I think you might be over-valuing Clabo somewhat. Is he an average RT, yes, above-average, maybe not. He has had one solid pro bowl worthy year and the fact of the matter is that the Atlanta Falcons feel that they are on the brink of a Superbowl appearence and losing a piece of your offensive line when you feel you are that close to a championship could be devestating, especially with a RT free agent market as weak as 2011. Clabo was never going to sign here. Atlanta knew it, Clabo knew it, and alot of teams knew it. We threw our best offer out there, crossing our fingers that Clabo just might sign here. The Bills were nothing more than leverage.
I would've loved it if Clabo signed with us, but he didn't and the sky isn't falling because of it. Is Clabo better than what we have on our roster as of today? Yes. However, I wouldn't say that the prospects that we do have on our team right now do not have the potential to be as good or better than Clabo.