(12-22-2018, 03:31 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(12-22-2018, 03:05 PM)JackCity Wrote: Not at all.  

Think about it, Cam has taken thousands of thousands of reps as LT throughout his career. He's essentially only played on the left side.   

Now consider the technique and balance issues he has on the left as a pass protector. Moving him makes those way way worse and he'll still be facing elite pass rushers there.. 

Listen to any lineman talk about moving sides from left to right. Even left guards going to right guards can struggle for the simple reason that it's opposite movement patterns they haven't refined. Some good tackles can do it, but generally they have played there before and have very good technique and balance.

Overmatched LT's move to the right side all the time. It's much harder to go from right to left, which is why you hardly ever see it, but LT's move to the right side all the time. In fact, current starting NFL RT's Andre Smith, La'el Collins, Jared Veldheer, Bryan Bulaga, Mitchell Schwartz, Rashod Hill, Ryan Ramczyk, Brandon Parker, Lane Johnson and Mike McGlinchey were all LT's in college.

Mitchell Schwartz - played RT and LT in college..one of the best technicians you'll see at the tackle spot..

La'el Collins - Played LT and guard in college...was awful at guard in the NFL and has allowed the 5th most pressure this year at RT    

Jared Veldheer- Played a few spots on the Oline , bizarrely played center for a bit at 6'8. Struggled massively when moved to RT despite vast experience. 

Bryan Bulaga - One of the best technicians you will see at the tackle spot, despite lots of injuries. 

Rashod Hill - Has been one of the worst tackles in the NFL this year after a decent game or two last year 

Brandon Parker- one of the worst tackles in the NFL 

Lane Johnson - played a season at RT in college. Freak athlete and one of the best technicians in the NFL. 

Mike McGlinchey - played a season at RT in college and was very polished technique wise coming out. 

Andre Smith - most comparable to Cam. Played LT in college before moving to RT in the pro's , had an elite stretch at RT as part of that amazing Bengals Oline but has since fallen off a cliff. Big mauling run blocker type similar to Cam but had good pass blocking too. 



I think that pretty much proves my point. The good converts have played RT before and/or were elite technically , the rest have been absolutely dreadful at RT. If you wanna bank on Cam having an elite stretch like Andre Smith as part of an elite Oline that's fine, it just shouldn't be expected

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