Evan Silva@evansilva18m
#Browns updated Offensive Line:
LT Joe Thomas
LG Joel Bitonio
C Alex Mack
RG John Greco
RT Mitchell Schwartz
I like this... I don't watch the line as much as some of you, but it seems like it takes Schwartz a few games to wake up and then he's fine. Another guy I like in the 3rd is Mewhort from Ohio State. Guy is pretty versatile.
Two years ago he was a rookie and he was facing Philadelphia's wide-9 pass rush in his very first start. Don't forget that was T-Rich's first start AND Brandon Weedon's first start. The first time in NFL history that ANY TEAM had ever started three rookies at, QB, RB, and O-line. No other team had ever started both rookie QB and RB before let alone three rookies.
Mitch struggled in that game but quickly came up to speed. He ranked in the top-five of ALL NFL RTs, not only rookies but ALL RTs over the final month and a half according to PFF.
Last year he struggled but we had issues galore with our G positions especially the RG who lines up next to Mitchell. Both Pinkston and Lavauo got injured and we had awful O'Neil Cousins starting next to him for the first two months.
During that time he injured his foot so it was a combination of putrid RG play and his own injury.
Over the final month of last year he once again started to round back into shape but he had injured his foot.
Pettine has been saying all along that Mitchell Schwartz is fine at RT. He's said it very-confidently so I think he will be fine.
The line looks good and we also signed Paul Mcstan or something like that from Seattle who can also play RG.