Browns’ performance on the left side served as a short-term fix and part of the answer to the swing tackle question that had lingered since the March release of veteran James Hurst, but seeing the 2018 third-round pick at left tackle also provided useful information for the organization. After all, general manager Eric DeCosta and the Ravens are evaluating their long-term relationship with the 26-year-old Stanley, who’s widely regarded as one of the very best left tackles in football.
Some have pondered in recent years whether we’ve passed the peak of how teams should value left tackles, especially with defenses becoming more inclined to move elite pass rushers to the opposite side of the formation anyway.