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This statement about the ZBS stood out to me:
Those linemen were technicians, dancing laterally along the line of scrimmage and taking their opponents in the direction the opponent dictates. Their quickness allowed them to attack their opponents off the ball, get to the second level where linebackers roam and clean up loose ends downfield. Tailbacks spent little time running parallel to the line of scrimmage; the worst you can do, in theory, is no gain. One of the bread-and-butter runs is the cutback: the tailback presses the line, presses, presses, the play evolving like a stretch play or outside zone play; then he cuts back against the grain.
Is "dancing laterally along the line of scrimmage" something that Clifton and Tauscher can do anymore? I would worry about Clifton's ability to do so, more.
They got the win over the Eagles, I guees we just see how things play out this year. Its just a wee bit disconcerting, that the best play against the Eagles was by Wynn, and because of Wynn, due to his lining up wrong, and not picking up a block.
Those linemen were technicians, dancing laterally along the line of scrimmage and taking their opponents in the direction the opponent dictates. Their quickness allowed them to attack their opponents off the ball, get to the second level where linebackers roam and clean up loose ends downfield. Tailbacks spent little time running parallel to the line of scrimmage; the worst you can do, in theory, is no gain. One of the bread-and-butter runs is the cutback: the tailback presses the line, presses, presses, the play evolving like a stretch play or outside zone play; then he cuts back against the grain.
Is "dancing laterally along the line of scrimmage" something that Clifton and Tauscher can do anymore? I would worry about Clifton's ability to do so, more.
They got the win over the Eagles, I guees we just see how things play out this year. Its just a wee bit disconcerting, that the best play against the Eagles was by Wynn, and because of Wynn, due to his lining up wrong, and not picking up a block.
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