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Michigan vs Penn State 2009 defensive analysis[22 of 23] (video)
I don't recognize this blocking scheme. It appears the playside OT and C get to block players lined up away from them, which is like the opposite of a reach ...
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youtube.com — A video made for the 2009 showdown between Penn State and Ohio State on November 7, 2009... at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley. (more) Penn State vs Ohio State 2009 (video)
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youtube.com — Michigan shows one deep safety and runs man coverage; this is the sort of thing that Clark... was talking about when he said M didn't disguise coverages. No lat... (more) Michigan vs Penn State 2009 defensive analysis[3 of 23] ...
Upon Further Review: Defense vs Penn State
Upon Further Review: Defense vs Penn State
mgoblog.com — Personnel notes: As noted Monday, Michigan had an actual substitution package: on passing downs Williams would be... replaced by Cissoko. For obvious reasons, that's unlikely to continue down the road. The rest of it was as usual, with the line rotating ... (more) Upon Further Review: Defense vs Penn State
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Upon Further Review: Defense vs Penn State
mgoblog — Personnel notes: As noted Monday, Michigan had an actual substitution package: on passing downs Williams would be replaced by Cissoko. For obvious reasons, that's unlikely to continue down the road. The rest of it was as usual, with the line rotating regularly and no one else coming out ever. One exception: late in the game Obi Ezeh was yanked twice, first for a play and then for the rest of a drive, in favor of Fitzgerald. Each time he got to the sidelines an exasperated Jay Hopson tried to explain something to him. Formation notes. My lingo is probably all screwed up now but Michigan did this a lot: ...

Outside zone variant: The “pin-and-pull”
Smart Football — I recently wrote a post giving a very simple explanation of the outside zone and zone runs in general. One popular variant that I did not discuss was the “pin and pull” zone. The Indianapolis Colts use this variant quite a bit, as did the Minnesota Gophers back when they had Lawrence Maroney and Marion Barber under Glen Mason. This is a staple of the one-back, two-tight end offenses that the Colts use and was famously used by Elliott Uzelac as offensive coordinator for the Colorado Buffaloes in the early 1990s. Here is a basic explanation. Generally, one way to think of it is that uncovered linemen pull; alternatively ...

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