As the 2020 NFL Draft highlighted — with five offensive tackles coming off the board over the first 18 picks of the first round — teams are always searching for viable bookends along the offensive line. It’s not high-level football analysis to say that clean pockets significantly aid quarterbacks and create lanes that propel running backs into the open field. There are few quicker ways to derail a talented offense than to have sieves at the left and right tackle positions — something that the 2019 Cleveland Browns can attest to.
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