The Arizona Cardinals will welcome starter Jonah Williams back from injured reserve this week, and that likely means he will return to the starting lineup, where he was scheduled to begin the season before suffering a knee injury in the first quarter of the season opener.
But it will be difficult to improve Kelvin Beachum's game, at least in pass blocking.
Beachum struggled to relieve Williams in Week 1 but has been fantastic since.
In Week 1 he allowed a few sacks and hurries, .
Since then, he has appeared in eight games (he missed one game due to a hamstring injury). in total from one sack and one rush and has been perfect in the last five games (no sacks, no hits, no hurries).
He has done this alongside a backup right-back in Trystan Colon, who is in the starting lineup because Will Hernandez suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Williams was the clear starter before the season and there were big questions at right tackle based on Beachum's play in Week 1. But now one wonders whether Beachum or Williams would be a better option for the rest of the season.
We'll see if Williams really steps up this week and takes all the snaps on Sunday or if the Cardinals split the time and bring Williams back.
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