Right. Tyler was seen as a tackle prospect who was available when we picked because of penalty problems. They wanted to shift him to guard temporarily because Tyron was nearing the end of his great run. Now, I don't think they knew how well Tyler would play guard, but the plan was always for him to be the next LT. I'm hoping that maybe Asim will play well enough at LT to keep Tyler at LG, but that's questionable (even though I liked what I saw from Richards).
I really think the LT spot is being overthought. This is why you draft players, to be able to move on from aging players. We have two young guys to vie for this spot and to also get LG settled, with Bass in contention. I'm far more concerned about center.
Yea, left tackle I'm not terribly worried about. I think Tyler can do a good job there and Richards/Bass can fight over LG.
Like you, the center spot I'm more curious about how the team addresses that spot.
That's just it John.......the position is still a question mark even with Tyler moving there coz we are not sure how good he can be. So now you have three question marks as opposed to two. I guess my point is.......find a LT via draft or free agency
I think based off his rookie year he showed enough positives that he could very well be the Left tackle long term there.
He was thrown into the fire, and while he had some bad games, he was a raw rookie that barely got a lot of practice at LT/nor was Tulane a powerhouse at teaching tech/conditioning.
Last year he was AP at guard, but also his 2nd year in the league, with one full offseason in a NFL weight room.
I feel like if the coaches are telling him to prepare for LT, then he has enough time to re-adjust.
Even at guard, he was a penalty magnet. 13 called penalties, 10 enforced. So, it's not like the switch saw him being able to mask his holding/false starts.