Quote:Twenty five pounds absolutely matters. There are players that can play either position, there are players who can only play LG, and there are those who can only play RG. The only strartable player we have at RG is Linder, and even he isn't stout enough to get consistent push against nose tackles and big ends.

 

Not with proper technique, it doesn't.

 

Again, if you've got marginal talent to begin with - yes, you can and will struggle regardless of side, even if one is more "natural" to you.

 

But if you're a talented player, you're talking about the difference between A and A-, B and B+ switching sides.

 

A Manuwai or Meester wouldn't have any trouble at all playing RG.  It's just that they were much better than any option at LG and C.  Same with Linder at C.  I doubt we'd find a C as good as Linder, but he could go back to LG if so.

 

Speaking from experience.

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