I run a 5 wide offense and we went to this method of having one alignment for the RB to disguise the zone/inside 6 yrs ago. it's great! inside the back is responsible to be square to the LOS upon recieving the ball. On Outside we teach crossover step Press OT and read the defenders outside in.
This seems like it loses something against 3-3 or 3-4 with the linebackers playing further off than normal. In the process of the second that the defense hesitates, that same second can be used by the defense to allow the linebackers and safeties to let the blockers commit to their blocks. Against 4-3 or 3-4 with a pass rushing linebacker, 4 guys get blocked, leaving lanes wide open.
Lots of teams very recently have gone to 3-down fronts to stop the modern spread adjustments. Iowa State does a very cool variation that you should look into
Colorado (as Rich Rod did at WVU) has 3 versions of zone, Stretch, Zone, and Belly. Stretch usually gets called Outside zone here. Belly is everyone's favorite version of Inside now. (basically dive with back getting square RIGHT NOW) and zone is the classic (though slowing becoming phased out) B gap zone. I find that I only need Belly and Stretch. I have not run the B gap zone in 5 yrs. My rules and games out of the 5 wide just call for 2 concepts in zone. If I ran pro I'd add B gap.
the difference is the back initial read. Is he reading the Center to A gap (inside zone) the frontside Three Tech to DE (outside zone). To tell watch the first 2 steps and shoulder angle of the RB. Square (inside zone), later to press EVEN IF ON 2ND STEP (outside zone).
Im a huge chip Kelly fan he has been a great coach for my eagles and what I love is how he makes a interesting scheme out of the players hes got for example if he had a power back he would be limited but would design something for him while he has sproles and mccoy so for McCoy he does buck sweep with McCoy since he can cut really well and sproles is fast and one on one u cant tackle him so he does choice routes with him out of the backfield so he shakes one guy on man hes gone
Why doesn't somebody adopt a 2-4 style defense because that way you can have great pass coverage but also if you bring some DB's into the box you could blitz heavily , or maybe you could stop the read with it
A lot of teams will play what is technically a 4-2, BUT with both ends standing up, so it looks a lot like what you're calling a 2-4. TCU does basically what you said, especially on passing downs, and it definitely works for them
Callthelaw....it's OK for us to disagree. I'm finding that coaches do that all the time. I thought I detected a bit of a kick-step to the right and the RB appears to be moving outside and then goes inside. My interpretation...but then you could be right!
Ha I'm pretty sure the LSU coaching will go into way more depth with their linebackers then the staff at FishDuck. There is more to football then just the plays.
Some of your inside and outside zone plays your saying is wrong. Did you think that a lot of these plays are the RB vision and a quite a few missed tackles on the defense. I'm just saying
You assuming that opposing coaches are as uninformed as you, and that is not the case. Go here to website of FishDuck.com and look on the right side for a link that says, "FishDuck..why are you giving away Oregon's Secrets?" Click on it and learn.
