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Random Thoughts on Left Tackle vs Right Tackle
RoadDawg55
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Who the fuck made up that LT is so much more important than RT?
We always hear, “Player X projects as a guard who could slide to right tackle.” Ifedi on the Seahawks is an example of this.
If a guy can’t play LT, than how the fuck can he play RT? I didn’t know defenses couldn’t put their best pass rusher on only one side.
I get the “blind side” stuff. It makes a little bit of sense, but right handed QB’s sometimes look left. Sometimes QB’s scramble. When Browning got destroyed against Rutgers, the rush came from the right while Browning was looking left.
It’s become cliche bullshit that agents and good old boy morons in the NFL took as fact. It’s not. Maybe LT is marginally more important, but an offensive tackle is an offensive tackle.
Anyone have any real evidence why LT is considered more important than RT?
We always hear, “Player X projects as a guard who could slide to right tackle.” Ifedi on the Seahawks is an example of this.
If a guy can’t play LT, than how the fuck can he play RT? I didn’t know defenses couldn’t put their best pass rusher on only one side.
I get the “blind side” stuff. It makes a little bit of sense, but right handed QB’s sometimes look left. Sometimes QB’s scramble. When Browning got destroyed against Rutgers, the rush came from the right while Browning was looking left.
It’s become cliche bullshit that agents and good old boy morons in the NFL took as fact. It’s not. Maybe LT is marginally more important, but an offensive tackle is an offensive tackle.
Anyone have any real evidence why LT is considered more important than RT?
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The reason it's considered more important was elaborated on in... well, The Blind Side (the book, not the shit movie). Basically, NFL execs crapped their pants when Lawrence Taylor was hitting QB's and strippers both hard from the back, so they put a premium on huge, athletic guys who could stop Taylor at left tackle. Steve Wallace was the example used.RoadDawg55 said:Who the fuck made up that LT is so much more important than RT?
We always hear, “Player X projects as a guard who could slide to right tackle.” Ifedi on the Seahawks is an example of this.
If a guy can’t play LT, than how the fuck can he play RT? I didn’t know defenses couldn’t put their best pass rusher on only one side.
I get the “blind side” stuff. It makes a little bit of sense, but right handed QB’s sometimes look left. Sometimes QB’s scramble. When Browning got destroyed against Rutgers, the rush came from the right while Browning was looking left.
It’s become cliche bullshit that agents and good old boy morons in the NFL took as fact. It’s not. Maybe LT is marginally more important, but an offensive tackle is an offensive tackle.
Anyone have any real evidence why LT is considered more important than RT?
It's probably not really much more important, but Lawrence Taylor's effect made it seem to be so. -
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When did center go pro?whatshouldicareabout said: -
My center getting screwedwhatshouldicareabout said: -
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said: -
We live in a world where Keanu Reeves has made millions of dollars to act. Nothing makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said: -
Reeves is awesomeSwaye said:
We live in a world where Keanu Reeves has made millions of dollars to act. Nothing makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said: -
He and/or his agent is old at picking movies. John Wick’s, Bill and Ted, Point Break, Hardball. I wasn’t a huge Matrix guy, but most people seemed to enjoy those.Swaye said:
We live in a world where Keanu Reeves has made millions of dollars to act. Nothing makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said: -
He's been in some great movies, but he couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. John Wick was awesome though.RoadDawg55 said:
He and/or his agent is old at picking movies. John Wick’s, Bill and Ted, Point Break, Hardball. I wasn’t a huge Matrix guy, but most people seemed to enjoy those.Swaye said:
We live in a world where Keanu Reeves has made millions of dollars to act. Nothing makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said: -
John wick is the SHITSwaye said:
We live in a world where Keanu Reeves has made millions of dollars to act. Nothing makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said: -
Let’s ask our resident football expert Mooster. He coaches at the highest classification in a football state.
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Swaye made this thread. LT/RT is cool and all but Center and Keanu made me LOL.
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This thread is worthless without @PurpleThrobber weighing in on Sandra Bullock's tittays.
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Listen guys, I have some experience in this realm based on me coaching a flag football team one time.
Typically, the LT is the athletic freak. Following the QB, the LT is considered the 2nd most important position on offense in the NFL. -
At least he gets after it.Swaye said:
We live in a world where Keanu Reeves has made millions of dollars to act. Nothing makes sense.RoadDawg55 said:
I addressed that. LT is considered a premier position but it doesn’t actually make a ton of sense.whatshouldicareabout said:
https://youtu.be/_yk7K8-HnfI -
There is certainly less of a difference now. Way more creativity in offensive formations, virtual elimination of the full back and defenses move their playmakers around to find weak spots far more often which means lining their guy up over the right tackle. The two positions will regress towards each other in dollars and perceived importance over time.
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The LT is a remnant from the past when running games were more traditional and teams ran more so that when they did pass it was from the pocket and the blind side mattered more
The dink and dunk run pass option spread it out offense just needs good linemen across the bored -
We need a backwards tackle. Someone to block behind Browning as he runs the wrong way down the field.
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It really doesn't matter when you run the spread offense or have a running QB. If you have 30 million dollar QB that cannot run you put your best Tackle on the left. Matters more in the pros with a Tom Brady at QB.
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Poast morMikeMonan said:It really doesn't matter when you run the spread offense or have a running QB. If you have 30 million dollar QB that cannot run you put your best Tackle on the left. Matters more in the pros with a Tom Brady at QB.
