G geoff schwartz12/29/2023 ![]() And if you miss with your hands, your base better be good so you’re able to recover. If an offensive tackle is struggling with his strike and punch location, plus has bad feet, then moving inside is a no-go. If an offensive tackle has good hands, generally has good movement skills but might lack some foot quickness to play tackle, then moving inside could be productive. I’d always punch like I was at right tackle and when I was being bull-rushed, I’d switch my stagger to anchor the bull like a right guard, thus allowing myself to get beat inside.Īccording to social media, switching from tackle to guard is the “easy” solution for a tackle who’s struggling. I had to switch from the right side to the left side (LG) a couple times in my career. ![]() In the immortal words of Josh Sitton, switching from one side to the other is “like wiping your ass with the other hand.”Įverything is awkward and different. ![]() Moving from side to side is easy for some, but most often, it takes a while to adjust. The majority of people believe switching positions is easy because they’ve never done it before. If you have any questions you’d like answered in the future, hit me up: is the most difficult position switch for an offensive lineman to make on the O-line that the majority of people think is easy? (ex: OT to OG or LT to RT etc) - get asked this question more than any other. Here’s what you asked me this week on Twitter. I might make this a weekly piece if I continue to get great questions. OK, it’s mailbag time! Y’all asked some awesome questions, enough for at least two of these Q&As.
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