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Redskins Depth Chart: Analyzing the roles of the team’s offensive tackles

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 17: Washington Redskins first 2010 first round draft pick Trent Williams #71 walks off the field after a defeat against the Indianapolis Colts at FedEx Field on October 17, 2010 in Landover, Maryland. The Colts won the game 27-24. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 17: Washington Redskins first 2010 first round draft pick Trent Williams #71 walks off the field after a defeat against the Indianapolis Colts at FedEx Field on October 17, 2010 in Landover, Maryland. The Colts won the game 27-24. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 29: Running back Rob Kelley #20 celebrates with offensive tackle Morgan Moses #76 of the Washington Redskins after scoreing a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at FedEx Field on October 29, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 29: Running back Rob Kelley #20 celebrates with offensive tackle Morgan Moses #76 of the Washington Redskins after scoreing a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at FedEx Field on October 29, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Starter: RT Morgan Moses

Last season, only one of the Redskins opening day starters on the offensive line played all 16 games. That was right tackle Morgan Moses. The fourth year man out of Virginia has turned into an excellent pro and he is going to be a key player in the upcoming season.

Moses is a big bodied, 6-foot-6, 335 pound blocker who uses his size and power to win on the edge. He should continue to have success, but there are some areas that he could work his way into the class of elite right tackles at the NFL level.

Recently, Bleacher Report’s NFL1000 ranked Moses as the No. 13 right tackle in the NFL. Here’s what they said about his ability in that piece.

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"Moses showed tremendous range in pass protection with a strong anchor, but he ran into issues mirroring and changing directions with the ankle sprains. In the running game, Moses was still highly effective at winning the edge with footwork, hand placement and power. He showed the ability to work with his right guard to displace the point of attack on double-teams and was also effective blocking second-level defenders."

The issues of which the NFL1000 spoke are things that shouldn’t be a problem if he is fully healthy. However, Moses has seemed to deal with injuries constantly during his NFL career. While it hasn’t kept him from missing games (he’s played all 16 games in each of the past three seasons) it has hampered him at times. But, if he can get his ankles healthy this offseason, perhaps he will be able to improve.

Moses is still undoubtedly the starter, and the Redskins proved that they believe in him when they signed him to a five-year extension recently. He should be the long-term starter on the right side, and hopefully he will continue to improve.

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