Oneback

TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLAY because RB's reads look totally different!!!!!!! How can he come across L to R - take TWO more steps after receiving handoff - SEE what he needs to see - AND, make a drastic roll back LEFT if his read takes him there? The GOOD IZ teams "square the RB's shoulders" by his 2nd step. I suggest you get the DVD's by West Virginia. They show how to run the ZONE from the Gun, & it is different (it is NOT actually an IZ, nor is it a OZ, but somewhere in-between). The blocking TECHNIQUE is somewhat of a "compromise" between the IZ & OZ as well.

PS: You asked about running the IZ to 4-3 OVER/SHADE:

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If you study Howard Mudd's tape on the IZ ("COOL" CLINIC LECTURE) you will see that if the FOURTH MAN FROM OUTSIDE IN IS ON THE CENTER - GO TO THE OTHER SIDE! Counting from right to left - the "shade" is the 4th defender from outside-in, AND, he is on part of the Center! The Colts ran the IZ BEAUTIFULLY, down the throats of the Bears' #1 ranked defense in the Super Bowl!

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