Offensive Line Lateral footwork on the zone play

The lateral footwork has the athlete close the gap between him and the defender by taking 2 lateral steps one with the right and one with the left (keeping the hips closed and the shoulders parallel to the LOS, then on the third step opening the hips with a drop step). After that everything is the same.

from what i understand Coach McNalley is advocating lateral footwork whenever an uncovered line is working towards a defender that is either head up or in an outside shade on his adjacent covered teammate, regardless of whether or not the play is and inside or outside zone. I have watched your tape on the L step. The lateral steps i am writing about are differenct. For example an uncovered right guard working with his tackle vs a 5 technique defender would first take a lateral step with his right foot, then a corresponding lateral step with his left foot, then a drop step with his right foot. The guards hips and shoulders are parallel to the LOS until he takes the angle bucket or drop step. My concern is whether the guard make contact prior to his drop step and lacks power because of a parallel stance.