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05-27-2014, 01:41 PM
Finding the Fits: Kouandjio to extend Bills' second round success
By Rob Rang | The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com May 27, 2014 8:12 am ET
"The bold trade up to select blue chip receiver Sammy Watkins may have been Buffalo Bills' general manager Doug Whaley's splashiest moment of the 2014 draft.
His most efficient selection, however, came 40 picks later with the selection of Kouandjio, a gifted blocker who may very well unseat veteran Erik Pears as the Bills' starting right tackle.
Though Kouandjio, a two-year starting left tackle at Alabama, will be asked to make the difficult transition of switching to the right side, his acclimation to the NFL is mitigated by the fact he'll be operating out a run-heavy scheme under head coach Doug Marrone and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as the one in which he played for the Tide. The Bills led the NFL with 546 rushing attempts last season."...
I'm not quite clear on why it's difficult to transition from LT to RT. The article mentions his bum knee.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24573480/finding-the-fits-kouandjio-to-extend-bills-second-round-success
By Rob Rang | The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com May 27, 2014 8:12 am ET
"The bold trade up to select blue chip receiver Sammy Watkins may have been Buffalo Bills' general manager Doug Whaley's splashiest moment of the 2014 draft.
His most efficient selection, however, came 40 picks later with the selection of Kouandjio, a gifted blocker who may very well unseat veteran Erik Pears as the Bills' starting right tackle.
Though Kouandjio, a two-year starting left tackle at Alabama, will be asked to make the difficult transition of switching to the right side, his acclimation to the NFL is mitigated by the fact he'll be operating out a run-heavy scheme under head coach Doug Marrone and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as the one in which he played for the Tide. The Bills led the NFL with 546 rushing attempts last season."...
I'm not quite clear on why it's difficult to transition from LT to RT. The article mentions his bum knee.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24573480/finding-the-fits-kouandjio-to-extend-bills-second-round-success