A point about offensive linemen is that you shouldn’t necessarily build your team around early-round draft choices at the position.
A classic example why not is the most recent Super Bowl. Of the 10 offensive linemen to start for the Saints and the Colts, three were undrafted free agents, and two were taken in the sixth round or lower of the draft. None were selected in the first round. Only New Orleans’ starting right tackle Jon Stinchcomb (a second round pick in 2003) was taken in the draft before the fourth round.
The Lions have two first rounders (tackles Jeff Backus and Gosder Cherilus), and a second-rounder (center Dominic Raiola) on their offensive line. It’s not that they haven’t used premium draft picks on the offensive line that’s been their issue, but rather their failure to develop later round picks and undrafted free agents for the spots.
In the last three Super Bowls, there have been three times as many undrafted free agents starting on the offensive line as first-round draft choices.

Random Thoughts

- One thing I haven’t figured out about this year’s Masters is whether more people will be rooting for Tiger Woods than against him. Certainly in the past there were more people rooting for him.

- So Charlie Villanueva and Austin Daye essentially played their best games of the season as the Pistons routed Philadelphia - on the road nonetheless - Tuesday night, but only after they both missed a team flight...
I don’t know if that is good news or bad news. Because from a bigger picture point of view, they probably shouldn’t have been playing at all.
Team discipline is important. Doesn’t seem like the Pistons have much of it right now.

- The Yankees did start Curtis Granderson Tuesday against Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester. They also hit him ninth in the batting order. Granderson did single off Lester in his second at bat. He struck out the first time he faced him.

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