I know what I'm explaining is very elementray but whatever...
People are hoping the Oline can be as dominant opening huge holes like the old days of the 80s-90s. I'm trying to explain and show how the blocking schemes in the mid-early 90s...BY SCHEME naturally opened more holes. The 80-90s down blocked more on angles walling off one side of the Defensive front while a Guard or Center pulled the other way blocking the remaining defender not walled off.
If the run was going to the right, the right side of the line would down block left, walling the D-line off, while an OGuard from other side of the line would pull and get a crack block on the DE or LB. This by scheme opened more holes.
Below are Ki-Jana highlights. Watch plays at 2:36, 2:57, 4:42, 5:23 and see how the Oline walls off the DL down blocking while the pulling OG leads the way for the RB.
Watch by simple scheme how the holes just open up.
Now here are highlights of Miles Sanders in PSU zoneblocking of today. Because they are highlights against inferior opponents their are holes but the point I am making is watch how everything is vertical blocking. No pulling Olineman to crack block. You don't see as much down blocking on an agle walling off defenders while you have an OG pull and crack back block the other way creating a lane for your RB. By scheme it doesn't open as many holes.
I'm trying to point out how the difference in scheme is why today PSUs Oline does not open as many running lanes. It's all scheme.
People are hoping the Oline can be as dominant opening huge holes like the old days of the 80s-90s. I'm trying to explain and show how the blocking schemes in the mid-early 90s...BY SCHEME naturally opened more holes. The 80-90s down blocked more on angles walling off one side of the Defensive front while a Guard or Center pulled the other way blocking the remaining defender not walled off.
If the run was going to the right, the right side of the line would down block left, walling the D-line off, while an OGuard from other side of the line would pull and get a crack block on the DE or LB. This by scheme opened more holes.
Below are Ki-Jana highlights. Watch plays at 2:36, 2:57, 4:42, 5:23 and see how the Oline walls off the DL down blocking while the pulling OG leads the way for the RB.
Watch by simple scheme how the holes just open up.
Now here are highlights of Miles Sanders in PSU zoneblocking of today. Because they are highlights against inferior opponents their are holes but the point I am making is watch how everything is vertical blocking. No pulling Olineman to crack block. You don't see as much down blocking on an agle walling off defenders while you have an OG pull and crack back block the other way creating a lane for your RB. By scheme it doesn't open as many holes.
I'm trying to point out how the difference in scheme is why today PSUs Oline does not open as many running lanes. It's all scheme.
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