Under head coach Jon Gruden, the Raiders have made it a priority to get big offensive tackles who protect the quarterback. Gruden’s first selection in the 2018 draft was LT Kolton Miller who played poorly down the stretch last season after suffering a knee injury. With another season of Kolton Miller getting his legs underneath him in the NFL, Gruden doubled down on the big tackle philosophy and made RT Trent Brown the highest paid offensive lineman in football.
Both tackles have faced a bevy of top tier edge defenders in the first 5 weeks of football.