Why Dajon Williams and the zone read can bring new life to the Mean Gr

tcat75 · September 24, 2014

Unsure if you guys saw this, but just wanted to mention that I'll be doing some stuff for Underdog Dynasty throughout this season when I can. Here's my debut.

http://www.underdogdynasty.com/2014/9/22/6800117/why-dajon-williams-and-the-zone-read-can-bring-new-life-to-the-mean

Ben Gooding · September 24, 2014

Good article but you have the zone-read misinterpreted. The zone read is designed to be given to the RB if the last man on the LOS stays home, not crashes. If he does crashes then it's designed to be pulled by the QB and ran behind the crashing D-end/LB.

tcat75 · September 24, 2014

Good article but you have the zone-read misinterpreted. The zone read is designed to be given to the RB if the last man on the LOS stays home, not crashes. If he does crashes then it's designed to be pulled by the QB and ran behind the crashing D-end/LB.

I could have picked a better lead example, as the last LOS player in my example doesn't really crash but is focused in on the running back, which isn't always indicative of what that play produces.

UNTLifer · September 24, 2014

Good article but you have the zone-read misinterpreted. The zone read is designed to be given to the RB if the last man on the LOS stays home, not crashes. If he does crashes then it's designed to be pulled by the QB and ran behind the crashing D-end/LB.

I think you have it backwards. If the DE crashes down the line, towards the center of the LOS, then the QB hands off to the RB.

golfingomez · September 24, 2014

you all realize that there is more than one way to run a zone-read right?

the play can be designed to have the qb run up the gut and the rb off tackle...

H-towngreen · September 24, 2014

Get ready to have your mind blown....you can also run zone read to pass!!

golfingomez · September 24, 2014

Get ready to have your mind blown....you can also run zone read to pass!!

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GMG24 · September 25, 2014

Just bc they QB puts the ball out doesn't mean it's zone read.... Could be QB Trey also

golfingomez · September 25, 2014

Just bc they QB puts the ball out doesn't mean it's zone read.... Could be QB Trey also

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Mean Green 93-98 · September 25, 2014

Nice article . . . it would be even better with an "it" at the end.

H-towngreen · September 25, 2014

Or.....wait for it.....you could have a man in motion fake the zone read to the RB and give it to the motion!!

Where is Chico?! I feel like we should be writing his play book

golfingomez · September 25, 2014

Or.....wait for it.....you could have a man in motion fake the zone read to the RB and give it to the motion!!
Where is Chico?! I feel like we should be writing his play book

Ben Gooding · September 25, 2014

Fake both then QB power. Fake both then pass off of it. Fake both then run a screen to the back it was initially faked to. Fake both then run a TE shovel pass. Etc. etc etc. An offense like this is limitless. DW can't be limited. If you're going to play him then play the offense fully to him. GMG

greenminer · September 25, 2014

Too much fake in this thread.

Mean_Green09 · September 25, 2014

The first TD run by Dajon was not a typical "zone read" play. It is called an inverted veer play. This one specifically you call an inverted veer power. The RB and QB are attacking the same side of the field.

In traditional zone read plays your QB is reading the backside DE. If he crashes the QB pulls, if he stays home he gives to the RB. Most coaches prefer the QB hand off to the RB on traditional zone reads.

The inverted veer play is much like the Power O concepts that we use and thats why you see this play more than a traditional zone read. Y'Barbo is the pulling guard on that first TD.

Dajon is reading the DE #99 Cole Frazier. Frazier is the best DL for the Colonels. Its typical that you force the opposing teams best player to be the one being read or zoned.

What needs to happen to stop this play is for the DE to crash the QB and the LB's to scrape over the top to the RB and not over pursue.

Ben Gooding · September 25, 2014

And that's when you play action the zone read and throw it over the head of greedy scrapping Lb's.

Edited September 25, 2014 by Ben Gooding

pastorgrant · September 25, 2014

The first TD run by Dajon was not a typical "zone read" play. It is called an inverted veer play. This one specifically you call an inverted veer power. The RB and QB are attacking the same side of the field.

In traditional zone read plays your QB is reading the backside DE. If he crashes the QB pulls, if he stays home he gives to the RB. Most coaches prefer the QB hand off to the RB on traditional zone reads.

The inverted veer play is much like the Power O concepts that we use and thats why you see this play more than a traditional zone read. Y'Barbo is the pulling guard on that first TD.

Dajon is reading the DE #99 Cole Frazier. Frazier is the best DL for the Colonels. Its typical that you force the opposing teams best player to be the one being read or zoned.

What needs to happen to stop this play is for the DE to crash the QB and the LB's to scrape over the top to the RB and not over pursue.

I'm slowly starting to understand what you say.