

I disagree. A number of years ago, the Rams used the first overall pick on Orlando Pace. Orlando Pace later became a critical part of the Greatest Show on Turf. Pace's blocking gave Warner time to stand in the pocket and let his WRs get open. To take another example, Jon Ogden was chosen fourth overall, and went on to become a key part of the Ravens of 2000 Super Bowl winning team.

 

You make a good point about Matt Ryan. If you have a choice between a franchise QB and a Hall of Fame player at literally any other position, you take the franchise QB! A franchise QB fundamentally changes the equation for your team in a way that a franchise player at any other position does not.

 

Under normal circumstances, it doesn't make sense to use a top-15 pick on an offensive lineman, unless you have a need at LT, and are using that top-15 pick to fill that need. The Bills aren't in that situation: Glenn looks like he's going to be a perfectly good LT. Most plans I've seen for the Bills to draft an OL at 8th overall involve either drafting an OG, or else creating a hole at LT by moving Glenn to guard. (And then using the 8th overall pick to fill the hole thus created.) Using the 8th overall pick to replace Levitre--which is what either plan would amount to--would be a luxury move for a team which lacks basic necessities.

 

The Bills have needs at premium positions: pass rusher, CB, #2 WR, and above all, QB. They should use that pick on a QB, if there's any QB good enough or close to good enough to justify the pick. If not, they should use the pick on a player at some other premium position of need, assuming there are any players like that good enough to go 8th overall. If neither of these things are options, they should look to trade down. (Especially if the trade-down involves acquiring someone else's first round pick in the 2014 draft.) If there are no reasonable trade-down offers, then and only then should the Bills consider using the 8th overall pick on a player at a non-premium position.