(12-22-2018, 06:27 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

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

Footwork is everything when it comes to playing LT. You're right, it's rare to find a good swing Tackle later in the draft, which is why I am advocating taking one in that 3rd to 4th rounds. I am hoping this D-Line class is so good, that some of the better OT prospects get pushed down the board. One guy I really like in that range is Michigan LT Jon Runyan Jr.. He may not be the most physically gifted guy, but he is technically very good which is probably due to his dad being a former All-Pro NFL OT. I believe he has the footwork to be a solid swing tackle.

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