Something I'd like to see the offense do more this year

[LuCane]

Yeah but Lu, you can't just focus on the blocking scheme. The RB/QB action is a huge part of the success of these runs. This is my POV, but the defense is set up in your gif to account for a run by the QB - look at the OLB going upfield for contain. That looks to me that one part of the defense has QB responsibility. If QB responsibility can be ignored by the defense, I'm guessing the results will be very differently than if they were focused on the QB run. JMO.

You're talking about the QB read being a huge part of success on "these runs" for this type of play. You can, however, have a ton of success with inside zone without a read-option element. We have already. We basically won a few games off inside zone when Mike James was a senior. He had good feet and stayed low. He pressed the back of the center and then cutback. I think these are things Yearby can do very well for us.

 

[LuCane]

I'd be shocked if we ran this type of offense with any consistency. I expect a gameplan similar to the South Carolina last season most of the time this coming season.

Once again, you don't have to run read-option, or Auburn's offense, to run inside zone.

 

[SoCal Cane]

A good OC can still make the end or lb'er stay home by bring the wr across in the backfield, or half rolling the qb out and throwing over the top of whoever is on the end.

Have the TE on that side of the field release behind the defender. Make it so that either whoever is playing end or the lb'er has got too go chase that TE.

The biggest problem in my mind with this type of blocking is when you get in short yardage or goal line situation.

Like I said in the first line, if the OC is creative, this will work well with the type of backs that Miami has.

 

[jw410]

Lu, you think this years Oline will be effective enough at the point of attack to run a play effectively?

I was going to ask/say the same thing. Once Kc McDermott gets healthy, him, darling and Linder I trust. Danny I. can hold his own. After that, I'm very skeptical. I don't like that freshmen Gauither and St. Louis are most likely going to have to jump in and be contributors.

I like what I've read about Gauthier.. I heard he is big and strong.. once he gets technique because he's a guard. He will have help. I don't trust him as a tackle.

 

[BigDikCane]

Yeah but Lu, you can't just focus on the blocking scheme. The RB/QB action is a huge part of the success of these runs. This is my POV, but the defense is set up in your gif to account for a run by the QB - look at the OLB going upfield for contain. That looks to me that one part of the defense has QB responsibility. If QB responsibility can be ignored by the defense, I'm guessing the results will be very differently than if they were focused on the QB run. JMO.

You're talking about the QB read being a huge part of success on "these runs" for this type of play. You can, however, have a ton of success with inside zone without a read-option element. We have already. We basically won a few games off inside zone when Mike James was a senior. He had good feet and stayed low. He pressed the back of the center and then cutback. I think these are things Yearby can do very well for us.

+1 Reminds of the plays MNW use to run with Jacory/lamb. Yearby/walton are those shifty backs that could run these plays with ease.

LuCane is right and I wondered why we never had these plays in our playbook..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w1iOc51pkc

 

[jw410]

Well the fact that Kaaya cant run 1/2 as well as Marshall does, makes this thread irrelevant.

As I mentioned in another thread, I anticipate that, offensively, we'll heavily rely on Kaaya progressing to his next level, which means lots of 3WR and 4WR looks. From the run game, even out of those sets, I'd really like to see more use of this:

In other words, the inside zone run game. I think Yearby is perfectly suited as a "short-area burst" type back to make the most of it. His cutback ability is obviously elite. His vision is excellent. And, he's put on the necessary weight to withstand some punishment.

*If anyone can edit that gif to just appear on the post, that'd be helpful. I can't seem to get it to work from my current comp.

You should consider reading through the thread. I'm not talking about QB/RB action. I'm talking about inside zone blocking. Either this board forgot how to comprehend, or just refuses to accept that inside zone run schemes DO NOT mean you have to run the option read. In fact, we ran a good amount of inside zone with Mike James.

Relevance back on.

Mike James excelled with the inside zone run. I remember that big touchdown run against georgia tech was an inside zone run.