KYPack
09-11-2006, 08:11 AM
Opponents are already bitching about cut blocks in the lead zone scheme....
Quote on Bears' Harris cries foul
A big part of the new zone blocking scheme the Green Bay Packers are utilizing this season is the cut block, and it didn't take long for one of their opponents to take umbrage at what he considered to be questionable tactics.
Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris limped off Lambeau Field with what appeared to be a right leg injury after the Chicago Bears' second and final interception of Brett Favre in their 26-0 shutout of the Packers on Sunday.
Harris wouldn't get into specifics regarding the injury in the locker room afterward, but had no problems expressing his displeasure with how he thought it occurred.
"I was coming underneath, I beat the guy as Favre was rolling out. I was running to him and he cut me," the 6-foot-3, 300-pound Harris said. "That was cheap. That was freakin' cheap. Everybody that seen it knew it was cheap. (Mark) Tauscher, whatever his name is."
Green Bay's zone blocking scheme, like other teams', requires its offensive linemen to take out the legs of the men they're assigned to block by throwing their bodies at the player's thighs.
Harris hadn't seen it regularly against the Packers previously, as former coach Mike Sherman favored a counter scheme that utilized pulling guards. But Harris said he and his teammates were well aware of the changes brought about by Green Bay's new regime.
"It's film, man. It's film. We expected that," Harris said. "They have the Falcons' offensive dude (offensive coordinator Jeff Jagdzinski). We knew that's how they block; they cut on the back side. One cut is cool, but all that every play? That's freakin' high school. Harris said he thought it was time the National Football League looked into what continues to be a controversial topic among defensive players. Quote off
Now this was in a shutout, when the opponent kicked our ass. Can you imagine the hue & cry when a long run off zone blocks wins us a close one?
I've often wondered if the lead zone scheme is gonna be worth all the other teams bitching about it.
OTOH, this might be the only excitement we get all year!
Quote on Bears' Harris cries foul
A big part of the new zone blocking scheme the Green Bay Packers are utilizing this season is the cut block, and it didn't take long for one of their opponents to take umbrage at what he considered to be questionable tactics.
Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris limped off Lambeau Field with what appeared to be a right leg injury after the Chicago Bears' second and final interception of Brett Favre in their 26-0 shutout of the Packers on Sunday.
Harris wouldn't get into specifics regarding the injury in the locker room afterward, but had no problems expressing his displeasure with how he thought it occurred.
"I was coming underneath, I beat the guy as Favre was rolling out. I was running to him and he cut me," the 6-foot-3, 300-pound Harris said. "That was cheap. That was freakin' cheap. Everybody that seen it knew it was cheap. (Mark) Tauscher, whatever his name is."
Green Bay's zone blocking scheme, like other teams', requires its offensive linemen to take out the legs of the men they're assigned to block by throwing their bodies at the player's thighs.
Harris hadn't seen it regularly against the Packers previously, as former coach Mike Sherman favored a counter scheme that utilized pulling guards. But Harris said he and his teammates were well aware of the changes brought about by Green Bay's new regime.
"It's film, man. It's film. We expected that," Harris said. "They have the Falcons' offensive dude (offensive coordinator Jeff Jagdzinski). We knew that's how they block; they cut on the back side. One cut is cool, but all that every play? That's freakin' high school. Harris said he thought it was time the National Football League looked into what continues to be a controversial topic among defensive players. Quote off
Now this was in a shutout, when the opponent kicked our ass. Can you imagine the hue & cry when a long run off zone blocks wins us a close one?
I've often wondered if the lead zone scheme is gonna be worth all the other teams bitching about it.
OTOH, this might be the only excitement we get all year!