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CNN-SI Article: Line of demarcation, Differences are small between elite, average linemen.


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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...ex.html?eref=T1

 

There seem to be a million articles on the skill positions and very few on what really goes down in the trenches.

 

For the most part, I agree with his logic (in relation to how an elite versus an average player is compensated disproportionally), however, I know that it's those small differences

 

...a tenth of a second faster

 

...one pound of additional strength

 

...a slightly more accurate reflex

 

which decide those 1:1 match-ups.

 

I was interested in others' thoughts on this piece.

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its a game of inches...there are no small advantages

 

Valid point, therefore the investment is worth it. Could mean the difference between breaking off that big running play, having the extra second to make the big throw for a game winning score and in either case advancing to the next round in the playoffs or winning the big game altogether.

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Welcome Chappy!

 

Thanks for the warm welcome. Now back to the topic this thread was starting for.

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Line of demarcation

 

this reminds of the maginot line ..and let me tell you we stopped those japanese at the maginot line which definitely turned world war 1 in our favor :wacko:

Francois... theece Maginot Line... eece very eempressive, no?

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Let me say this, as a Lions fan:

 

I'm sure he's a nice guy, but as a player, Rick DeMulling is a worthless pile of dung. It may only have been once or twice a game where I cursed the day he was born. He probably only moved left while his assignment blew by him on his right 20, 21 times that year. The 2006 Lions, who lost something like six games by less than a touchdown, were totally unaffected by the drive-ending sacks or stuffed runs he gave up, I'm sure.

 

Peace

policy

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When AD is 8 yards upfield before the first defender has an opportunity to miss a tackle, I'd definitely say Hutch, Birk, and Richardson are worth the $. I've long thought the O-line and FB positions were undervalued.

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That means the difference between one of the highest paid guards in the league like Hutchinson and a journeyman interior backup like me is approximately 15 plays over the course of the season, give or take a few.

Seasons are won or lost on fewer than 5 or so plays per season so I wouldn't degrade their importance.

 

15 plays can make a huge impact on a season... 15 plays of blown coverage from a DB, 15 missed tackles by an LB, 15 incompletions or INTs that could've been first downs or TDs, 15 blown blocking assignments that lead to the end of a drive either through a fumble, sack, stuffed run, QB hurry etc.

 

The best at each position deserve their top contracts because they are the best. They get paid because they are 10 or 15 or 20 or however many plays better than the average at the position.

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Translation: "My name is Ross Tucker. I wish I could have been an elite NFL player, but I wasn't. While the real elite NFL O-linemen are making lots of money now, I must convince myself that I was, basically, almost as good as they are. It helps me sleep at night."

 

I want to give him some credibility, since he actually played the position, but to do would would subtract ALL the credibility that general managers have. Since they watch a LOT more game tape and actually spend the money (with their own jobs on the line), I think they know a little more about the "value added" of various NFL positions.

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