Zierlein expects early issues for Dunker at guard

Lance Zierlein believes Gennings Dunker will face challenges as he transitions from tackle to guard with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The comments came during an appearance on the Move the Sticks podcast.

Lance Zierlein said Thursday that Dunker is likely to encounter difficulties early in his switch to guard. “Dunker’s gonna have some issues early on with his move from tackle to guard,” Zierlein said. “Pass pro can get away from him at times. He has to play guard. To me, there’s going to be a learning curve for him in pass protection.”

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