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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I wonder if it's strictly a question of timing.
When you're operating from shotgun as much as we do, perhaps it's difficult for OL to time their blocks in a way that the holes are opening inside just as the runner is getting there.
Maybe by emphasizing outside zone the timing works better and the RB can go sideways with the play as the blocks are developing then get downfield as a hole opens.
There has to be something that's making it a necessity for the passing game to function well somehow.
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Plenty of teams in college conduct gap schemes from the gun ( Baylor during the Griffin era comes to mind).
The problem is you're now getting (in the nfl) a lot of double A or reduced fronts with pressure coming from all over. With zone, the rules are a lot easier and you can get your guys more reps for a variety of fronts.
IMHO, the cutback rules killed the outside zone and that's why everyone is struggling to run the ball. You can find success for a while with either belief but its ****ing hard to run the ball now.