Have you played in wide zone before?
Nah. Today I had a run where it was for like 7 yds. It should have been for 20 yds. But I still gotta train my eyes because all college and Arizona it was predominant inside zone. And that is a little different block scheme where the blocks are more vertical. So I'm still learning to train my eyes to ride the wave and figure what cuts I'm going to be making at the 2nd level. But that is the beauty of practice. I'll get better tomorrow.
Inside, when I read my 2nd level block, I'm usually pressing and getting back under. For this one, I didn't even have to do that. If I could have just stayed on my 1st level block, second man was already up to the 2nd level, I could just give it a little shimmy and get it back outside. I've ran inside zone for the past 10 years and I consider myself an expert at that particular play.
Inside zone is kind of like cat and mouse with the LB. I really have to displace the LB with my track and path. With Outside zone, I'm really riding the wave. My front side blocker is really doing a good job of trying to climb to that 2nd level, so that when I do displace my cut, LBs are usually outside and running laterally. So their hips are to the sideline. So when I do get underneath, they can't get back to me. It's their hips, it's physics. So I'm learning my path, learn my track, read my blocks better, etc.
