Ben Longshaw - Media Day

[dropbear]

1) What position on the line have you taken the most snaps at?
2) What's worse, a DE beating you around the edge, or risking a holding penalty to stop him?
3) What defensive lineman/linebacker in this draft class keeps you awake at night?
4) Given the amount of offensive lineman positions and how few have declared for the draft so far, how many would you estimate go in the 1st round?
5) Do you think football is more like chess or poker?

1 - Left Tackle. That's where I make a living. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my guys make plays in the passing game, so I need to be out there stopping anybody from coming in and mucking that up.

2 - I don't know that I've ever had to resort to just grabbing a guy to stop him getting past me, but I'm doing whatever it takes to keep my QB upright. If you've been out in the trenches you'll know that those guys on D will bend the rules as far as they'll go, so there's no point trying to be an angel. But I would never do anything that could hurt another player - we're all in this together at the end of the day.

3 - I mentioned in another response that I'm excited for this whole draft class. I want a shot at everybody, even the guys that are outside the top few rounds because I know they can surprise you! The only thing that keeps me awake at night are the books I'm reading. And one day soon that'll be a playbook again.

4 - Yeah there's not only just a few guys declaring for the offensive line, but you've also got a hell of a lot of QB's who've put their hands up. It wouldn't surprise me if all the OL talent goes early, and GM's are happy to take a punt on a QB in the later rounds. There's just so damn many of them!

5 - Chess. If you get bluffed out in football then you never had the ability in the first place.