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The Forgotten Man: Taylor Moton

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With the exit of Norwell, and the vacancy left on the line, it's been posts about free agents, posts about drafting o-line at #24 but I very rarely see ANY mention of Taylor Moton who basically red-shirted for us last season...

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2017/profiles/taylor-moton?id=2557871

The man is a mountain and is almost the exact same size as Norwell (Moton 6'5'' / 320) I don't believe he was taken in the 2nd to just be a future tackle, with Kalil set to start out left, and Williams who solidified himself as a legit tackle on the right, Moton's flexibility to play inside out is something that was touted by scouts as a prospect even before we selected him 64th overall. In all honesty he reminds me of the flexibility Travelle Wharton provided as a guy who was able to play LT/LG well. 

I still think pick #24 is going to be designated for the hopes of an additional offensive weapon as I believe the Smith trade was insurance / veteran presence in case the draft doesn't fall our way, and with that in consideration, Larsen is also a swing G/C who played well for us during Kalil's absence last season. I'm not as worried about the OL as some, I think we are positioned well to translate well into next season, I also believe they will still look to add youth/depth in the middle rounds. 

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5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Forget this "future OT" crap. We need to put our best 5 OL on the field. If that means playing Moton at OG then so he it. Plenty of players have moved positions on the OL during their careers.

Lol now it’s “forget this future OT crap” but just yesterday and all last offseason no one wanted Whitworth because Kalil was younger.

Kalil might even end up retiring before Whitworth and that’ll just make this hilarious.

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37 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Forget this "future OT" crap. We need to put our best 5 OL on the field. If that means playing Moton at OG then so he it. Plenty of players have moved positions on the OL during their careers.

Agreed. He hasn't even played LT in college so why would we be concerned with him being the future there?

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36 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Lol now it’s “forget this future OT crap” but just yesterday and all last offseason no one wanted Whitworth because Kalil was younger.

Kalil might even end up retiring before Whitworth and that’ll just make this hilarious.

Which is why we need to draft LT...

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40 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Lol now it’s “forget this future OT crap” but just yesterday and all last offseason no one wanted Whitworth because Kalil was younger.

Kalil might even end up retiring before Whitworth and that’ll just make this hilarious.

Your constant negativity has completely stripped you of objectivity and reason. I said yesterday that I wanted Whitworth over Kalil. Playing Moton at OG this season doesn't mean you're restricted to playing him at OG and only OG in the future.

Seriously, if I was as negative as you are I'd just stop. Find something to do with your time that you actually enjoy.

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11 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Your constant negativity has completely stripped you of objectivity and reason. I said yesterday that I wanted Whitworth over Kalil. Playing Moton at OG this season doesn't mean you're restricted to playing him at OG and only OG in the future.

Seriously, if I was as negative as you are I'd just stop. Find something to do with your time that you actually enjoy.

Who says I don’t enjoy this Billy Blinders?

 

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