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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Not that I disagree with your underlying point, but your analogy is bad.
RT is not first base. Maybe RG is, but RT is not. It's not as difficult as LT but requires similar skills, just less overall athleticism. If LT is SS, then RT is 3b.
Welllllll.....you may recall a pretty damn expensive acquisition with a hell of a pedigree moving into New York that just so happened to play the same position as a well established SS. He slid right on over to 3b to accommodate the incumbent at the harder position.
The problem with moving Fisher over to LT right now is that there's a pretty good chance he would get Alex Smith killed. All that kept Smith intact as guys were blasting past Fisher was the fact that he was fortunate enough to see them coming and athletic enough to get the hell out of the way.
No, moving Fisher to LT right now is not a good idea.
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I think that's a good analogy. A Guard feels like First Base, because it's just not the kind of skill position Tackle is. While I'm not crazy about taking a Tackle early, I'm glad we didn't do what the Cards and Titans did and take a Guard in the top 10. The other reason you can't call Right Tackle 1st base is, it's becoming an almost critical position. There's a great PFF article about its growing importance, and I think it's really telling when 4 offensive minded coaches (Reid, Arians, McCoy, Chip Kelly) all went after a Right Tackle.
I don't agree about Fisher at LT. Fisher would do just fine. His athleticism is fine. I'm not sure why people are questioning it. The reason he's getting beat is because he's not using his arms and hands to punch the guy off the rush, it's not because he's too slow to handle the speed. If anything, he still has to get stronger to play the Right Tackle position. Only reason I wouldn't move Fisher to Left Tackle is that I see no reason to move Albert to the Right right now.