re: Trading out of the first round

I also want to dispel the myth we always hit on late round Olinemen.

2+ year starters
Evans(4th)
Strief(7th)
Bushrod(4th)
Nicks(5th)

Busts or have yet to see (meaningful)playing time
Alleman(3rd)
Brown(2nd)
Tennant(5th)
Tiller(6th)
Jones(7th)

I'm inclined to put Armstead(3rd) in the 2+ year starter category.

But realistically when you look at this, we had a good run between 06-08 with linemen. Evans and Strief are legit gems. Bushrod was serviceable. Nicks was a 1st round talent steal because of character issues.

Then we had a terrible run between 09-12 until Armstead in 13. Alleman, Brown, Tennant, and Tiller were all busts. Jones may be headed to that list if he doesn't show something this year(but I'm pulling for him).

So you have 2 legit late round gems, 1 potential early round good starter, 1 serviceable late round player, 1 late round steal, 2 early round busts, and 2(maybe 3) late round busts.

This was my main issue with everyone blowing off taking a tackle early last year(though the Saints hit on Armstead). It's a 50/50 proposition. And I feel people are doing that again with center this year. The one center we drafted was a bust. Maybe this one works, maybe he doesn't. 50/50.