[I]Zone blocking rules allow linemen to use the movement and attack angles of the defenders against them.[/I]

[b]Benefits of a zone blocking scheme:[/b]
-Two reads for the linemen. Covered or uncovered. Simple.
-Seek positioning where you have leverage, not where you are looking to overpower a defender.

[b]Rule: In inside zone, the linemen operate on a system that moves to the play side, not toward the hole called[/b]

[u]Explained:[/u] It...

Last entry I posted about a rating system for all players in general. To recap here’s the system in a nutshell.

Turnover Opportunity – Own Side: -5 points
Turnover Opportunity – Opponent Side: -3 points
Loss of 2 or more: -2 points
40% of necessary yardage on 1st down*: 1 point
60% of necessary yardage on 2nd down*: 1 point
100% of necessary yardage on 3rd down*: 1 point
100% of necessary yardage on 4th down*: 1 point
Extra Yards on...

Recently, I began reading [i]The Hidden Game of Football[/i] by Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer and John Thorn. It’s an older book, dating back to the late 1980’s, but it gives some great information and different ways to look into stats. In one chapter in particular, they have a way to assess quality of a team, or an individual player. Not all three yard plays are equal. For instance, in the book they suggest that in order to “win” on a first down play, you must gain 40% of the necessary yards, otherwise...

To the Draft!

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[b][center]The Shanahan Way[/b][/center]

Kyle Shanahan has been heavily scrutinized by Redskin fans the last few weeks, so I set out to check out what Kyle Shanahan’s career tendencies have been.

One of the things that I noticed most when looking at his statistics is that he has a severely skewed pass to run ratio. In 2008, the Texans attempted 123 more passes than runs. The trend continued through 2009 where he attempted 168 more passes than runs. In 2010, with the...