The big man explains why he didn’t
Q: Can you talk about the approach to the offensive line in recent seasons?
A: With respect to drafting offensive linemen, first of all the responsibility is mine. When we miss on a guy like Tony Ugoh, that’s my mistake. And we did miss on him. There’s no question about it. He never came on after the knee injury the way we thought he would. That’s our mistake, my mistake – no question about it. Mike Pollak and Jamey Richard, I think, are pretty good players. They may be a little miscast as guards. They’re probably both centers in the end, when all is said and done. Last year, we had a choice. We could have drafted Roger Saffold. He was the last offensive lineman that deserved to be picked in the first round. And there was Jerry Hughes. We thought that Roger was going to be a right tackle. Who knows whether he will or won’t. We liked the fact that Jerry had special rush ability, so we elected to go on the defensive side of the ball. In hindsight, you can question whether we should have drafted Roger, but that’s the way it is. Hindsight is 20-20. It’s an area we do need to address. I’m sure we will. That doesn’t preclude free agency, either, as we go forward. We’ll see what transpires in that area. We certainly do need, particularly at tackle, to address that.
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