Joe Bugel Quote

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BUGEL INSIDE ZONE: ZONE BLOCKS BEGIN FROM THE "BUBBLE" (uncovered man) on OUT!

1. FIND YOUR "BASE" MAN;

2. IF HE IS A LBer — ZONE WITH YOUR PLAYSIDE TEAMMATE.

3. IF HE IS A DLM — ZONE WITH YOUR BACKSIDE TEAMMATE
ONLY EXCEPTION: IF HE IS COVERED ALSO - MAN BLOCK

If you see the "EXCEPTION" in #3 - you will see that NOT EVERYBODY "zones" on a ZONE play. The TECHNIQUE used (whether zoning or manning) IS the DRIVE BLOCK.


"40-50 GUT" = RB run for inside leg of ON T (used IF ON G uncovered).

20-30 GUT" = RB run for outside leg of ON G (used IF ON G covered).

Blocking = same:


INSIDE ZONE TECHNIQUE (DRIVE BLOCK TECHNIQUES):

A. COVERED: Take a 6" lead step aiming eyes at outside number. Second step to crotch (do not crossover). Hands at base of shoulder pads.

1. If DLM stretches with you — stay on block and uncovered teammate works up on LBer.

2. If DLM anchors on you — double team with uncovered teammate. Stay on block until wiped off & then work upfield aiming eyes to outside number of LBer.

3. If DLM slants inside — force him to flatten his slant and double team with uncovered teammate. Stay on block until wiped off & then work upfield aiming eyes to outside number of LBer.

B. UNCOVERED: Take a 6" lead step at hip of DLM (eyeballing his inside knee). Do not cross over on second step.

1. If near knee goes away — get on angle to LBer on 2nd. step & work upfield aiming eyes to outside number of LBer.

2. If near knee stays put — double team (hip to hip) with covered teammate & wipe him off on Lber.

3. If near knee comes toward you — aim eyes to his sternum — sliding face to outside number. Double team with covered teammate & wipe him off on LBer.


NOTE: If there are FURTHER questions - PHONE me (I don't have time to type more) at: 804-378-0116 (Va.).

Joe Bugel Loves Football Violence

Bugel coaching during minicamp. (By Joel Richardson - TWP)


When Joe Bugel was a kid, he used to imagine himself as Jim Brown. But later, when it became clear that he wasn't a skill guy, he changed both his position and his role model. He even traded in his No. 65 jersey for a No. 70, in honor of Sam Huff, the Giants and Redskins linebacker. Why Huff?

"He was mean as a snake," Bugel said.

Bugel's obviously attracted a good bit of attention this month, as the Redskins' offensive line has struggled with injuries and changing personnel. I don't think anyone says he's mean as a snake, and I'm not sure whether Bugel is having fun, exactly. But the 69-year old coach definitely had that glint after Saturday's opening scrimmage, the glint of a man who just saw several tons of manflesh slamming into the ground, and who liked it.

"That first hit, I feel great," he said, after full-contact tackling had finally returned. "That's the big explosion right there, you know what I mean? That puts you on a high. Pro football's always been the sport for me. After 32 years, I love to watch the competitiveness, the explosion, the blocking, the tackles. That's my turn on, that's my entertainment: violence."

The quote surprised me. It didn't surprise his players.

"That's why he's been doing this job so long: he flat-out loves it, violence," Fred Smoot said, without a hint of surprise. "I'm talking about good violence, legal violence. He loves to see his guys get after guys, and he loves seeing guys get after his guys. That makes 'em better. You got to love a coach like that."

See, we're not talking about street fights. We're not talking about cheap shots. It's more about brute strength and clean hits, sanctioned violence and sanctioned bruises. And just about everyone associated with the Redskins knows that this is Bugel's thing.

"Violent, smart, physical are really what his three turn-ons are," Colt Brennan said.

"He gets thoroughly excited by hitting," Chris Cooley added.

"That man's always had a screw loose, always," Mike Sellers said. "You have to be. You've got to deal with 1,500 hundred pounds of linemen, you have to tell them what to do, and he only weighs not even a quarter of what they weigh. It takes a strong man, and he's that man. That man is a tough SOB."

Physically tough, too. Bugel is forever doing push-ups around Redskins Park; "I can say he probably does a thousand a day," Chris Samuels said. ("The only reason he can get a thousand, he only goes like a half-an-inch down and then back up," Samuels added.)

So does this mean he could handle, say, a 60-year old man in a scrap?

"He'd kill 'em," Samuels said, speaking metaphorically. "He'd probably kill a 50-year old guy. He's tough. He's got old-man strength. He's so intense, he's tough and he never lets up."

I asked Bugel about the toughest Redskins, and while he didn't want to mention any names, he said there were several that "could jack you up pretty good." And I asked him about the noticeable lack of nicknames for his recent offensive lines. Modern players, he said, don't seem to rally behind such labels any more.

"I think they just want to be a Redskin and let's leave it at that," he said, before allowing that "it might surface again."

"Maybe after we go and dominate this year then he'll give us a nickname," Samuels said. "Maybe we'll be the Dominators or something."

As for Bugel, Baltimore is next, which means even more violence, with many more people watching this time. He'll be nervous before the game, just like he was before Saturday's scrimmage. The same thing happens with Greg Blache, Bugel said, even when it's just intrasquad. You want your players to do well, and you want your schemes to work, and you don't want anyone to get hurt, so your stomach starts churning.

"I still get butterflies," Bugel told me. "I get a little nauseated, so I know I'm on the right track."

Right track?

"When you lose that," he said, "it's time to retire."

You know, I love Alex Gibbs and all but that Joe Bugel might be my all time favorite coach. Every single second of that Counter video is priceless. I really am not surprised at all that not only has he had great O-line success, but he also has at least 2 (Grimm and Jacoby) if not much more former Olinemen who have become very successful coaches! What a treat for the game!

My favorite part was the conversation with Woody Hayes that he tells and basically portrays his OL philosophy, "Run blocking is Drive Blocking, Angle Blocking and Double team blocking...teach em how to do those 3 and we'll be in good shape" keep it simple and REP REP REP.

Here is a question from a former WR here coach, is the "Arm pump and punch" used on all types of those blocks or just drive blocks? And if the DL gets his hands in quicker using just a quick jab while we pump and punch will we be in good shape because we have more power coming into the contact or do we still have to be the first ones to make contact?

As always, thanks for your great insight

CD