Ryan Poles and an anonymous NFC executive agree on one key reason why Ozzy Trapilo isn't expected to start right away for the Bears

As the Chicago Bears head toward a Week 1 date with the Minnesota Vikings next Monday, one highly-drafted rookie is expected to start his first season with the team as a reserve player.

Second-round offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo had a lot of momentum going into training camp after having a strong minicamp and spring battling for the starting left tackle position.

While the Week 1 left tackle starter is still yet to be decided, Trapilo is seemingly out of the running after the team moved him to second-team right tackle behind Darnell Wright.

That's not to say the team gave up on the talented rookie, in fact it's more of the opposite. By moving Trapilo to the right side, the team wanted to prepare the rookie for the swing tackle role as a valuable depth player on the gameday roster.

While speaking with reporters last week, general manager Ryan Poles helped explain why the decision was made and how it could actually be more beneficial for Trapilo going into the season.

"I did like — when he moved to right (tackle) — I thought he settled in and it looked very natural, his hand usage, his feet, but it looked like that when he started out at left (tackle) early. I think he just hit a rookie wall in the middle of camp where things just got all over the place," Poles explained. "He needed to settle in. I think going back to that (Chiefs) game, you can see things slow down for him a little bit and his technique come back...

"I think he just got out of wack a little bit midway through camp. [Offensive line coach Dan Roushar], [head coach Ben Johnson] and [offensive coordinator Declan Doyle], had a great feel for moving him back to homebase, have him comfortable, and we'll continue to work on his development."