For some that feel that all we have to do is be more aggressive on the D-line and that will solve all of our problems:
I feel your frustration, I'm frustrated as well.
However when you just have your DL put on the blasters in todays football world, that can create a lot of problems too.
Here are a couple of articles on Zone Blocking:
http://www.dawgsbyna...one-blocking-in
http://www.behindthe...nalysis-diagram
Note that much of what zone blocking and the backfield reads do is take advantage and use the defenses aggressiveness against itself.
I do not claim to be an expert on Zone blocking, but this is why they do it and this is why being uber aggressive against it, usually doesnt work very well. Instead of moving defenders primarly vertically, the goal is to move the gaps horizontally and with help. The RB doesnt have a designed "hole" to run to, he has an area and where he runs depends on where the defenders want to attack- the blockers are going to take that defender along the same path as he wants to go, but more horizontally than vertically, which creates nice big creases for the backs to run through. If everyone wants to attack in the same direction, then you have the big cutbacks that you see so much of these days- those didnt happen in the old 31 Iso days.
Thats why like Ive said on many posts, a lot of HS RBs cant step in and play in College if theyve not run a ton of zone in HS and are good at it. Not all HS teams run a bunch of zone
The article shows you why RBs have to be patient to let the play develop, most of the time.
NU runs both inside and outside zone.
Bigredbuster has a very good grasp on part of it using laymans terms. Something like" the blocking schemes push the Defender in the direction the DEFENDER wants to go....just push him farther than he wanted to go"
I feel your frustration, I'm frustrated as well.
However when you just have your DL put on the blasters in todays football world, that can create a lot of problems too.
Here are a couple of articles on Zone Blocking:
http://www.dawgsbyna...one-blocking-in
http://www.behindthe...nalysis-diagram
Note that much of what zone blocking and the backfield reads do is take advantage and use the defenses aggressiveness against itself.
I do not claim to be an expert on Zone blocking, but this is why they do it and this is why being uber aggressive against it, usually doesnt work very well. Instead of moving defenders primarly vertically, the goal is to move the gaps horizontally and with help. The RB doesnt have a designed "hole" to run to, he has an area and where he runs depends on where the defenders want to attack- the blockers are going to take that defender along the same path as he wants to go, but more horizontally than vertically, which creates nice big creases for the backs to run through. If everyone wants to attack in the same direction, then you have the big cutbacks that you see so much of these days- those didnt happen in the old 31 Iso days.
Thats why like Ive said on many posts, a lot of HS RBs cant step in and play in College if theyve not run a ton of zone in HS and are good at it. Not all HS teams run a bunch of zone
The article shows you why RBs have to be patient to let the play develop, most of the time.
NU runs both inside and outside zone.
Bigredbuster has a very good grasp on part of it using laymans terms. Something like" the blocking schemes push the Defender in the direction the DEFENDER wants to go....just push him farther than he wanted to go"
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