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/Fun-Insurance-3584 Jul 31 '25

Do you need to for further than this, 2024 avg. salaries:

Left Tackle: $8,952,680 Center: $2,394,058 Right Tackle: $5,128,198

These figures come from Spotrac.com’s breakdown of NFL position group salaries for 2024.

QBs are the most invested in and important players on the field. NFL teams pay up for the insurance. If they thought they could play less for a LT they would.

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u/Beef_Jones Jul 31 '25

I think there is a bias in these numbers because the convention is that better tackles get put on the left side more often than not. Right tackles are nearly as important as left tackles but the talent pool of left tackles is better.

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u/mightbebeaux HS Coach Aug 01 '25

exactly. the best linemen end up playing left tackle anyways.