Thought provoking. Have to have a system and think about the βwhyβ behind what you do. How do you marry βnewβ ideas into your system? Coaching does require significant thought and understanding of what and why you are doing everything you do.
Good question! The variables from an offensive line perspective is time intensive. Using the example he gave:
Wide zone
- Can you reach the 3 tech? If not, how do you adjust? Do you hang on double teams longer because the frontside linebacker isnβt great at scraping to the football or does he always over-pursue so cutback lane is available
- How do you play someone like Aaron Donald? Block down and bucket step around? Run away? Do you have to make creative adjustments?
- Whatβs the plan for blocking blitzes, slants, stunts, reductions, etc. (Have to rep both mentally in film room and on the field. Biggest time spent.)
- Does the RBβs aiming point now change based on these adjustments. If so he needs to be cycled into the OL room
I know it looks like just running wide zone on the surface but OL coaches/coordinators have their hands full preparing for all these adjustments beforehand, so theyβre not having to scramble to make them in the game.
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