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Originally Posted by Balto
Ok why? I actually never thought about it until I read what a sports doctor said and it makes sense to me that a LEFT tackle would favor his right leg for power and pushing off more so than his left leg. Makes perfect sense. Thus why I said that fact could mean it could limit him to only the left side and not a right tackle. Shrug
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Both are important. Losing power and explosiveness in either leg is a problem.
A LT’s outside (left) leg is still important, even if the right leg is more important for anchoring.
You’ve got to be able to move and get into your stance, and the left leg is going to be moving more as you angle to cut off the arc of the pass rush. It’s going to come down quick and be ready quick to take initial impact.
I think you will find that some coaches or technique guys teach think the right leg is more important, and others that the left, but again, all will say both are important.
For an offense that wants its OTs to bail into vertical sets, having a compromised outer leg could make it tough to take the set and get your anchor and balance before impact.