Tobin Likes Williams At LT?!

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(03-10-2021, 01:37 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: That's fair I guess.  I would just prefer you set their roles ASAP so they can gain as much as experience as possible for the future.  (I'm of the position 2021 is still a rebuild and 2022 at least has the potential for contending)

Simply put:

---Penni Sewell playing LT for all of 2021 makes him a better LT for 2022. (vs. playing RT and switching in 2022)

---Jonah Williams playing RT or LG for 2021 makes him a better RT or LG for 2022. (vs. playing LT and switching in 2022)

As generational as a prospect is, I know Jonah can play LT in the NFL at a decent clip we don't really know what Sewell is until he gets here. I think the pay scheme of RT vs LT will get closer together as the old guard phases out so I wouldn't read too much into that at this juncture and we got time to decide. Also, just looking in the AFC North, Myles Garrett and TJ Watt both rush off the right side more often than not. Garrett moved a little more this past year than he had previously, but in general RT's in the AFC North are going to see the premier rushers in the NFL often.

I think running Sewell at RT for a year against some of these top guys is a really good litmus test. Whitworth didn't start out at LT so I am not too worried about any long term development stunting if we do eventually want him out at RT.