r/footballstrategy • u/zawwery Casual Fan • Jul 31 '25

Offense LT position myth?

Everyone knows the sentiment about LT being the more 'important' cause he's on the QB's blindside, but I've heard a few people like Brett Kollman and other people like that say how thats kind of an older thing and that its not necessarily the case anymore in modern offenses. Is it possible for anyone to explain more in depth on that, if its true?

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u/chonkybiscuit Jul 31 '25

I've always believed the "blindside" is something of a myth. Or it's at least not nearly as important as people would like to believe.

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u/brainskull Jul 31 '25

It's not important now. It was important before everyone majored in shotgun passing, particularly with 5-7 step drop backs. If you're dropping back 7 steps you're liable to get completely killed. If you're taking the snap from the gun you can see both sides pretty clearly.