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[QUOTE="blizz, post: 2139795, member: 4252"]
Both positions are very much predicated on dominating space. The difference comes in the outside (i.e. C gap) responsibility. A NT will rarely have responsibility over this gap and as you get closer to the edge (the outside shoulder of the last o-lineman) the ability to make plays on the run and in open field (i.e. with your body weight outside or off of your feet) is more and more critical. This is the difference in a DE vs a DT vs a NT. A NT is a bull, works very well in very small spaces and over extremely short time durations, inches matter and the work is happening in milliseconds. A NT is adept at moving an interior linman off of his anchor, and making a play when squared to the ball in a tight confined space. A DE has to be fluid enough to make plays against smaller faster backs by driving them sideways, work is happening over several seconds. A DT is almost like a hybrid between the two with a bias toward the stregnth/power skill-set. Has to be able to move a guard or tackle off the spot they want to occupy but fast/agile enough to [I]push[/I] the edge by occupying the space from the outside gaps (B and C) to the edge.
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