11-16-2018, 09:04 PM
(11-16-2018, 07:29 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Some might argue that the "zone read" terminology is simply a fancy way of saying run/pass option, which has been around for a very long time.
They would be wrong. A zone read is simply reading the backside unblocked man to determine to hand off to HB or QB keep. RPO takes it one step further looking to throw a quick route behind the linebackers playing the run (usually a single slant route being ran) There isn’t a pass built into a zone read. You can often tell the play was an RPO vs a read option because , Philly for instance zone blocks the front and cuts the backside. This is all different from a playaction pass, which you can tell the difference often by the blocking and multiple route combinations down field. Zone read predates RPO.
