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New Steelers offensive line coach Munchak is perfect tutor - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Some key quotes:
Some of the top running teams in the NFL are ZBS. And that is built upon a group of OL where they stay from year to year. Personally, I'm dubious of the ZBS in college as it's much harder to keep up a quality influx of talent that will learn and have the communication for it to work.
While I'm as unhappy (and been so to the point of being called a whiner and a gator fan) as everyone else, this must be tempered.
I believe this OL will get their communication down and once they learn the system, watch out. I firmly believe Hurd will be an elite one-cut runner like a healthy Arian Foster.
This system is much harder to learn than the Power scheme we implemented in James' first year which lends even more credence to what he said.
Some key quotes:
Munchak's run-game philosophy is rooted in the inside and outside zone-blocking scheme. According to Munchak's former players, the zone-blocking scheme can be difficult to learn, but once perfected it is difficult to defend.
It's a smart way to block things, to create holes. When you have a guy who can teach it, it will work. But there is no guarantee that it will work if you don't have the linemen who are capable of running it. For the offensive line, you have to have the timing, the communication; it's hard to implement that system. A zone team is reliant on the guy next to you rather than you relying on yourself.
The inside zone and outside zone were our bread and butter. That was the focus of what we did. With teams that have never run it in the past, it's definitely not something you pick up overnight, but it's extremely effective when it's run right and you have a coach to teach it. You definitely have to have the right coach for it to be effective.
Some of the top running teams in the NFL are ZBS. And that is built upon a group of OL where they stay from year to year. Personally, I'm dubious of the ZBS in college as it's much harder to keep up a quality influx of talent that will learn and have the communication for it to work.
While I'm as unhappy (and been so to the point of being called a whiner and a gator fan) as everyone else, this must be tempered.
I believe this OL will get their communication down and once they learn the system, watch out. I firmly believe Hurd will be an elite one-cut runner like a healthy Arian Foster.
This system is much harder to learn than the Power scheme we implemented in James' first year which lends even more credence to what he said.