Andre's Coming

[Bama Lee]

what distinguishes the difference between RT and LT?

RT the strong side more run blocking?
LT pass blocking?
These are the things I would like to go over in play studies.

This is a caveat to what TexasTideFan wrote.... It also depends on whether your QB is left or right handed. The best pass blocker has to play to the QB's blind side (which is the opposite of which hand he throws the ball with).

 

[crmsnrevelation]

This is a caveat to what TexasTideFan wrote.... It also depends on whether your QB is left or right handed. The best pass blocker has to play to the QB's blind side (which is the opposite of which hand he throws the ball with).

that was going to be my next question... thanks.

it might be a little simplified to say if a "23 dive" is called then the HB "2" (as opposed to the FB "1") is going to take it between the LG and LT right?

 

[BAMARICH]

What distinguishes the difference between RT and LT?

To add just a couple of extra things... first is the fact that you have to have the better athlete (IMO) at LT. The weakside DE, usually lighter and faster than his strongside counterpart, demands that your LT be able to adjust quickly on the fly... you hear about "Andre's feet" and that's where you put someone of his caliber. Second, your RT is usually (but not always) more of a road grader in the running game than your LT. And, he often has help in the running game from a TE (usually more than the LT). Finally, the great strength of a LT who is dominant (above-average in both run/pass blocking) is the fact that a team is able to dominate the line of scrimmage on the weakside DE without using a TE or FB. When most of us think of dominant LT's in recent Bama history, we think about Chris Samuels... he was excellent in run and pass blocking. Due to that strength, we would often line up with our TE to the RT's side... and run to our weakside, which demanded less blocks be made to spring a RB... SA on the vast majority of occasions.