Good Outside Zone Explanation

[BengalsRocker]

(11-30-2021, 10:15 PM)treee Wrote: With the zone blocking scheme, the hole that the RB hits is in flux and isn't decided until the very last second. Goods RBs see where the holes will open as the play develops before the hole actually opens. That anticipation is what seperates the wheat from the chaff at RB. When you see Mixon somehow hitting a tiny hole and bursting through to the second level, you are seeing him read his Olineman and knowing where they will be and how their block will result.

Right.

Perhaps it's just clicking or his vision is getting better.

It sure felt like before that Joe was bailing on the blocks and using physical talent to get positive yards instead of taking the small gap.

Of course confidence in successful blocking can cure that as well.