It’s not easy to adapt to new things when you’re going up against the highest level of competition every day. Even if it’s something so many erroneously view as ‘small’ like a lineman moving from the left side to the right, or vice versa, it’s probably going to take some time to adjust to doing that.
For former Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva, there were some growing pains as he made the shift to the right side after signing with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent this offseason. He had to play on the right side—they have a $100 million investment in left tackle Ronnie Stanley, after all.