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Subject: Re: Increased athletic skills on defenses

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Date Posted: 11:12:52 07/10/24 Wed
In reply to: An Observer 's message, "Playing Offensive Line in Football" on 14:35:54 07/09/24 Tue

It is interesting how the relative athletic skills of football positions have dramatically evolved over the past several decades. In my youth, the most athletic kids would elect to compete for QB and HB. Next would be WR and TE. Unless you played both ways (which you did in high school), the DBs and LBs tended to be at an athletic disadvantage covering the WRs and HBs.

In light of the changes in which positions get drafted highest and get paid the most in the NFL, many of the best athletes now elect to play DB or LB/edge rusher positions in high school and college. The primary reason WRs can still regularly get separation today is due to the more complex offensive schemes being deployed.

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[> Subject: Re: Playing Offensive Line in Football
Author: An Observer [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:21:35 07/10/24 Wed Right on cue, Colin Cowherd just now: "I've always thought of great offensive linemen as intellectuals. They have to think things through. On the other hand, great defensive linemen have a screw loose." Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins: "Yup, that's right."