Boston College's athletic website had a Q&A with Gosder Cherilus – the Detroit Lions' first-round pick – after his junior year. The big offensive tackle spoke about the Eagles switching to a zone blocking scheme, which the Lions will be running, between his junior and senior years. Second, he talked about why it's not as easy as some may think to switch from blocking on the right side to blocking on the left side.
BCEagles.com, April 26, 2007: It's been noted that you moved from the right side of the line to the left side. Most people don't understand why there's any difference, especially for an experienced lineman like you. So, please explain the adjustments you've had to make and how hard it has been. I've been playing on the right side my whole life and I was asked to play on the left side. It's a great opportunity to help myself and help my teammates, especially. It's one of the biggest positions on the field because you have to block our quarterback's blindside because he's right-handed. It puts a little bit more pressure on you when you have a one-on-one block because you can't let anybody go by you. The quarterback is behind you and he has confidence that you'll do your part because he's going to do his part. It's a little tough because I've been doing things with my right hand and now I have to put my left hand down, do left kick steps, left everything. It's a little bit of a challenge, but once again we're talking about football and there isn't a thing you do in football that isn't going to challenge you. I plan on welcoming the challenge and doing the best that I can at it because I think at the end of the day it's just going to be for the best of the team.