Football position

Question
I am a 6 foot freshmen i weigh 270 pounds i can run a 5.7 forty and my maxes are 235 bench 330 squat and 200 hang clean my coaches want to to play nose gaurd but i want to know what postions you think i should play

Answer
Dear Daniel,
What is important here is not where I think you should play, but where do you want to play. You are the one who is going to do all the work not me.

Now, if you are asking me, do I think you can play nose guard? the answer is yes. I think that if you are willing to work hard enough you can play almost any position you want to play. Here is a tip if you want to be an impact player.

If you want to be an outstanding nose guard play on a team that runs the 4-6 defense. The teams that run the 4-6, isolate the nose guard on the center. That means that all you have to do is beat one guy and you are in the backfield. The nose guard plays one-on-one (with the center) on most pass plays. That means you are in a great position to rack-up a lot of sacks.

You can either bull rush him or use a speed rush either way you are in the backfield chasing the quarterback.

Does this sound like something you would like to do?
If you need any help, with the technique, for the bull or speed rush just let me know. I would be happy to help in anyway I can.

Your friend, Coach Louis