Are the Raiders clueless about drafting offensive linemen? (1 Viewer)

[Ed Wood]

I was going over the "worst draft" threads and there was some "worthy" Raider nominations. One thing that stuck out to me was how they've whiffed so badly on offensive linemen.

Consider these guys taken in the first 3 rounds in the last decade (not a comprehensive list but pretty complete from 1998):

Gallery—maybe not a bust but definitely not worthy of No. 2 material

Grove—is he regressing?

Walker—serviceable (maybe OK for Round 3)

Mo Collins—first round bust in 98

Stinchcomb—first round bust in 99

So are they lousy or is their whiff rate similar to other teams? Hindsight is 20/20 but if Al had "do overs" he'd have taken Fitzgerald instead of Gallery.

Maybe Paul McQuistan will be great.

Anyway, if they think Joe Thomas is the right pick, they should pass on him.

 

[jdoggydogg]

This thread implies that the Raiders did well at the other positions.

 

[perry147]

I was going over the "worst draft" threads and there was some "worthy" Raider nominations. One thing that stuck out to me was how they've whiffed so badly on offensive linemen.Consider these guys taken in the first 3 rounds in the last decade (not a comprehensive list but pretty complete from 1998):Gallery—maybe not a bust but definitely not worthy of No. 2 materialGrove—is he regressing?Walker—serviceable (maybe OK for Round 3)Mo Collins—first round bust in 98Stinchcomb—first round bust in 99So are they lousy or is their whiff rate similar to other teams? Hindsight is 20/20 but if Al had "do overs" he'd have taken Fitzgerald instead of Gallery.Maybe Paul McQuistan will be great. Anyway, if they think Joe Thomas is the right pick, they should pass on him. :(

On some of these pick the entire NFL was wrong -everyone had Gallery as the next great OL and was ready to anoint him a King. The coaching staff has to take some of the blame but sometimes a players great physical skills just do not translate into on the field production.