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Defensive or offensive tackle, which is harder to play.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 7:32 am
Posted on 9/25/18 at 7:32 am
If you had to move a player in the middle of a game form offense to defense, or defense to offense, which player would fare better in an emergency game situation?
Posted on 9/25/18 at 7:34 am to GeeOH
Never played defense but I was all state right tackle. So I'm going to biasedly say my job would be harder to pick up. You've got a lot of blocking schemes to learn. Pass blocking in an art. And messing up at tackle can get your qb murdered vs just being irrelevant on the play if you can't get off your block. I'd never throw someone on the o line that's never done it before at college level, that would be a disaster.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 7:35 am to GeeOH
You can't just move a guy to OT in the middle of a game. A beast could be moved to DT and do decently. Offensive line requires too much teamwork. It is more choreographed.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 7:41 am to PensaTigers
I played all 5 positions on the line between HS and college. What makes OT harder is the need to know the play, the calls, the audibles, the proper techniques not to hold. DT can be a space/Block eater. Any OL can do that if needed. The hard part of DT is the conditioning. OL seems to be less exhausting because you are dictating to the defense. DT is more exhausting because you are always supposed to be chasing the ball.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 7:43 am to mark65mc
Center is harder to play than OT btw.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:30 am to mark65mc
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Center is harder to play than OT btw
I played center and noseguard and I promise that I enjoyed noseguard better.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:32 am to mark65mc
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What makes OT harder is the need to know the play, the calls, the audibles, the proper techniques not to hold. DT can be a space/Block eater. Any OL can do that if needed. The hard part of DT is the conditioning. OL seems to be less exhausting because you are dictating to the defense. DT is more exhausting because you are always supposed to be chasing the ball.
Right, no DT has to learn defense. Just go straight.
Don't worry about slants, checks, gaps, twists, stunts, any of that.
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:49 am to RATeamWannabe
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Right, no DT has to learn defense. Just go straight.
Not true at all at the college level. They all have gap responsibilities and stunts, etc.....just like an OT with zone blocking techniques.
Edit: missed the sarcasm..carry on
This post was edited on 9/25/18 at 9:28 am
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:53 am to GeeOH
I played both and OT is harder
Posted on 9/25/18 at 8:56 am to GeeOH
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Not true at all at the college level. They all have gap responsibilities and stunts, etc.....just like an OT with zone blocking techniques.
right but he was being facetious
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:08 am to GeeOH
How is this a question...lmao
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:28 am to USAFTiger42
Depending on defensive scheme and packages, it could be closer. But OT is harder
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:29 am to USAFTiger42
I was all state left tackle 6'6 325. OL is much harder more to learn. But I did ok
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:29 am to Fat Bastard
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Fat Bastard
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I played both and OT is harder
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:30 am to GeeOH
OT. You need great technique to be a good OT.
You can get away with just being a good athlete at DT
You can get away with just being a good athlete at DT
Posted on 9/25/18 at 10:43 am to GeeOH
It depends on their skill set. While we have had few players move from O line to D line and be successful, we have had a number of players that have moved from D line to O line and been very successful. There is an aggressiveness that d linemen have to have to be successful, while o lineman is a more technical and power position. Guys like Joe Barksdale was a highly ranked d lineman coming out of high school and from the beginning it was apparent that he wouldn't be a productive player in college, he switched to offense and flourished and has had a long NFL career
Posted on 9/25/18 at 9:56 pm to Cannon style
[quote]I was all state left tackle 6'6 325.[/quote
Seriously,Cannon, Congrats... All State means you were very good!
For me.. I'll put more emphasis on you post
Seriously,Cannon, Congrats... All State means you were very good!
For me.. I'll put more emphasis on you post
This post was edited on 9/25/18 at 11:10 pm
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