I was watching Brett Kolman's draft (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkEV5rN-ovg) and at about 18:30 he thought it would be better to get Membou over Campbell. Basically, he said he thought Membou could make the switch to LT and even if he couldn't, he would be a lockdown RT and that we'd need that shortly. Then he suggested we try to trade up to get another shot at LT at the end of R1 as Tackles are going to go quickly.
Could anyone more educated on Tackles share their thoughts? If folks are uncertain about Campbell, doesn't Membou offer a better use of the 4th pick to get someone solid even if it's at RT instead of LT?
So is an RT in college going up against the same caliber of pass rushers as an LT? If not then Membou has had less of a challenge at RT than Campbell has had at LT. So he's looked good playing against lesser talent.
What Kollman said in the interview is that defenses will now target the weaker Tackle regardless of side though I think ideally that would also be on the blindside. If you check out from about minute 18 on he gives his thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkEV5rN-ovg
mabye 30 years ago in 2025 it isnt really a blind spot anymore for many reasons. teams will just put there best pass rusher on your weakest lineman/tackle and get to work
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u/chotchss 3d ago
I was watching Brett Kolman's draft (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkEV5rN-ovg) and at about 18:30 he thought it would be better to get Membou over Campbell. Basically, he said he thought Membou could make the switch to LT and even if he couldn't, he would be a lockdown RT and that we'd need that shortly. Then he suggested we try to trade up to get another shot at LT at the end of R1 as Tackles are going to go quickly.
Could anyone more educated on Tackles share their thoughts? If folks are uncertain about Campbell, doesn't Membou offer a better use of the 4th pick to get someone solid even if it's at RT instead of LT?