Left Tackle still an issue ...

Experts claim that the LT (left tackle) position is arguably the most important on the football field. Others maintain that the QB (quarterback) position is truly what makes or breaks a franchises' success.

This brings us to the current state of the Buffalo Bills. The front office has neglected both positions for almost a decade.

According to Tim Graham, ESPN's AFC East blogger, the Buffalo Bills 2nd biggest draft bust in the history of the franchise was none other than Mike Williams, the highly touted left tackle out of the University of Texas.

- 2. Mike Williams, tackle (fourth overall, 2002): A good case can be made for Williams to be at the top of this list. He spent four mediocre seasons at right tackle, not even making it over to the blindside. 

Since that brutal 2002 draft, the Bills have failed to find a serviceable left tackle to protect the quarterback's blindside.

In 2004 the Bills signed Jason Peters out of the University of Arkansas as an undrafted free agent. Peters played TE (tight end) throughout college, yet the Bills coaching staff decided to convert him to left tackle due to his raw athletic ability. Two years later Peters had become a legitimate NFL talent.

So what happened to the pro-bowl left tackle? The Bills decided they could do without a perennial pro-bowler at one of the most important positions on an NFL roster, and in turn traded him away to Philadelphia without a formidable replacement due to failed contract negotiations.

Now we fast forward to Sept. 19, 2010, where the Bills are once again experimenting at the left tackle position, and only time will tell if Demetrius Bell is that untapped talent the Bills brass truly thinks he is or eventually will be.

*Espn.com