Two
trades. Two very different approaches.
Earlier
today, two offensive tackles were traded in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens
obtained Eugene Monroe
from the Jacksonville
Jaguars, and the Pittsburgh
Steelers traded for Levi Brown
from the Arizona
Cardinals.
The
Ravens have been inconsistent while the Steelers, frankly, have been abysmal.
Both have glaring needs at the offensive line and the trades did not come as a
surprise.
Monroe and Brown are both
former high first-round draft picks, but their career are now at the opposite
end of trajectory. While Monroe has been stuck in the purgatory named
Jacksonville, he still managed to help produce a sustained running attack led
by Maurice
Jones-Drew. Many regard him as one of the emerging top tackles in the NFL. On
the other hand, Brown, three years older than Monroe, has been called a bust
and the Cardinals never have a great offense during his tenure there.
Now they are off to a new team,
which may perhaps breathe new life into their career. While Yours Truly thinks
that Monroe will become the second former-Jaguar (after linebacker Daryl Smith) to be a solid
contributor for the Ravens this year, Brown will not fare much better than
incumbent starter Mike Adams
for the Steelers.
If trading
for Brown is what the Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and offensive
coordinator Todd Haley believe
a move that can salvage their season (and perhaps their jobs), they could not
be more wrong.
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