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Originally Posted by Butter
CU Tiger, what comes easier to an OL?
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I'm just reading and enjoying the debate
Totally depends on the player in question and the scheme in question.
A QB is much more likely to avoid a rush and still have a successful pass than a RB is to be successful running into no blocking. That is counter acted by the fact that you can run away from a bad lineman, while its harder to pass away from one....though you can do some with roll outs, sticks,waggles etc.
Most D1 linemen arrive at college with good feet. Well those recruited by good OL teams do. You can improve a lineman's feet but you cant make a bad foot good. I've never yet met an OL that arrived at college strong enough. Now the best of the best can cover their lack of strength with superior technique, and in that instance its a lot easier to get in front of and post up a DE n a pass set than it is to drive a DT off and get push.
Then again background is important. If a kid came from a 3-O or a WingT high school, he s probably pretty adept at run blocking If he came from an air raid school he is probably ahead in pass blocking. At least around here HS offenses tend to be more radical in that nature than anything in D1.