“Definitely better than where it started, but obviously, a lot of things to improve on,” he said. “I don’t think I played to this offensive line’s standard and this team’s standard. So, definitely a lot of things I can improve on.
“It’s pretty disappointing because I hold myself to a high standard. It’s a building block and something I have a baseline to build on.”
At 6-foot-6, 315 pounds, Ratledge is one of the taller guards in the NFL. Winning at the line of scrimmage is all about leverage and pad level, and that’s one thing Ratledge said he and the coaches have talked about improving this offseason in his exit interview.
“The one thing that needs to be fixed sooner rather than later is pad level,” Ratledge said. “I’m already a tall guard as it is and improving pad level is one of my bigger things.”