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re: So -19 yards you say?
Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:29 am to Requiem For A Dawg
Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:29 am to Requiem For A Dawg
How about we don't call all options "zone read"?
If a pitch option is defended properly, there is no correct read. The keeper and the pitch options will both fail. You just have to take your medicine and move on to the next play.
If a pitch option is defended properly, there is no correct read. The keeper and the pitch options will both fail. You just have to take your medicine and move on to the next play.
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Posted on 9/15/15 at 10:34 am to Allyn McKeen
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How about we don't call all options "zone read"?
I didn't think we were. Zone read plays are when the back crosses the QB's face on a dive projected path. The tackle on that side does not block the end. If the hesitates, you give, if he crashes, you keep.
ETA: There are multiple variations of a zone read, that is just the most common. You also have one where the back has a sweep projected path and the QB takes the dive. Reads are then different, but there are many different variations to a zone read.
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If a pitch option is defended properly, there is no correct read.
If you are running an option to the outside with a pitch back, the back will never be covered up behind the QB. It is virtually impossible for a LB or CB to get that far behind the line to take away the pitch. If they do, the QB should keep and plow forward inside the end for whatever he can get, mainly hoping not to lose yardage.
There is a reason less talented teams run spread option offenses. Most of the time you cannot cover all of the options, thus making it easier for the offense. When you run it with talent it makes it even better.
This post was edited on 9/15/15 at 10:36 am
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