Joe Thomas recently said that he doesn't think Austin Corbett is suited to play left tackle in the NFL.
Well, if somebody would ask him about Joel Bitonio, he'd probably say the same thing about him.
A lot of pundits just seem to think that any elite guard can play left tackle. How many times have you seen a guard move to left tackle? There is a reason for that.
Ross Tucker tipped me off about this: Right guard is tougher to play than left guard. Per Ross, the right guard is often isolated (no help) against a passrusher, while the left guard gets more help from the center.
The right guard also tends to pull more.
Therefore, the Browns should put Kevin Zeitler at left tackle instead!
If you think I'm an idiot for saying that, good for you.
Guards and tackles are different from eachother. Big Joe said it himself, as he talked about "heavy feet", and "basketball players" in re his estimation of Corbett.
Austin Corbett is kind of a Bitonio clone. Why are people still trying to put him at left tackle?
Dan Labbe covered the left tackle landscape pretty well, and it certainly is a question mark, with Greg Robinson (almost predictably) already in the concussion protocol.
Corbett took over his left tackle reps with the second team (nobody bothered to tell us how he did).
Dan said that if Coleman or Robinson don't prove to be at least decent, it could "get ugly".
Not really. In 2017, Spencer Drango started at left tackle for most of the season.
Teams can help weak left tackles with tight ends, and also schematicly. The fact is, at least two thirds of the teams in the NFL have to do this a lot, because real left tackles are much harder to find than edge-rushers.
I won't go through the whole schedule now, but I'll bet you that at least 11-12 opponents will be helping their left tackles out vs Myles Garrett; that 11-13 left tackles can't be counted on to slow Garrett down.
In 2018, the "ugliest" this left tackle situation will get is still a big step up from Spencer Drango *not bashing the guy! Love him! Tough blue collar guy, but not an athlete; Corbett is much better*...and something like what 22 or so other NFL teams have.
We've been spoiled here in Cleveland because we've had a Hall of Fame left tackle. Joe Thomas raised the bar. It's time to be pragmatic, and bring that bar back down to around the NFL median.
Left tackle is this team's biggest question mark, but the sky isn't falling. Whoever wins the competition (I gotta bet on Coleman based on Joe Thomas's opinions) will be an upgrade over Drango.
Context.
Terry Pluto agrees with me that Dez Bryant is a bad idea, but there he goes again talking about veteran wide receivers they should sign instead.
Like a lot of pundits, Terry thinks it's a lot harder to run good routes and catch footballs than it is. They think wide receiver is like quarterback.
Terry never even mentions Antonio Callaway. He seems to assume that Josh Gordon is more likely than not to even play in 2018 which...well I just don't get that at all.
Terry says Rashard Higgins is "trying to figure out" stuff. No offense to Terry, but what tf is he talking about?
Forget this rocket science "veteran" crap at wide receiver. The Browns have Landry, most likely Gordon, Duke Johnson (yes he counts). And burn your boxes and magic markers, because Njoku and DeValve are pass-catchers too.
The veteran wide receivers that Terry suggested as alternatives to Dez Bryant used to be really good, but the 2018 Browns don't need them.
John Dorsey should want to retain Dameion Ratley. Corey Coleman is dropping passes, but Callaway is pantsing Denzel Ward (and everybody else), and Dorsey should be thinking long-term...
Jeez these people drive me nuts. I never thought I'd be picking on Terry Pluto, but...
Sigh-wide receiver isn't rocket science. TALENT matters more than experience at this position. I get that they have to be where they're supposed to be when they're supposed to be there in timing offenses; that they need to "read" defenses like the quarterback in some offenses, so rookies screw up, but JEEZ, Terry! Some wide receivers are great as rookies, and most get competent in year two!
Here's Terry Pluto who gets why Dez Bryant is a bad idea, but has to dig up other geezers to get younger guys kicked to the curb instead of him!
I repeat: Gordon Landry Johnson Njoku DeValve Coleman/Callaway TAKE A PILL Terry we got this!
Hell with it okbye
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