Originally Posted by dollar
Let me start from cero..
L: Left
R: Right
C: Center
T: Tackle
G: Guard
here's your conventional line-up:
LT --- LG --- C --- RG --- RT
Now, tackles will generally be taller, have longer arms, and good footwork. Guards will be shorter, with more bulk, more weight, yet quick in able to make pulls and traps etc. The center the shorter, yet smarter and needs to be the quickest one out of all to attack, because he needs to make sure to get the ball to the QB, which takes time, not a lot, but enough to make a difference if not done correctly.
Now, you'd like your tackle to have longer arms and better footwork because Defensive ends will most likely get around him, and he needs to be able to use his hands, move his feet, stay low, keep balance and keep himself strong, this that Gallery couldn't do.
Now a guard needs less footwork, he just needs to stay lower, and keep strength, because a DT will rarely get around you, so playing guard is a lot of strength, which is why Gallery was considered a top prospect.
Even though Gallery isn't your conventional guard due to height, he is because of his footwork and strength, plus his quickness (he used to play tight end, so his pulls are pretty quick).
Hope this helped at all.
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