The Baltimore Ravens are serious about their new offensive line configuration.
Oniel Cousins has been promoted to first-string on the official depth chart at right offensive tackle.
Cousins started at right tackle against the Houston Texans on Monday night with Marshal Yanda sliding over to his old right guard position. It was Cousins’ first start of the season.
Yanda is now listed as the starter at right guard with Tony Moll operating as the top backup at right guard and right tackle.
Chris Chester, who lined up as a blocking tight end against the Houston Texans, is now listed as the top backup at left guard and center behind Ben Grubbs and Matt Birk.
Chester played tight end at the University of Oklahoma and in high school before moving to the offensive line late in his career with the Sooners.
It wasn’t a smooth transition as the Ravens allowed five sacks and averaged only 2.6 yards per rush.
However, Ravens coach John Harbaugh indicated that the team is going to stick with the move going forward
“It puts a little more size on the field for us,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said during his weekly radio program Tuesday night. “If you put Oniel Cousins out there at tackle, Marshal out there at guard and Chris Chester out there at tight end, which he played in college, it just gives us a bigger, more physical front to move people around a little bit more.
“We want to be able to do that and have that as an option. We didn’t quite get the production that we wanted, but it was the first week, and I’m really hopeful that that will help us start knocking around a little bit more."
source: National Football Post
author: Aaron Wilson
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