(12-22-2018, 05:01 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(12-22-2018, 04:08 PM)JackCity Wrote: 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

No, it doesn't. Whether you want to admit it or not, those guys spent the majority of their college careers as LT's and were still able to move to RT and maintain starting positions in the NFL. Schwartz, Bulaga, Johnson and Smith at very high levels and McGlinchey and Ramzcyk have looked very impressive in their young careers. It's not that big of a deal to move from LT to RT, especially if you lack the footwork to handle speed rushers. It's done a lot in the NFL.

The reason that more LT have moved LT to RT than vise versa is because most of the time your best tackle will be playing LT to protect the QB blind side.  The highly talented and elite tackles usually have the good feet, size, hands etc.   Those guys will usually be taken early.  Going to be hard to get a good swing tackle after the 1st round, those guys dont grow on trees which is why they are taken early

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