Pat Meyer, the offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, tried not to speak of rookie first-round pick Broderick Jones being guaranteed to ascend into a starting role. He wasn’t wholly successful, acknowledging the obvious fact that he was drafted with an eye toward him developing into a franchise left tackle sooner rather than later.
Unless he truly bombs out, it’s a foregone conclusion that he is going to start at some point. Perhaps slightly less clear is what might happen at right tackle once Jones ascends into the starting lineup on the left side. At least that’s all Meyer had to say on the subject yesterday.