In LASkin’s recent piece on the drafting and development of tackles he made a variety of great observations and useful insights.
One claim that he made though, got my particular attention. Not because he’s the first to say it, but because its almost slipped its way into conventional wisdom at this point:
Is He A LT or RT? I don’t think it’s very worthwhile any longer to make heavy distinctions between LT and RT. With similar DEs playing on both sides of the line, any tackle without traditional LT traits is going to get humiliated in the pass rush.