Last offseason, the Washington Redskins made a smart move on the free-agent market. They signed Ereck Flowers to a no-risk one-year deal worth $4 million to see if they could find a way to utilize the former top-10 pick that had struggled since coming to the NFL.
The team’s plan was to start Flowers at the left guard position, but it took a while for him to actually get reps there. The reason? The Redskins were so thin at tackle last offseason that they had to have him man the position for part of training camp.