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DetroitFan* BS: MICHIGAN! said 02/18, 03:27 PM
QB - Matt Ryan
LT - Jake Long (Michigan)
DT - Glenn Dorsey (LSU)

Matt Ryan - Alright, I know Eric Ainge and Chad Henne would be steals, but I am going with Matt Ryan, because he was the one that had the leadership of Boston College. Not that the others didn't, but this guy had a big effect on Boston College.

Jake Long - He is the BEST Offensive Lineman in NCAAF going into the draft, and probably the best in all of College Football at the moment. Adding him would make an impacting on your running game when you first start out. Because, if you have a good offensive line, then your running game will be good.

Glenn Dorsey - Well, he is one of the best coming into the draft, and he put up some great numbers against SEC teams this past year. He is a defensive game changer when he is out there on the field. His defensive leadership would be able to help out his young team that is develoing.

Here is what I have a problem with for you now. You chose a running back over a Great Offensive Lineman. If you have a great offensive line, then your running game will be good. (Examples: Vikings, Broncos). So I think you should take an offensive lineman in the draft, before a RB.

DetroitFan* BS: MICHIGAN! said 02/18, 04:52 PM
None of them seem excellent? Or do you mean over-hyped? Yes, I think that is how it should be put. Joe Flacco would be a good choice, but not over a couple others.

Onto your offensive line vs. RB debate. There is a thing called Free Agency. Running Backs are all over there, and Jamal Lewis is going to be a free agent as well this year.

So, what if I have a talented, young offensive line, and take a RB out from free agency, like Lewis or anyone else that is there. Or what if I have a talented running back, but not so good of an offensive line, which would you rather have?

I would rather kill two birds with one stone by taking the good offensive line. Once your offensive line is great, you will have your QB under a lot less pressure, and your running game will be good at the same time, because the offensive line really helps shape up the running game. If you have a running back, where is your big offensive line to help him out? You need a line before a running back.

Chris Long is good, but I took Matt Ryan because of what he did with BC. He was their leader, and he will come into the NFL with that Leadership on an axpansion team if there was one, for their problems.

DetroitFan* BS: MICHIGAN! said 02/18, 05:16 PM
You can draft Offensive Linemen in the future, but none of them will be like Jake Long. Who would go before who, A Great Offensive Lineman, or a good running back, if you were building a new frachise? I would choose the offensive lineman to help your running game, because you can get a running back later in the draft, and they would still do well on your team if you had a strong offensive line.

Trust me, it isn't killing 3 birds with one stone, it is killing your rookie running back...

A solid D is a good thing to have, but you should focus more about leaders on your team in clutch situations when you need to score, like a Quarterback, which comes to my point of that. Matt Ryan was very important to the Eagles, because of his leadership there, and his ability to take the ball down the field when they needed to. Example: Their first meeting against the Virginia Tech Hokies.

So I think choosing a QB over another defensive lineman when you already have one, is the better way to go. So I am sticking with Matt Ryan.

Good throwdown, Cincy!