For YEARS I've heard Packers fans complain about zone blocking because the Packers OL hadn't been as good as it was under Sherman with run blocking.... but I kept trying to tell people it wasn't the scheme... it was the coaching and/or execution of said scheme...

But last night we FINALLY saw some GREAT ZONE BLOCKING where the linemen kept getting to the 2nd level and got to attack those LBers after getting the DL stopped first... which includes Starks long TD run.

Just felt like someone needs to point it out that it was zone blocking and they finally ran it amazingly. The scheme works very well if run correctly and no the smaller linemen thing is for the most part just a talking point as almost every team in the NFL runs some zone and some power plays... as some NFL current and former linemen have said you need to know both power and zone to play in the NFL now, because all teams use both just in different percent amounts. And to do zone correctly you need to be quick about some part of it... that doesn't mean you have to be small... just ask Raji and Howard Green... they're quick... and aren't that small... but I LOVE it... the OL pulled off some of the best zone blocking I've seen them do.

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I won't break it down much until I watch the game again without a house full of company.. but the Kuhn TD was flat out an ass kicking.. one in which the rooted the DL out of the hole. No seal needed.. just boot their ass out.

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I didn't break a lot of down for for a while there I was trying to and I thought with out a doubt it was some of the best zone blocking they're done. With some great double teams until one got locked on his man and then the other one went and got the LBer.

I don't remember the Kuhn's TD play blocking at the top of my head but I'd guess to say that was probably power blocking.

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Ah, man, another member throwing up a thread of his own words. I'm digging this.

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I said in the chat "I could have run that one in." I'm serious. I could have. That's not saying I belong in the NFL by any means. What it means is, the blocking on that play was so good that a 40+ year old guy with 2 bad knees could have run that one in.

Very cool.

=d>

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Yes. Our OL was outstanding during this game. And not against a bunch of noobs, either! It was a lot of fun to watch them come together.

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Fixed that for you man.

That looked like Jerry Kramer putting Jethro Pew on his ass.

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No no no, amigo. I said I could have run that one in. Not DakotaT could have run it in. You probably would have fumbled.

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off topic. [aiee]

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One of the interesting things is it usually takes them 8-10 games to get the zone blocking scheme down. Maybe it helps that they have been together for a while and working on their techniques for a while.
Must be the player organized practices that made the difference.

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