Re: Why are most offensive lineman white and defensive lineman black?
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They are very similar positions
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I stopped reading there, no they are two completely different positions. I'm pretty sure Dwight Freeney would struggle immensely with blocking Simeon Rice.
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Well you don't have to agree with that assessment to answer the question. Explain to me if/how the differences in the positions make one race better suited to one position or the other.
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OL is all about knowing assignments - aka 'smarts'. You have to be able to recognize and remember lots of different schemes.
DL is all about speed and strength - aka 'physical traits'. Just go make a play.
Once you realize that, you'll see the obvious answer to your question. Looking further, we see what happens when a really smart big black guy plays OL (Larry Allen, Orlando Pace, Walter Jones, Randall McDaniel, etc)
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