Offensive line blocking scheme

[NavyTider]

Does anyone know what kind of offensive line blocking scheme Coach Saban used while he was at LSU? I throw up in my mouth a little bit every time the words "zone blocking" are uttered, but it seems like that's the scheme we may end up with given the OL coaches we are said to be considering. I hear other teams use it successfully, but it has never seemed to work at Bama.

Roll Tide.

 

[gbamatiger]

Zone blocking is a great scheme to use if your oline coach is worth a damn. Many teams throughout college and professional football use it with a lot of success. In fact more teams use it then do not. I is a easy scheme to teach but you have to have a very physical line for it to be successful hense big Andre being our best lineman this year as a freshman.

 

[Toss Sweep]

Term "zone blocking" is pretty wide. The type that Connelly teaches is a lateral step and absorb the blocker. Great scheme for pass happy spread offenses. But not too good for the I.

There is also a zone block scheme where the OL take a 45 degree step and attack the defender. I believe this is what CNS will want. Much better for the I, power type of attack.

Here is a link where Stacey Searles (sp?) is talking about the blocking drills he used as LSU when CNS was there. I believe he has recently agreed to go to UGA. Wish we had gotten this guy.

http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/Magazine/2003/03july/clinic01.html

 

[gbamatiger]

The bottomline is in the inside zone scheme there should be a double at the point of attack with one of the blockers shedding to the backer eventually so movement is a must. Any line coach that teaches any player to absorb anything is a moron. The bolws should be delivered not absorbed.

 

[johnnychristmas]

Talking Bama OL gives me a headache. I just hated seeing our OL handed their butts by the likes of Duke and Miss State.

I hope we'll see something dramatically different here.

 

[deliveryman35]

I think we will see a variation of schemes. Personally, I hope we see a lot more basic and emphasis on drive- blocking where we physically dominate the los and get back to being a more balanced offensive attack. if you will recall from the press conference, that is precisely what coach saban said he wanted.

 

[wtbryant]

There were really four problems with our O-line and Connelly is responsible for one of those things and part of another, IMO. Obviously, there was a problem in the individual one-on-one instruction. Herein lies the problem with Connelly. The big question, however, is how half of our line could perform while another half couldn't even though they had the same coach. This brings us to the second problem--talent. We do have some good redshirt talent that should contribute this coming year. Remember, we had the Rival's number 2 offensive line recruiting class last year and only one of them (Smith) didn't redshirt. Thirdly, our players were NOT in good shape. This wasn't limited to just the offensive line, as we all know. Fourthly, they weren't motivated. This was partly Shula's problem. The players have stated several times that he acted the same way in the locker room as he acted in front of a camera. Still yet, Connelly is to blame some for this too. Joe Kines surely motivated his defense for the last three years and really probably did his best job this past year after losing all his talent.

Just a few observations from my point of view. I believe Saban will change every one of these problems.

 

[Crimson-Blitz]

Zone blocking on certain passing and spread formations. Power blocking on run plays. How hard is that?

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Not hard at all, so long as you don't give it up with how you set your feet...

 

[NativeTider]

Term "zone blocking" is pretty wide. The type that Connelly teaches is a lateral step and absorb the blocker. Great scheme for pass happy spread offenses. But not too good for the I.

There is also a zone block scheme where the OL take a 45 degree step and attack the defender. I believe this is what CNS will want. Much better for the I, power type of attack.

Excellent point.

The bottomline is in the inside zone scheme there should be a double at the point of attack with one of the blockers shedding to the backer eventually so movement is a must. Any line coach that teaches any player to absorb anything is a moron. The bolws should be delivered not absorbed.

Good description and yes, absorbing a defender when you are trying to execute a power run play defies logic.

I think the first time CBC ever coached a lineman out of a three point was at Bama. I don't think he had ever seen a blocking back before. He sure as hell didn't understand the concept of moving the line of scrimmage up field.

Our linemen and RB's have suffered because of CBC and the thought of him staying on Saban's staff is laughable.