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[QUOTE="memcorsu, post: 1168151, member: 452"]
The interior defensive line.

I played the skilled positions in HS in TN. I was about 5'10 190 in HS. Was mostly a CB/S, RB. I came to NY and gained 10. I was playing some pick up football and all the kids thought I played the line. They could not believe when I told them that our starting lines averaged about 300 pounds. We were a division below the largest schools.

Here in NYS there are very few big guys. The one or two guy's you might have are blocking kids way smaller than they are.  You go south and they are a dime a dozen. SS has been on record of saying that it is a huge change when you are being double teamed by 300 pound D1 linemen.

You add to the fact that most states back home are allowing football year around or have 7v7 leagues. We also started playing in August and ended in December playing 10 to 12 game seasons when they are much shorter here. We started training for spring sports on grass in the beginning of Feb. Big guy's down there have much more time to develop as you correctly stated Crusty.
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