With Broderick Jones’ struggles in Saturday’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, the calls for him to return to left tackle, the position he played at Georgia and the position that Steelers brass claims they want him at long-term, have only gotten louder. But former Steelers offensive lineman Trai Essex believes that the issues are more with his power and his punch than anything, and if Jones was to play the same way he did on Saturday on the left side, he’d get “one of our quarterbacks killed.”
“He’s gonna have to punch somebody no matter what side of the ball he lines up on.