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Rick Trickett on cross-training players

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And the level of their instruction matches their intelligence, especially if they have a coach like Trickett. He makes players flip positions for a few days to rejuvenate them. "Those tackles do not like going back in to guard, I can promise you that," Trickett says. "They think they have their stuff down. They go inside and they say, ‘Stuff happens a lot faster.’ Well, no s—. Try playing center. They like it outside. Of course they do. Any moron can play tackle. It’s all man on man out there. How complicated is that?"

Rick Trickett on why he cross-trains his offensive linemen. It helps with their understanding.