Question About the Zone Play?

Just a question but why is the play blocked SO differently from having the back aim to the outside hip of the OG as compared to the inside hip of the OT when both plays are hitting the b-seam? There is only about a foot or so difference in spacing between the inside hip of the OT and the outside hip of the OG.

I always felt there were 2 inside zone plays and 1 outside zone play. The two inside zone plays are a tight zone and a wide zone. The outside zone play was a toss play.

The tight zone is run off of the OG. The wide zone is run off of the OT and the Toss is run off of the outside of the TE or where a TE would be if running it weak.

Coach for the toss play as mentioned by Coach Pastrick does not neccessarily go out side the toss vs a 7 tech. is going outside the toss vs a 9 tech will probably cutback inside. The 9 tech will probably stretch his containg assignment which then forces the ball back inside. The running back vs a 9 tech realizes before the ball is snapped that the ball will probably cutback vs the 7 tech he knows to take it outside. Coach CAmpbell

ScottC The play you are talking about where the play starts off looking like the inside zone is known as a Bounce play. Coach CAmpbell