inside zone

THAT IS HOW IT IS DONE.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

A FAVORITE stunt of some 44 teams is to loop the 7 out to the D gap & shoot the OLB into the C gap. This MUST be taken into consideration.

If the OLB is out quite a way & is no threat - you CAN have an "out" call & do as you suggest.

Center MAY NOT END UP on the 3. The 3 is just his LANDMARK.

O-Line split NOT to excede 18". Line up as far off the ball as legal. It isn't THAT far from the Center to the 3 (less than 36"). The A Gap split = 18". The 3's inside hip is 18" more if he is inside shoe to crotch on the ON G. That = 36"!

If 3 technique pinches into A gap, or, if SLOB stunts inside - you had better block SOLB! Just go ahead and "get a hat" on everybody!

Draw this up - 3 stunts into A gap, that tells the RB to go OUT - then if 7 loops out & OLB comes inside - you NEED A HAT ON HIM.

Just go ahead & zone it off as I posted above (see below), & don't worry about all the "what-if's". That is what zone blocking is ALL ABOUT - being able to handle all the "what-if's".

FROM MY POST OF 4/19:

C & ON zone the 3 & ILB. ON T & TE zone the 7 & OLB

You need to rep the hell out of this rather than trying to modify it because of what they MIGHT do.

Duke 1 is correct. You will find that (like anything else) it takes a lot of time & a lot of reps to get good at zone blocking. Get the basics perfected. Don't try to run before you can walk. It is very confusing to teach the kids zone blocking - telling them that it can pick up all stunts, etc, & THEN try to modify it evertime the defense does something different.

Have a good BASIC plan & STICK TO IT. Only thru continual (& meaningful) reps will you get good at zone blocking.

Base zone blocking will handle the 4-4. I zone block, AND I run the 4-4. We have done that EVERYDAY since 1982. If you have tough kids and good technique (thru reps at the same things - not CHANGING every time the defense "breaks wind"), you will be FINE!

PS: "tjtjr5475" - the ON G splits only 18" which means the 3 technique is roughly 36" away from the Center. On IZ: The Center steps AT the 3 on a 45 degree angle, but if he doesn't make contact by the time the first step hits the ground - he suares his shoulders on the second step & works up on the LB. He NEEDS to step AT the 3 first in case he comes INSIDE which means your G needs HELP! If this isn't clear - email me at: billmountjoy@yahoo.com

Alex Gibbs at the 2015 COOL CLINIC:

Alex almost never shows film on TZ (inside zone) primarily because he didn't use it that much, and when he did, the results were not nearly as spectacular as on the WZ (outside zone). He barely pays it "lip service" at clinics.

These are HIS words verbatim (COOL CLINIC 2015): BEGIN QUOTE: "I run the TZ one time to every five WZ plays. The statistics of the WZ play are much better.

RB opens up and plants at the inside leg of the playside tackle, and gets square to the LOS. PRESS THE LOS. READ THE HAT OF THE FIRST DLM OUTSIDE THE CENTER (NOT COUNTING A SHADE). After that, he runs to daylight. Eighty percent of the time he will go behind the center (the ball is going backside and not outside). It is a one-step system, and the OL landmarks change from outside shoulder on WZ, to outside eye on TZ. The guard takes one step to the helmet of the defender and turns straight up the field. The backside tackle on the TZ is often at the point of attack. I DO NOT LIKE THE PLAY (BECAUSE IT GET SQUEEZED FROM BOTH SIDES) BUT YOU MUST RUN IT TO RUN THE OUTSIDE ZONE, AND THE PLAY ACTION PASS OFF THE TZ IS THE BEST THERE IS.

The schematics of the TZ are built for the ball to go opposite of the callside. The OL landmarks outside eye and the footwork is one step playside and straight up the field because the ball is coming back. You have to block it that way, and it is one of the hardest things to do". END QUOTE:

billmountjoy@yahoo.com