Originally Posted by MrClean

That's why I'd only consider it a good long-term pick. It would've been in the best immediate interest of the team to bring in a franchise offensive tackle with the 4th pick of the 1st Round, allowing them to bring in a top quality runningback with an added anchor on the offensive line. Yes, I can understand why Al Davis didn't want to pass up on a player like Darren McFadden being as his next picks were the 1st and 26th of the 4th Round. But you don't start rebuilding a football team with the skill positions. You've got to have an offensive line that can block for your 1st round quarterback or 1st round runningback, or else having either one of those extremely talented players would be pointless.