Greg Roman talks about how Jim Harbaugh's training camp schedule will help Joe Alt prepare for his rookie season
The last time that Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman were on the same staff they put together one of the NFL's most unique offensive playbooks . While much of the league was moving towards a pass-heavy attack, they went in another direction while guiding the 49ers. Predicated on dominating up front, the pair looked to control the ball and let their running backs and tight ends do the heavy lifting rather than the wide receivers. To do that effectively, they needed a strong offensive line.
So it should come as no surprise that's what they're trying to do again, this time with the Chargers. With their first draft pick of the Harbaugh era the Chargers selected Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt, who was generally considere thein the class of 2024. Alt played left tackle for the Fighting Irish but in the NFL he'll be starting at right tackle opposite Rashawn Slater. That's not necessarily an easy transition to make, even for a lineman as large as Alt, who
Good news: Roman says Alt is stacking days and working hard and he sees Harbaugh's schedule setting him up to keep on getting better. Watch.While it's no guarantee of success Alt's incredible size will definitely help him transition to the NFL, and he received very high grades from Pro Football Focus for his work at the college level. Both in 2022 and 2023 he posted an overall grade above 90.0.
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