12-18-2006, 06:09 PM
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In the Starting Line-up
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,030
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Re: Wondering About O'Calaghan?
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Originally Posted by Fanfrom1960
It's quite a while since I played, and I did play in the line, but, why aren't right and left tackles more interchangeable? I know the left tackle has Brady's life practically in his hands on pass plays, but why can't a guy big and strong, etc., enough to be able to play RT, also train to play on the left side? Tackles must have to pull out and block on running plays equally as much from either side, so the only difference seems to be blocking for the QBs blind side.
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Right you are. That's why that side of the line of scrimmage usually attracts the defense's best pass rusher, along with the majority of the D-gap blitzes.
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