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The mystery of our fascination with Outside Zone
So I'll gladly listen to anyone that wants to correct me on this one, but it sure looks to me like the Chiefs STILL prefer an outside zone running system and for the life of me I cannot figure out why.
There's an article in the Athletic that really sums up my confusing in a lot of ways. It's about the Lions dedication to a power gap scheme. Here's a little blurb that kinda makes my point for me: Quote:
WHY IS THIS NOT OUR RUNNING GAME!?!?! Teams have been doing that Fangio shit to us for 2+ years now. They're living in light boxes and when we run the ball we're leading with our chins and running this damn outside zone crap that A) Doesn't take advantage of our power blockers as well and B) Lets the defense do what it wants to do, which is use speed and move laterally to race us to the sidelines and seal off big gains. It can essentially run Nickel formations and still manage that. Maybe they're doing more gap running than I realize or maybe I'm just too damn stupid to see the bigger picture of what they're trying to accomplish. But man - I will never understand why we haven't made teams 'pick your poison' more. When we run, it should absolutely be a gap scheme designed to just maul guys rather than this outside zone crap that just does them a massive favor while not taking advantage of our OL's greatest strengths. |
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09-22-2022, 10:38 AM | #2 |
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09-22-2022, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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Reid has been doing the same running scheme since the old Philly days. I can still picture Brian Westbrook bouncing it to the outside
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09-22-2022, 10:58 AM | #5 |
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I don't know. Maybe it compliments the passing game to help set up his screen game? Perhaps it forces the defense to read the play longer...I'm just spitballing here to keep the discussion rolling cause it's an interesting question.
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09-23-2022, 11:18 AM | #6 |
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What screen game?
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09-22-2022, 11:05 AM | #7 |
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Sorry, I'm deferring to Fat Andy on this one
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09-22-2022, 11:09 AM | #8 |
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I admit I didn't know we ran that type of run scheme. From my novice eyes I never thought our run game looked anything like what Shanahan ran.
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09-22-2022, 11:14 AM | #9 |
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I just want us to go power and make teams with light boxs pay sometimes. But we never really do.
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[QUOTE=Dunerdr;16481283]I just want us to go power and make teams with light boxs pay sometimes. But we never really do.[/QUOTE yeah I’d like to see the interior line go to work on DL
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09-22-2022, 03:59 PM | #11 |
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We should on short yardage...alot. But ya we don't usually
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09-22-2022, 11:33 AM | #12 |
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My idiot reasoning is that with limited training camp contact and such practices, it's easier to run a zone scheme than a man gap scheme as it requires more timing and such? Maybe?
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Dan Campbell managed to teach it in an off-season and he's dumb as a shoe.
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