Steelers Right Tackle Competition Isn't Real
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PITTSBURGH -- Despite rumors of the Pittsburgh Steelers working Dan Moore Jr. at right tackle to compete with Chuks Okorafor, moving rookie Broderick Jones into the starting role on the left side.
That rumor was shut down as soon as it was brought to Moore's attention, who said it's more of "getting comfortable" to add to his skillset for added depth to the position as the Steelers look to take advantage of a deep offensive line group.
"That's all it seems to be," Moore said on the reps being more of added work rather than competition. "I'm not sure. I just do what they tell me."
"They're giving me some right tackle reps, just trying to get me comfortable over there now," he continued. "Just making sure for whatever happens, we'll have somebody to be able to have some depth."
"Nothing crazy. Just practicing lining up, getting the feel for it next to James (Daniels)," Moore continued. "Just trying to get my set down, hand timing."
Moore said his workload has been light on the right side, taking just two or three reps per day at practice. The change is "difficult," as he described it, having to readjust his entire foot and handwork to understand both sides of the ball.
"They're giving me some right tackle reps, just trying to get me comfortable over there now," Moore said. "Just making sure for whatever happens, we'll have somebody to be able to have some depth."
Moore believes the added reps will allow the Steelers to work during worst-case scenarios throughout the summer and season. The work over the right side is simply precautionary and a workload Moore is adding simply to better the team's depth.
"It's hard, but I'm getting the swing of it. It'll come," Moore said on the learning curve. "A lot of people think it's super easy. It's looking a different way, pushing off from a different leg, getting calls from a different direction. When you have so many snaps on one side, and you're getting asked to move to a different side, especially tackle, where you're being asked to block crazy athletes like T.J. Watt - on an island most of the time - that's not the easiest thing to do."
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