Langston Walker at Left Guard: Could the Raiders Reshuffle the O-Line Again?

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Published: December 8, 2009

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... mess since Lincoln Kennedy retired.

Sunday against the Steelers, the situation seemingly got even worse. To play the Steelers the Raiders only dressed two backup o-linemen in Langston Walker and Chris Morris, and they both saw the field. Morris saw action at center due to a calf injury to Samson Satelem and Langston Walker saw action at left guard due to a back injury to Robert Gallery.

Though Walker wasn't completely comfortable playing the position—not doing it since 2003—he did a decent job.

When the Steelers defense saw Gallery leave the field, they smelled blood and attacked Langston Walker at the left guard relentlessly. This was to no avail, aside from a few early pressures on Bruce Gradkowski, once Walker settled in to his new position.

The thing you have to ask yourself is: Is Langston Walker a viable option at Guard?

Well, the offense did struggle before before Walker was inserted into the starting lineup. And without Walker, ...

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