Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

[BillsImpossible]

#73 LT 6'5 320 lbs

Future starting right tackle for the Buffalo Bills? Robinson would be in instant upgrade. Can Pears play guard?

Chris Hairston anyone? He was good when healthy, but could never stay healthy. Time to move on.

Bills need a RT that can dominate the line of scrimmage and protect the quarterback.

Give EJ Manuel more time to see the field. Give him a comfort zone in the pocket with a ton of time to throw combined with an even better running game than last year.

Robinson is not an NFL LT. He's too, "small," and too, "short," for the position.

Cordy Glenn is 6'6 345 lbs and has been a solid rock at LT for the Bills for 2 years. Bills need another rock at RT.

If Doug Marrone and Whaley draft Robinson at 9, I hope they go for a guard in round 2 or 3 and make their draft emphasis obvious.

Protect the quarterback or lose.

[YardRat]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

I'll take a RT at #9 all day long, and there are enough highly rated prospects that Buffalo should get a good one. Robinson's age and relatively short experience pass blocking may be a couple of strikes against him. I liked Hairston coming out as much as anybody, but 'good' is a stretch...he is 'okay'.

[The Jokeman]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

At 6-8 Pears is a bit tall to play OG. In terms of Robinson being too short to play LT I'm not sure where you getting that from. Sure LTs seem to be taller than RTs but the truth is LT to me is about having a good "dancing bear" and at 6-5 320 Robinson fits that mold. Maybe he can play RT this year but I wouldn't be shocked see him moving to LT before his career is done. As to me some LTs that are 6-5 or shorter that can name are Jason Peters (6-4), Russell Okung (6-5) of the Seahawks, Trent Williams (6-5) of the Redskins. I'm sure there are others but just trying to remember some top 10 picks in previous drafts. In terms of the height issue feel free to learn more at

In my view, the ideal tackles are guys that are in the 6-4 to 6-6 range and weigh around 310 to 320 pounds. In the past ten years, as zone-blocking schemes have become more popular, teams have been drafting taller guys (guys who may be 6-7 or 6-8) but many of those players don’t have the natural athleticism of a shorter player. http://www.get2theleague.com/offensi...nsive-tackles/

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My ideal height for an offensive tackle would be 6'5". This is because leverage is so important in winning the one-on-one battles. The average height of a defensive end in the NFL is just over 6'4" The average height of 3-4 outside linebacker is 6'3". If you get an offensive tackle that is too tall, you often hear the term "waist-bender" associated with that individual. This terms is eluding to the tackle bending at the waist to lower his point of attack, rather than sinking their hips, and exploding, into the defender. When a offensive tackle bends at the waist to take on a blocker, they immediately lose balance. Their center of power is no longer over their hips, and this causes them to lose the ability to be powerful, and to counter moves by the defender.

In pass-pro, this is huge. The offensive tackle must be able to sink into their kick-slide, and sit back in their stance with the legs set underneath them, and the hips nice and low, so they are able to come into the defender with both power and balance. If a tackle over-extends, the defender can easily exploit this by ripping through the body, or knocking down the outside arm/shoulder to gain the edge. Getting off-balance, or losing the game of leverage will undoubtedly cause the tackle to lose the battle.
http://www.hogshaven.com/2013/6/1/43...fensive-tackle and

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At the tackle positions, generally you are looking for a guy in the 6-4 to 6-7 range around the 300-to-325 pound mark, preferably with long arms to lock onto defenders. When it comes to guards, you’re looking for basically the same thing, although shorter players with a lower center of gravity and more body mass can be a better fit for the position. http://football.about.com/od/nfldraf...ospevalua6.htm

[BidsJr]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Never a RT in rd 1 unless the QB is a lefty. Waste of a pick.

[coastal]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Doubt he's there when we pick. If he is, you draft him and start him at LG immediately.

[YardRat]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Never a RT in rd 1 unless the QB is a lefty. Waste of a pick.

It's never a waste of a pick to go OT, regardless of plugging him in on the left or right, especially with today's defenses flip-flopping their edge rushers from side to side.

[BidsJr]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

lol

[clumping platelets]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Lewan can play RT

[jimmifli]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Doubt he's there when we pick. If he is, you draft him and start him at LG immediately.

I thanked you because he'd be an awesome pick, but starting him at LG would be awful. He's a day1 starter at RT. He'd be a day1 starter at LT if we didn't already have the 11th best LT in the NFL.

LG is a big hole, and it needs to be filled, but not with a guy that can fix a problem that's almost as bad and much tougher to solve. There's some decent G's available that are too expensive, we can easily replace Andy by over paying one of them to do not as good a job.

[swiper]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

I'll take a RT at #9 all day long, and there are enough highly rated prospects that Buffalo should get a good one. Robinson's age and relatively short experience pass blocking may be a couple of strikes against him. I liked Hairston coming out as much as anybody, but 'good' is a stretch...he is 'okay'.

#9 is too high to take a right tackle. You can get a good, durable RT lower down, as you can a guard. Just say no to guards, RTs and TEs in the first round if your team is below 0.500 winning percentage. The idea is ridiculous.

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It's never a waste of a pick to go OT, regardless of plugging him in on the left or right, especially with today's defenses flip-flopping their edge rushers from side to side.

Dumb.

[YardRat]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

#9 is too high to take a right tackle. You can get a good, durable RT lower down, as you can a guard. Just say no to guards, RTs and TEs in the first round if your team is below 0.500 winning percentage. The idea is ridiculous.

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Dumb.

Well, we'll just have to agree to disagree. G and TE? OK, but not OT...the game has evolved to the point where you absolutely need top end on both sides of the line.

[swiper]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Yes. We disagree.

Better plan (to me): Barr in the first, best available guard in 2nd. OT has Hairston and Pears. While I would agree an upgrade could be had, that pairing is an adequate placeholder. Moreover, there may be a reasonable upgrade there via free agency. Anyway, as coastal said, Robinson is a very sought after player and will likely be off the board at #9.

[Raptor]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

Doubt he's there when we pick. If he is, you draft him and start him at LG immediately.

lolol so absurd

[Raptor]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

id be fine with him at 9, with defenses today you essentially need a LT's ability to play the right side

[k-oneputt]

Re: Greg Robinson - OT, Auburn

It would be one of their better picks of the last decade and a half in round one. You can get a guard in rd.3.