Pass Pro Lab: Josh Simmons + How Elite Left Tackles Solve Problems

Chiefs LT Josh Simmons and I study rookie tape, hand usage, pass-set manipulation and what current and former elite left tackles like Tunsil, Bolles, Peters, Armstead and Bakhtiari do differently.

Pass protection is rarely about perfection.

It is about solving problems.

Different rushers create different stress points. Different tackles solve those problems differently.

In this edition of PASS PRO LAB, Chiefs LT Josh Simmons and I studied his rookie pass-protection tape before expanding outward into a broader conversation about elite tackle play.

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