New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga has proven to be wise beyond his years so far in his pro career. He received rave reviews last season as a rookie offensive lineman. Now, he is making sure to instill some confidence in his fellow OL pieces.
They're all going through a transition period, with some new players, a brand new staff, and a different playbook. Fuaga recently had a great description for how Trevor Penning finds success as a blocker for New Orleans.
Taliese Fuaga is confident in Trevor Penning
Late this past week, the young tackle talked about his teammate's possible swap to ani interior position. Fuaga is dealing with a potential position change as well, flipping to right tackle from left.
"I think it's pretty cool because he’s a really explosive dude ,if you guys really watch his game, and especially out of a three-point stance. I think he’s a bully when it comes to that stuff.” -- Fuaga via Jeff Nowak
First-round rookie Kelvin Banks Jr. may slot in as the team's left tackle.
Fuaga played both tackle spots during his college days, but a bulk of his experience has come on the right side. With that, New Orleans may find that their best combination will have Fuaga on the right and Banks protecting the blindside of whoever is playing quarterback.
As for Penning, he will be on the taller side for a guard, but Kellen Moore found success with a massive guard, who was priorly a tackle to begin his career last season with the Eagles. Mekhi Becton made strides as an interior player and could give the Saints staff a blueprint to help Penning develop as a guard.
Only time will tell. Regardless, his teammate believes in him in a pretty cool way.
