Found August 31, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
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Being an NFL lineman is a thankless job. Linemen know if they do a good job of blocking and tackling it will go unnoticed, but if he misses a tackle or a block, everyone notices. Left tackle over all the offensive linemen has become a pivotal position whose purpose is to protect the QB blind side from dominant pass-rushers. A left tackle’s responsibility is to block elite pass rushers and if that tackle makes a mistake, it can result in a sack or a fumble if the quarterback is hit from behind. It is because of these turnovers that not only determine the outcome of any game but has made the position at left tackle an integral part of the line as the blind-side protector. Most teams in the NFL generally slide their protection to the quarterback's blind side, which is almost always the left. So much has been given to former Steeler LT Alan Faneca and his abilities to protect the blind side, but my argument has been in the last three years as a Steeler did not do such a good j...
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