Mailbag question: Difference in the zone-blocking scheme
Enjoy your site, Lots of good information.
Can you compare the old type of zone blocking Michigan used?
With what the new UM is now teaching, how are they different?
Thanks,
Mark R.
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Thanks for the question and comments.
Michigan's prior regime used mostly outside zone or stretch blocking. The intent of such a scheme is to cause horizontal separation from the defense. This scheme, when properly executed, pushes the defense towards the sidelines.
In contrast, the new Michigan regime tries to gain separation by using an initial horizontal step, and then has the linemen move vertically to move the original line of scrimmage.
That is the easiest and simplest way of explaining this difference without getting overly technical, thereby turning this into a coach’s "speak" and five pages of not being able to understand everything contained within the new blocking.
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In your honest epinion do you think that backs like MINOR and SHAW are sooted for this stretch run blocking? Shure, SHAW was a RR recruit but MINOR is a BO/MO/CARR guy thru and thru. Is his success from last year possible this year? Also, is McGuffie going to be good at Rice? I think he will be specially good. I only CAPITALIZE players who play for MICHIGAN! THANKS!
ReplyDeleteIMO, both Shaw and Minor are better fits for the inside zone portion of UMs running game. CBrown and Shaw are better fits for the option and outside/stretch portion of UMs running game.
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