Redskins have made a strangely high number of moves at offensive tackle

The Washington Redskins have made quite a few moves at the offensive tackle position in the past week. Here’s what they may be trying to gain from it.

Teams often make a lot of small moves during the offseason when they have their 90-man rosters, but the Washington Redskins are taking it to another level specifically at the offensive tackle position.

In the past week or so, the Redskins have cycled through quite a few offensive tackles on their roster. First, they had Chidi Okeke, who signed as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee State, and they waived him to sign Adam Bisnowaty. At the time, it seemed like a move made to add a veteran presence to the offensive line at least for camp.

However, shortly after being signed, Bisnowaty was cut along with Juwann Bushell-Beatty, another undrafted free agent who signed with the team shortly following the draft. They were replaced by two more tackles, Jylan Ware and Brian Wallace. And now, the team has parted ways with Ware just a day after signing him. Granted, the players they have moved on from are mostly potential practice squad options or camp bodies, but it’s still a noticeable trend.

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So, this begs the question. What exactly are the Redskins doing at the tackle position?

At first glance, it may seem nonsensical to bring in this many bodies for such short periods of time — after all, Ware and Bisnowaty were there for only a day or two each — but maybe there is a method to this madness.

Last season, the Redskins had a high attrition rate on the offensive line and late in the year, they had to scramble to find options for their unit. Perhaps this offseason, they’re trying to work out as many players as possible and just see what they’re capable of ahead of the season. That would at least give them working knowledge of a handful of guys that might be on the market or practice squad eligible.

Another possibility is that the team could be searching for a candidate with upside to roster as their fourth offensive tackle. Ty Nsekhe is gone and Geron Christian (ready or not) will take over his swing tackle role. But behind Christian, they don’t have that much. And no, Ereck Flowers doesn’t really count since the team seems fixated on moving him inside to guard.

If Bill Callahan is looking for some specific trait or developmental upside, then it would make sense to give him a chance to work with as many players as possible until they settle on an option they like. That said, it is still strange to see them make moves at the tackle position on an almost-daily basis for the past week, but perhaps things will calm down once Callahan and Jay Gruden get a candidate they like on the roster.

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For the time being, this is just an unanswered question that could turn out to be a footnote. But if the cycling continues, it will be interesting to see who the team ultimately settles on at the position.

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