Quote:So what skillset do you prefer your man at the pivot to have; athleticism and quickness or strength / power? Granted, you'd like for a guy to have both but Mike Webster's only come around so often. To me, I'd rather my Center have power and stoutness and let the Guards be the quick ones. Just my thing though.

 

In a ZBS, speed wins every time. Back in the days when guards would pull, it made sense for them to have speed, but in a ZBS they all need to be able to get on a defender who might be not be lined up in their gap and that takes quickness. Realistically, you don't even need to be able to drive block down field, just get on a guy, redirect him and let the RB find the hole.

 

Also, you can't teach speed, he can hit the weights, get stronger, but its unlikely he will ever get significantly faster. If youre going to pick a player with a deficiency (not that I think Richburg is totally lacking in this area), pick strength.

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