Florida Gators football film room: The inside zone

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One of the changes we are going to be seeing this fall with the Florida Gators offense under Kurt Roper’s offense is a move from Brent Pease’s two back power/counter schemes to a run scheme based primarily on inside and outside zone run plays with designed quarterback reads and packaged passing concepts.

From a philosophical standpoint, Power O and its complement/constraint play Counter Trey are designed to create favorable angles on the play side and put extra blockers at the point of attack that the defense hasn’t accounted for in their run fit.  The downside is to get these extra...

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[NavetG8r]

I remember when Muschamp first arrived, there was talk of simplifying the blocking for our OLine by going away from this zone blocking that they'd been doing under Urban's spread style offense. Funny, now all the sudden zone blocking is the simplified blocking scheme? :headshake:

 

[GatorInKnox]

That was a surprisingly good article.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Love this guy's articles

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I remember when Muschamp first arrived, there was talk of simplifying the blocking for our OLine by going away from this zone blocking that they'd been doing under Urban's spread style offense. Funny, now all the sudden zone blocking is the simplified blocking scheme? :headshake:

I always thought zone blocking was pretty damn easy myself.

 

[NavetG8r]

I always thought zone blocking was pretty damn easy myself.

This article certainly makes it sound easier. Do you remember the talk of changing from zone blocking to man blocking when Muschamp first got here? Do you remember that talk about supposedly making it easier on the OLinemen? Maybe I'm just getting more senile than I thought but I swear I remember something to that extent.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

This article certainly makes it sound easier. Do you remember the talk of changing from zone blocking to man blocking when Muschamp first got here? Do you remember that talk about supposedly making it easier on the OLinemen? Maybe I'm just getting more senile than I thought but I swear I remember something to that extent.

I don't remember what I had for dinner two nights ago, much less articles about the offense from 4 years ago.

But yeah, when you're blocking a zone as opposed to a certain man, it's actually a lot simpler (although it would seem easier the other way around). In a zone scheme, block whoever's in your way. In a man scheme, stunts and blitzes can throw you and the other linemen off.

 

[sonomagator]

I remember that when Pease came aboard he kept the playbook but added a bunch of stunts etc to confuse the D so that might be what he was talking about.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

This article certainly makes it sound easier. Do you remember the talk of changing from zone blocking to man blocking when Muschamp first got here? Do you remember that talk about supposedly making it easier on the OLinemen? Maybe I'm just getting more senile than I thought but I swear I remember something to that extent.

I don't remember what I had for dinner two nights ago, much less articles about the offense from 4 years ago.

But yeah, when you're blocking a zone as opposed to a certain man, it's actually a lot simpler (although it would seem easier the other way around). In a zone scheme, block whoever's in your way. In a man scheme, stunts and blitzes can throw you and the other linemen off.

I agree to an extent. But zone blocking for a quick power play (not a slower developing counter or whatever) is easier still. Look across the line and hit that dude and the FB and HB will be there in a split second. No time for guys to stunt or whatever. I think that accounts for why we were serviceable as a run blocking team and putrid in pass protection or slower developing run plays/options.

 

[EuroGator]

This article certainly makes it sound easier. Do you remember the talk of changing from zone blocking to man blocking when Muschamp first got here? Do you remember that talk about supposedly making it easier on the OLinemen? Maybe I'm just getting more senile than I thought but I swear I remember something to that extent.

You are getting older and you may be more senile than you thought, but you're right. I remember those comments too. It is ironic how we've come full circle on that. I was thinking the same thing while reading the article.

 

[EuroGator]

I remember that when Pease came aboard he kept the playbook but added a bunch of stunts etc to confuse the D so that might be what he was talking about.

I've been wondering about that too. That was what was said when he first came in, and I remember it being said specifically by Muschamp. However, later, for instance during the spring, I remember Pease using different terminology and the players talking about the offense as if it was not the same. I've wondered about that ever since. Did anyone else pick up on that?




(Nav? Return a favor?!?!) :)

 

[EuroGator]

That was a surprisingly good article.

I agree.

 

[NavetG8r]

This article certainly makes it sound easier. Do you remember the talk of changing from zone blocking to man blocking when Muschamp first got here? Do you remember that talk about supposedly making it easier on the OLinemen? Maybe I'm just getting more senile than I thought but I swear I remember something to that extent.

You are getting older and you may be more senile than you thought, but you're right. I remember those comments too. It is ironic how we've come full circle on that. I was thinking the same thing while reading the article.

Well, at least I'm not going crazy then!

 

[NavetG8r]

I've been wondering about that too. That was what was said when he first came in, and I remember it being said specifically by Muschamp. However, later, for instance during the spring, I remember Pease using different terminology and the players talking about the offense as if it was not the same. I've wondered about that ever since. Did anyone else pick up on that?




(Nav? Return a favor?!?!) :)

Yes, I remember that too.

 

[EuroGator]

I've been wondering about that too. That was what was said when he first came in, and I remember it being said specifically by Muschamp. However, later, for instance during the spring, I remember Pease using different terminology and the players talking about the offense as if it was not the same. I've wondered about that ever since. Did anyone else pick up on that?




(Nav? Return a favor?!?!) :)

Yes, I remember that too.