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<blockquote data-quote="ilovetheoption" data-source="post: 825527" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">So, with that in mind, lets talk combo blocks, what they are, and why they're SUCH a weapon for an offense.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">If you'll recall from the first of these, the primary problem that offenses are trying to solve in the run game is that "maybe a defender lines up where you're trying to run". The gap scheme from the 1900s gave blockers a running start. The Zone scheme instead uses a doubleteam to physically push the defender out of the hole, and just run there even though they're lined up in the way. This is what it looks like:</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11218[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Looks good, right? Blow that damn DT 5 yards off the ball, and run up the middle, easy peasy. Surely our 2 linemen can block one lineman? Essentially each of them only have to make .5 blocks to achieve 1 block.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilovetheoption, post: 825527, member: 1414"] [FONT=Calibri]So, with that in mind, lets talk combo blocks, what they are, and why they're SUCH a weapon for an offense.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri]If you'll recall from the first of these, the primary problem that offenses are trying to solve in the run game is that "maybe a defender lines up where you're trying to run". The gap scheme from the 1900s gave blockers a running start. The Zone scheme instead uses a doubleteam to physically push the defender out of the hole, and just run there even though they're lined up in the way. This is what it looks like:[/FONT] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1632162875416.png"]11218[/ATTACH] [FONT=Calibri]Looks good, right? Blow that damn DT 5 yards off the ball, and run up the middle, easy peasy. Surely our 2 linemen can block one lineman? Essentially each of them only have to make .5 blocks to achieve 1 block.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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