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It's very helpful. Plus it tells me that the Saints should be able to cover most of the negative aspects of his game schematically. Which means he should be a very good fit with what they do. Appreciate the insights.As a former center, obviously it's the most important OL position!
Things obviously depend on scheme, play concept and defensive alignment but generally, the center will work with one of the guards for the 1 tech and the mike on run plays, zone or power. There will be occasions where the center needs to reach the 1 tech on zone plays so it's important for centers to be pretty mobile and good technically. Also, zone plays away from the 1 tech, the center needs to get to the 3 tech or the second level. What's very tough is power plays where the center gets no help, either because there's a 0 tech or other defensive alignment forcing the guards elsewhere. Having a center who can pull effectively opens up other options - not sure if I ever recall Unger pulling (not sure if Easton is good at this but certainly Minnesota last year pulled their center quite a bit).
Not sure if that helps. In short, the OL is so reliant on each individual player to work together that one guy consistently losing his matchups or not doing his job it will ruin it for the whole group. Why is the center important? Because if you want to run inside the tackles, the center is at the heart of the melee and if he can't do his job you get 1 tech's hitting RB's in the backfield or forcing him to stutter or re-direct.