I'd love to see some interior offensive lineman drafted early as I see it as a major hole for us and a position worth investing in.
I agree, but I don't think the team sees it that way. Gibbs is famous for finding late-round OL talent, and at least last year you would not say that OL was one of our weakest spots. But on the other hand, they showed last year they were willing to draft OL high (even reaching a bit to do so), and I think our depth on the OL is seriously lacking. One injury last year and I think we'd all be looking at this as a weak spot, rather than something solid. I believe our current depth is: Rashard Butler (I understand he's OK, but is not exactly a star), Adam Stenavich (who?), Kasey Studdard (I thought he played horribly every time I've seen him), Cliff Washburn (who?), Chris White (coming off a significant injury, I think), Scott Jackson (listed as being on IR), and Dan Stevenson (also on IR). That's not exactly a confidence-inspiring set of backups. Plus, I think most agree that a couple of the current starters could be upgraded easily.
To me, OL depth is awfully important, and in fact possibly the most important need on the team (I know I'm in the distinct minority in that thought), except maybe for depth at RB and safety. In the first couple of rounds, there are a few possibilities I wouldn't mind seeing:
1) If Michael Oher drops as some people are predicting, I think he'd be a fine pick at #15, and even better if we moved back a bit. (Jason Smith and Eugene Monroe won't last until #15, and I don't really want Andre Smith there if he does).
2) If we traded way back in the first (near the bottom) or all the way into the high second, either Max Unger or Alex Mack seem like top-notch interior linemen/centers. I'd be happy to get either of them, especially if one happened to fall all the way to our second round pick (not too likely...).
Those are the three I'll be watching in the first couple of rounds. I think the odds of us picking any of them are awfully low, though.