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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 1091953" data-attributes="member: 4199">The difficulty for each position isn't the same.  Tackles are typically the biggest, but have to be the best athletes because of the freak athletes at defensive end.  Guards can be powerful, smart, technicians, and fast in varying amounts and still get the job done.Center, by comparison, tends to do the least physically.  Yes, snapping the ball is a niche skill, but on most running plays, the playside guard and center are going to double team a DT and then one of them will release to a linebacker.  If you're in a scheme that doesn't ask the center to make protection calls, he doesn't need to be any smarter than the other 4.  Not all schemes require the center to pull, or if they do, pull infrequently.  In short, you can hide an "inferior" athlete at center due to how the game works.  And you only need 1 starting center vs. 2 guards and 2 tackles.</blockquote>

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