Do you play Smith at RT or LG in 2022?

[darthseinfeld]

What do you think would be a better move for Dallas

RT is a harder position to come in and play, but he has been an OT his whole career so it may be easier to fix his technique without changing positions.

However, if his technique is still rough going into the season, it might cause fewer problems in pass protection on the inside.

If the plan is to have him be your LT in a few years, you may be moving him from LG to RT, to LT. Thats alot of position changes

 

[VaqueroTD]

LG no contest, dude is raw Coach me up material, no way I’m trusting that guy to protect my edge

 

[ccb04]

McCarthy said in the press conference, that he'll play on the left side.

 

[Teague31]

Guard. All day long.

 

[Stak78]

He will play guard. He is not NFL tackle ready. He is a mauling run blocker. He was a redshirt freshman. He may not even be ready to start a guard.

Absolutely horrible pick in the 1st round. He had a 4th or 5th round grade. He might be pretty good one day but it is definitely a stretch.

 

[darthseinfeld]

He will play guard. He is not NFL tackle ready. He is a mauling run blocker. He was a redshirt freshman. He may not even be ready to start a guard.

Absolutely horrible pick in the 1st round. He had a 4th or 5th round grade. He might be pretty good one day but it is definitely a stretch.

Who gave him a 4th or 5th round grade?

 

[Teague31]

Who gave him a 4th or 5th round grade?

no one.

 

[exciter]

Gaurd

 

[Sydla]

LG.

It would be lunacy to play him at RT

 

[baltcowboy]

Who gave him a 4th or 5th round grade?

Cavanaugh

 

[jrumann59]

What do you think would be a better move for Dallas

RT is a harder position to come in and play, but he has been an OT his whole career so it may be easier to fix his technique without changing positions.

However, if his technique is still rough going into the season, it might cause fewer problems in pass protection on the inside.

If the plan is to have him be your LT in a few years, you may be moving him from LG to RT, to LT. Thats alot of position changes

Depends on what the incumbents and others on the roster show. He could play RT or LG starting the season.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Cavanaugh

 

[Stak78]

Who gave him a 4th or 5th round grade?

Lindy’s Sports Pro Football Guide

 

[jrumann59]

The only thing I like about the pick is he can play 2 positions at the next level, one has significant more growing pains. If they drafted a true guard that is what you have if Steele or one of the other RT candidates suck you are stuck.

 

[Killerinstinct]

LG if he can beat out McGovern (one of our other tremendous values)

 

[Hardline]

Let training camp determine his position.
Try him out at both positions.

 

[xwalker]

What do you think would be a better move for Dallas

RT is a harder position to come in and play, but he has been an OT his whole career so it may be easier to fix his technique without changing positions.

However, if his technique is still rough going into the season, it might cause fewer problems in pass protection on the inside.

If the plan is to have him be your LT in a few years, you may be moving him from LG to RT, to LT. Thats alot of position changes

1: They already have a RT.

2: Changing sides at OT would actually make it more difficult for him to adjust.
- Changing from LT to LG (same side) makes everything easier for him. No kick slide at OG.

His style in college translates more immediately to OG than OT.
- He often literally stepped forward in Pass Pro instead of backward and outside.
- It's shocking how often that worked for him.

He'll be better than McGovern at LG if they played an NFL game tomorrow.

I don't if or when he'll progress to play LT, but he definitely has the physical ability to do it once he learns NFL OLine technique.

 

[xwalker]

Cavanaugh

Cavanaugh ranted an raved prior to the 2016 NFL draft about Jared Goff as the best player in that draft at any position.

 

[Beaker42]

He will play guard. He is not NFL tackle ready. He is a mauling run blocker. He was a redshirt freshman. He may not even be ready to start a guard.

Absolutely horrible pick in the 1st round. He had a 4th or 5th round grade. He might be pretty good one day but it is definitely a stretch.

LMAO at 4th-5th round grade. Not even Kiper's that daft.

 

[xwalker]

Let training camp determine his position.
Try him out at both positions.

No, put him at LG and leave him there.

Why have a young, raw player practice at multiple positions including switching sides from where he played in college?

Also, they already have a RT. They don't have a LG.