(05-17-2020, 10:38 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-16-2020, 08:36 PM)Jagulars Wrote: Richardson played RT at NCS. Get ready to see more penalties from Cam this season.

Richardson was originally drafted by the Jags to replace Parnell at RT. Caldwell was transparent about this. 
I believe his exact words post-draft were "We see him as a right tackle."
He was not ready in year one, Parnell was still here anyway, and Richardson also suffered an injury that sent him to IR as a rookie. 

That said - Richardson's stint rotating at RG was simply a scenario where they needed someone to push and/or overtake a struggling AJ Cann. Richardson got the nod over the other extraneous middling backups that the roster held at that time. He did OK. 

As far as playing LT, he did play some there early last season and it was largely a boom or bust scenario. He looked really good on most snaps but really outsmarted or overpowered on a large enough number of snaps that they refocused his preparation on playing guard. 

The whole RT vs LT experience thing is a valid point but it really just comes down to individual dexterity and coordination.  Some guys can move from one side to the other quite naturally and others really struggle performing the mirror image of how they've learned to play. 
I don't think the move to the opposite side is an issue for Will Richardson. 
I think the issue is that he's a #129th overall pick that is being tasked with backing up or pushing to start at a spot where teams typically like to employ players who were drafted 3 rounds earlier than Richardson was. 
Add to this the fact that we have a particularly unimpressive O-Line coach preparing him to be a LT/swing tackle and the outlook gets less optimistic. 

Could he become a slightly better swing tackle that say, Josh Wells?  Yeah. Very possible. 
Is he going to save our season if Cam's issues turn out to be more than just injury recovery?  Doubtful.