CAN YOU SWAP OL RUNNING THE ZONE SCHEMES

I agree that you don't have to flip linemen to run the zone, but I have spoken to coaches that like to flip their line for other reasons. Some, like Coach Nicholson points out, like to run behind the same guys all the time--often they put these guys on the "strong" side (with a TE)--easy to read, but you still have to stop it. Some actually like to put weaker linemen on the "strong" side, because the third blocker (TE) helps shore up that side, while they are confident that the 2 men on the "weak" side (without a TE) can generally do the job without the help of a TE (this also creates an extra gap for the defense to defend on the backside of a weak zone play -- I remember Boston College running quite a bit of this a few years ago and having a lot of success cutting back to the strong side). So, I guess my point would be that if you want to flip your line for other reasons, I'd go ahead and do it. Running the zone shouldn't really affect your decision.