There isn’t a job in the NFL on the field that is easy—barring, perhaps, long snapper, yet we see even draft picks fail to land a job there. The offensive line is undoubtedly among the most physically demanding and perhaps among the most mentally taxing as well, especially when it comes to working collaboratively.
Each player is his own personality yet must sublimate himself in favor of the collective unit. Within that, though, will be preferences, and Mason Cole’s preference has been to play at center? Why? “Because I think I’m better at it”, he told Aditi Kinkhabwala last night in an interview with 93.