I know this is too early to discuss and there is all of the offseason and regular season to go through but IF Flowers, who will have plenty of growing pains, remains at LT, can Beatty be successful at RT?
I'm not entirely clear on the technique differences (LT needing to be more athletic, etc.) so if any of the more knowledgeable OL people can give their opinions, I'd be interested on what the consensus is.
better than 9 million on the bench right?
I'm just going for this season if he comes back.
If you're talking strictly next season and beyond, then I'm with you.
The best player has to play. I don't care if he's making 9 million. If he can't beat Flowers at left, he should go to right.
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Don't think so.
The best player has to play. I don't care if he's making 9 million. If he can't beat Flowers at left, he should go to right.
exactly right
Even then, with a $7M cap savings on tap for releasing him next offseason, he could very well be toast here.
That cap space could go to Prince or JPP or a better RT.
Anyway, they may quickly decide that Pugh needs to be LT and Flowers needs to be RT.
Flowers will be a rookie LT with bad technique. He will wear a bullseye on his back all season. Pugh has been beaten like a drum whenever the opposition puts a half decent pass rusher over him. There is no proof that either of these guys will be as good as Beatty let alone better.
Beatty getting hurt weightlifting was not a good development.
I'd think if Pugh can't go to ROT then Flowers would be headed there if Schwartz wasn't up to it. I'm almost sure Schwartz has NFL experience at ROT.
As been said, Beatty is a finesse guy. He's good in pass protect but not very good at run blocking. He lacks that nastiness needed to play well at ROT. He'd probably be serviceable but it would suck, IMO.
I do remember Coughlin doing that a few years ago when he yanked ROT Locklear who was playing well and installed Diehl (returning from injury) who by that time was shot. That cost the team 1-2 games and nearly got Eli killed. I think it was 2012.
In summary, I have no idea what's going to happen but I have a good idea what I'd do.
If he's capable of making the future now, that's a win win.