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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I think so, but admittedly it takes some projection.

It's reps like this one on the right side that make me think he can:



That's a much faster player than Taylor and he tries to set him up inside before exploding outside. Taylor gets out quick into his stance and stays square to him. He does a GREAT job keeping his shoulders over his feet and shuffles with him. Than as soon as the DE tries to bend, Taylor gets his body into him and just drives him through the turf.

I see those tools and ask "Why not?"

What's he missing? Great length, good feet, plenty of experience, he's been very durable, he's on an upward arc developmentally.

I just don't see any reason he can't. It feels like simple inertia that has had him on the right side his whole career (and of course Cam Robinson getting tagged in Jacksonville). I'd be willing to pay him near the top of the RT market with the hope/expectation that I actually end up getting him on a middle-class LT contract that he can outperform.

The real question is how he sees himself. Is he a RT with LT upside? Or does the lack of FA options this year make him feel like he's definitely a LT and deserves to get paid like one?