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  • May 17, 2015 at 9:36 am #24694
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    how easy is it for rookie right tackles to transition to the nfl? i know the game has changed, and some say that right and left are often interchangeable in the modern nfl. but given that fisher wants to use a power running game, should it be a relatively easy transition for havenstein?

    May 17, 2015 at 10:10 am #24695
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    InvaderRam wrote:

    how easy is it for rookie right tackles to transition to the nfl? i know the game has changed, and some say that right and left are often interchangeable in the modern nfl. but given that fisher wants to use a power running game, should it be a relatively easy transition for havenstein?

    I don’t know how easy it is, and most rookie OL starters struggle.

    But it is common to start 1st and 2nd round rookie ROTs.

    And actually, in spite of what some people say about the 2 tackle spots being more alike these days, that’s not how teams are acting (for the most part). If you look at what most are doing, including the Rams, ROTs don’t have to be as athletic or accomplished as LOTs. LOTs are expected to play on an island, and it’s more traditional (still) to give ROTs help.

    Anyway…yeah, the feeling around the league, if you look at the recent draft history, is that high-picked 1st and 2nd round ROTs are expected to start as rookies. That is, the majority of 1st and 2nd round ROTs do start right away.

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