There are plenty of football cliches out there. Floating in situ. Existing for nothing else but use by the football faithful, for better or worse. ‘Defense wins championships’. ‘Can’t win without a quarterback’. ‘Build from the trenches’.
The latter cliche is most relevant to the discussion churning around the 2018 NFL Draft, and the route that the Washington Redskins will take. Many will use this cliche as ammunition for their claim that drafting linemen early is a necessity for the 2018 Washington Redskins. But these claims have holes.
The Washington Redskins have spent a first round pick on some type of lineman in two of the last three years.