So Brandon Scherff has moved from right tackle to right guard. Big deal, right? Well, not exactly.

Scratch beneath the surface and there are plenty of reasons why Scherff moving from right tackle to guard should worry the Washington Redskins.

However, few of those reasons have anything to do with Scherff. When the comments are being fired my way, I'm going to wish I typed that sentence twice and put big, flashing neon lights around it.

Scherff's switch had been hinted at during recent training camp practices and has now been (semi) confirmed with the release of an unofficial depth chart, per the team's official site.

Let's keep the conversation focused on Scherff to begin with. In this case, the player who limped out of the team's latest practice with an ankle problem, per 106.7 The Fan's Brian McNally, is the least of the Redskins' problems.

That's despite Washington having to recast this year's fifth-overall draft pick so early in his career. Scherff has had a host of problems in pass protection at right tackle this offseason, according to ESPN.com's John Keim.

Moving him inside will mitigate those problems but won't remove them altogether. Playing him at guard instead of tackle means Washington's coaches no longer have to worry about edge-rushers giving him fits.

But they should be concerned about how he'll fare against some premier defensive tackles. The position switch means not having to face Cameron Wake when the Miami Dolphins come to town in Week 1. Instead, Scherff will have to contend with Ndamukong Suh. Out of the frying pan and into...you get the idea.

Still, it's better the Redskins find out now Scherff is wasted on the edge. Much better than learning it after a few games that count, games where Scherff's pass protection struggles have landed quarterback Robert Griffin III in intensive care.

But putting Scherff at guard reignites the debate about the value of his selection. Even now, you should be able to hear echoes of some frustrated fan shouting, "You don't use a top-five pick on a guard, dammit!"

At the time he assigned a grade to this team's 2015 NFL draft class, Mark Maske of the Washington Post raised the same point:

Brandon Scherff is a good player and if he becomes a reliable starter at right tackle, all is well. But if he ends up playing guard, he might not have been worth the No. 5 overall pick. Will the Redskins regret passing up DE Leonard Williams, perhaps the draft’s top defensive player?

Jason Reid of ESPN.com was among those who certainly believe this franchise will regret valuing Scherff over the more obvious impact a defensive wrecking ball like Williams might provide:

No NFL decision-maker worth his salt would pick a player projected as a right tackle over a disruptive defensive lineman expected to emerge as a dominant pass-rusher. For Washington, the worst-case scenario would be if Williams becomes a monster and Scherff ultimately moves inside because he struggles against the rush. As two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan will tell you, teams win championships with great tackles, not guards.

Ultimately though, value is only judged by on-field performances. It won't matter one jot where Scherff was drafted if he becomes a Pro Bowl interior O-lineman.

Granted, there's quite a few steps to go before then, not the least of which is Scherff making the grade at his new position. The Redskins don't even want to think about a scenario where Scherff can't cut it at guard.

New general manager Scot McCloughan, the man who selected Scherff over more glamorous alternatives, certainly doesn't want to think about that. More struggles from Scherff would mean he and head coach Jay Gruden have got it wrong twice.

The fact is Scherff switching to guard should surprise no one. After all, most draft pundits saw him as a better fit there at the pro level.

NFL Network's Mike Mayock (h/t Dan Parr of the league's official site) compared him to Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin. So did Bleacher Report analyst Matt Miller.

So there won't be many surprised by this switch. Except the Redskins, that is.

Barely minutes after the pick was made, Gruden indicated Scherff would be tasked with playing right tackle, per Keim:

It was a strangely direct statement to make about a player with crossover potential for at least three positions. Yet even McCloughan, who made more effort to identify Scherff's flexibility than Gruden did, endorsed the player beginning his career at right tackle, according to Liz Clarke of the Washington Post:

Pointing to Scherff’s four years of preparation under Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz, McCloughan said he was confident Scherff could handle the speed of NFL pass rushers if he lines up at right tackle, as expected. If Scherff moves to guard later in his career, McCloughan said, he’d still consider the pick well spent.

McCloughan's confidence in Scherff handling speed on the edge has already been a proven miscalculation. In fact, his cover-all-the-bases answer now reads like a couched response, almost like equivocation about the player he uses his primary draft pick to take. When you draft a player in the top five, surely you should have a clear idea about where he'll play.

It's beginning to look as though the Redskins went overboard wanting to set a tough-guy tone for their rebuilding roster. That's certainly how Fox Sports' Jay Glazer saw Scherff after he was selected:

There's been a lot of tough talk at Redskins Park this offseason, and stuff like that is always guaranteed to stir up fans. But there has to be more to a team than bravado and physicality.

Remember, the brute-force team McCloughan helped build with the San Francisco 49ers only started to win once he and the straight-talking but strategically misguided coaches he'd hired left town.

There has to be some nuance with the muscle. Redskins fans should hope Scherff wasn't picked with only the latter in mind.

In fairness to McCloughan, though, it's his job to put the tools in place for Gruden and his staff to use. It's up to the coaches to find the best use for the players they're provided.

Not only has Gruden guessed wrong with Scherff, he's also misjudged Spencer Long. The second-year pro was slated to start at right guard next to Scherff in the original, but now aborted, plan.

Back in March, Gruden even touted natural guard Long for bigger things this season, per Keim. Now though, Long is returning to a backup role, according to Jacob Feldman of the Washington Post.

That was quick. As unimpressive as Scherff may have been this offseason, it's clear Long hasn't been much better.

So basically, Gruden has been wrong about his offensive line twice. That raises the question, just how confident should Redskins fans be about Gruden minding the store McCloughan is building?

If you said "not very," give yourself a pat on the back.

Speaking of low confidence, a direct implication of Scherff's position switch is how it leaves the O-line in a state of flux. Right tackle is still a weak spot.

That's bad news considering how the position has been the bane of the group since 2010. In that time, Jammal Brown, Tyler Polumbus and Tom Compton have all started and failed to convince.

Where's the real expectation things are going to get any better? At the moment, those hopes rest on the broad shoulders of Morgan Moses.

Last season's third-round pick has even enjoyed some impressive moments during training camp, according to Keim. But this is still the same player who struggled so much at right tackle last offseason he not only failed to unseat Polumbus (ouch), he was also moved back to the left side in a backup role.

It takes more than a leap of faith to believe Moses is suddenly the answer at such a troubling spot. The problem is the Redskins need an answer on the right side and fast.

Wake and St. Louis Rams end Chris Long will be rushing the passer at FedEx Field in the opening two games of the season. In Week 6, it's the turn of the New York Jets and either Muhammad Wilkerson or Williams.

Then there's Charles Johnson of the Carolina Panthers, perhaps the best pure 4-3 defensive end in football, a player who continues to be underrated, in Week 11. That's maybe nothing compared to facing Mario Williams of the Buffalo Bills in Week 15.

Throw in a pair of games against the Philadelphia Eagles' Connor Barwin and you get the idea. Washington's schedule is littered with gifted pass-rushers who love to dominate right tackles.

Whether it's Scherff, Moses or even Compton, lining up in that spot, the Redskins have a problem.

The uncertainty up front shows McCloughan didn't do enough to address the O-line this offseason. Faced with a position group that surrendered 58 sacks in 2014, his only responses were selecting Scherff and adding fellow rookie Arie Kouandjio in Round 4.

When you could easily make a case for a quartet of new starters alongside Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams, two draft picks aren't enough. Especially not when one is still looking for his best position and the other is ticketed to be a backup. New line coach Bill Callahan is good, but he's going to have to work miracles here.

McCloughan made a determination in free agency, opting to put the emphasis on defense. Yet with fairly healthy cap room and seven picks headed into the draft, a compromise wasn't really needed.

Rome wasn't built in a day, but McCloughan has picked the wrong starting point. That's obvious when you consider how much Washington's fortunes are still tied to Griffin.

If making him better is the priority, the same should be true for adding quality linemen.

Another prominent pick should have gone on the offensive front. More importantly, so should some free-agency dollars.

As it stands, Washington is entering yet another season with major question marks across a vital area of the team. The implications of that are deeply disturbing.

RG3 won't develop as this franchise absolutely needs him to if the protection is still poor. Yet what should really worry McCloughan is how a feeble-looking line will impact a ground game expected to be the focal point of the offense.

The rushing attack slipped to 19th last year, and it wasn't all because Gruden has never seen a pass call he didn't like. Too many times, Redskins runners were met in the backfield and given little chance to pick a lane and build momentum.

Moving Scherff around doesn't condemn him to bust status. In fact, it may even accelerate his development, albeit a little later than expected.

But his position switch does raise questions about Washington's free agency and draft strategies under McCloughan. It also shows Gruden's judgement, something that can't take many more hits, in a bad light.

Most troubling, with right tackle now back in a state of flux, arguably Washington's weakest position a year ago isn't looking much stronger headed into the new season.