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Published 4/17/2008 by BY MIKE MULLIGAN mmulligan @suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears
It's a great year for pass rushers with eight defensive linemen projected in the first round and some depth on the edge. The problem is at tackle, where the drop after Glenn Dorsey and Sedrick Ellis is off a cliff. Given the leaguewide need at the position, plenty of players will be selected and some might work out well, but all of them have blemishes.
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