Is Long best suited on left or right side?

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/football/miami-dolphins-ORSPT000189.topic

Dolphins rookie left tackle Jake Long uses Jason Taylor-like dance steps to dodge questions about which side of the offensive line he prefers to play, but coach Tony Sparano never minced words when discussing the future location for his top draft pick.

"We see Jake as a left tackle. Left tackle is our need, and that's where he's going to be playing for us," Sparano said the week after the draft.

Sparano, General Manager Jeff Ireland and Vice President of Football Operations Bill Parcells ignored all the pre-draft chatter from pundits such as NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock, who is convinced the 6-foot-7, 315-pound Long will dominate as a run-blocking right tackle but will struggle initially on the left side against the league's elite speed rushers.

"He's got the talent, the toughness and the emotional stability to play left tackle at a high level, if he's transitioned over time," said Mayock, a former NFL defensive back. "I know he's a good athlete; I know he's left-handed and is used to playing the left side. With all those things, I think he could be inundated his first two seasons because I've seen tape when he goes up against defensive ends with NFL-type speed, and he struggles a little bit.

"Jake doesn't have the rare feet of a Joe Thomas, who started at left tackle from Day 1."

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[dolfanreal69]

Man i wish camp would start. The media has nothing more to do than stir up crap, they have no idea about.