Steelers fans get ready for another year of Dan Moore Jr. as your starting LT

I think some of You should actually break down Moores tape. He is not even close to as bad as some say He is, and people using what PFF =Pretty F**king Fake says about Him is PFF =Pretty F**king Funny. I like How people only rely on PFF when it backs what they think....while in another thread talk about how stupid they are.

 

And Seumalo got criticized early on playing between those two

I want a center in the 1st. The importance of this position is without parallel. I want to see a franchise player. If Khan thinks he can trade down grab another pick in the later rounds and grab JPJ or Frazier then all the better. To miss out would be a setback.

How sad is it that Moore can't play the right side. And he will be the swing tackle? Final year of his contract.

 

It is the run blocking that we will be focused on. It's for this reason I will not panic if we go defense at pick20. The OL must be upgraded, but it doesn't have to be day1.

 

And Mims is his name… E I E I O

 

We are doomed.

 

He has improved every year. The Man has only played 3 years, and has improved every year. I think it would be a mistake to just throw away a player that has shown improvement every year.

 

especially if we are going to be run heavy and play action. plus we have a big ol TE that can help. if the snaps are where the qb is not guessing we may be alright with moore. i don't dislike moore. center is a need for sure.

 

Totally agree.

 

dan moore at LT would be a COLOSSAL off-season failure.

we still have LOTS of $$ left - what are we doing with it?!?!?!

 

I still believe that 24 year old, an former 1st round pick Mekhi Becton would make a good RT for the Steelers to pair with their draft pick.

He was in Cincinnati 2 weeks ago.

 

And that's what makes him so intriguing. I would argue, the team's best athlete out of all the OL. His run blocking, imo, is superb, where he gets into trouble is with his technique right of the snap in terms of pass protection. Loses leverage of the snap, a bit to often for my liking, and if he can work on that, he's more than a serviceable LT. Will it be enough to offer him a long term contract after the season, time will tell.

 

Moore stated day one in 49 games as a 4th round draft pick. This didn't happen by accident. There are quality players that will be drafted after the 1st and 2nd rounds.

 

Ask Jets fans about that option. They will quickly tell you it is a very bad idea.

 

That is mostly how I see it. I find it strange that Moore can't handle the switch, though part of me wonders if his agent is in his ear about that one. Left tackles, even mediocre ones, make more money.

 

Now why can’t this be the April’s Fools joke I’ve been guarding against all day?

 

Had 2 injury seasons in the middle, but Reminds me a lot of Kevin Dotson. Monster Rookie Season at RT (691 Snaps), and then gets moved to LT last year (985 snaps). Like Dotson (RG), If they just would have left Mekhi at his natural position of RT, he would have been considered a Pro Bowl type player. Mekhi is a monster that screams Right Tackle 6'7" and 370 pounds.

After his rookie season this was the write-up.
Drafted No. 11 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, he started in 13 games and played in 691 snaps (69.9%), and was in the mix for selection to the Pro Bowl. Now, his focus has shifted training during his first professional offseason. "I played really physical this year, I played good but not great," Becton said.Jan 28, 2021

I would assume that Mekhi is a free agent right now, because nobody is offering him the money he wants. I can see most teams going at him with a 1 year prove it deal, because he played terrible last year for the Jets at LT.

 

Not every OT can play both sides. AV played RT after joining the Ravens. He equated it to getting used to a room after someone re-arranged the furniture.

Making the run game a priority should be beneficial to Moore in the pass game. If the edge defenders know they cannot get run up the outside they will tend to play to set the edge vs run more often. Moore can handle that.

My son, who played LT, hates Dan Moore at LT. His pass pro sets are terrible according to him.

 

No not to Fields. I guess people missed the part where he said they needed to stop trying to get him to learn the offense, and just let him play. (Not in exactly those words, but close enough) LoL. The Qb said this.