Defensive or offensive tackle, which is harder to play.

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.

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.

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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.

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Right, no DT has to learn defense. Just go straight.

Don't worry about slants, checks, gaps, twists, stunts, any of that.

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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.

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right but he was being facetious

Depending on defensive scheme and packages, it could be closer. But OT is harder

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Fat Bastard

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I played both and OT is harder

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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

[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