Conversion From Man to Zone Blocking Benefits Mark Ingram, Saints Offense

TheOak · 04-28-2014, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

I thought it was a very good explanation of the ZBS but you're right. Just because its something Ingram has had success running behind before doesn't mean we switched our system just for him.

And like you said, all of our RB's struggled at first, or I should say all of our linemen struggled at first, but the O-line improvement toward the end of the season was obvious.

Good read, weak correlation.

I loved the breakdown of the ZBS, he did do a great job on that.

At the beginning of the year our RBs were getting tackled 1-2 yards behind the Line of scrimmage, whether that was the lines fault or the RBs fault it was consistent between our running plays.

After the BYE week things started clicking for either the o-line or RBs and we ran better the last 1/2 of the season.

One of the glaring items that shines a light on the lack of correlation is that if a ZBS makes Ingram run better he should have ran better than everyone else early in the season. Which he didn't.

Any RB will tell you, if a 2 foot hole is made for him to run through, whether the T/G both crisscrossed or they both blocked forward down field... A hole is a hole.

I feel like in rambling now lol so I'll stop. I'm on some heavy duty pain killers.

I think the correlations between ZBS, Alabama players, and NFL is somewhat coincidence. Those Bama players are running behind different o-lines and facing different opponents so it's not really an apples to apples comparison.

04-28-2014, 08:41 AM	#16
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 18,980	Re: Conversion From Man to Zone Blocking Benefits Mark Ingram, Saints Offense Originally Posted by Danno I thought it was a very good explanation of the ZBS but you're right. Just because its something Ingram has had success running behind before doesn't mean we switched our system just for him. And like you said, all of our RB's struggled at first, or I should say all of our linemen struggled at first, but the O-line improvement toward the end of the season was obvious. Good read, weak correlation. I loved the breakdown of the ZBS, he did do a great job on that. At the beginning of the year our RBs were getting tackled 1-2 yards behind the Line of scrimmage, whether that was the lines fault or the RBs fault it was consistent between our running plays. After the BYE week things started clicking for either the o-line or RBs and we ran better the last 1/2 of the season. One of the glaring items that shines a light on the lack of correlation is that if a ZBS makes Ingram run better he should have ran better than everyone else early in the season. Which he didn't. Any RB will tell you, if a 2 foot hole is made for him to run through, whether the T/G both crisscrossed or they both blocked forward down field... A hole is a hole. I feel like in rambling now lol so I'll stop. I'm on some heavy duty pain killers. I think the correlations between ZBS, Alabama players, and NFL is somewhat coincidence. Those Bama players are running behind different o-lines and facing different opponents so it's not really an apples to apples comparison.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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