Despite not playing in many games a year ago, Chris Lindstrom is getting the benefit of the doubt from Falcons fans, myself very much included. The second-year guard played very well in his limited opportunities in 2019 and has evident talent that makes most of us think he’ll soon be one of the NFC’s better guards. His fellow second round pick, starting right tackle Kaleb McGary, hasn’t engendered quite the same warm and fuzzy feelings to this point.
That’s a product of a few different things. While Lindstrom was considered one of—if not the—very best guards in last year’s rookie class, not everyone was as sold on McGary.