The signing of Ereck Flowers, regarded across the entirety of his New York Giants tenure as a first-round bust, was met by swift criticism by national and local media personalities alike. The Washington Redskins signed Flowers to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million in March, and in doing so, they negated a projected late-round compensatory pick in 2019.
A tackle throughout his time in New York, the Redskins, and then-offensive line coach Bill Callahan, opted to try something new with the 6-foot-6 behemoth: What if they switched him to offensive guard?
Early reports in training camp weren’t promising, and early on in preseason, Flowers had his growing pains at his new position.