Comments on: Oregon’s zone read of the defensive tackle

By: Butch Jones’s West Virginia Influence. « Down The Drive

Butch Jones’s West Virginia Influence. « Down The Drive — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:39:15 +0000

[...] was the shotgun triple option. Traditionally in the shot gun formation you have two option plays, the zone read and the speed option. On each play the QB has two options, either give the ball to running back, on [...]

By: Charlette Eby

Charlette Eby — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:31:53 +0000

I still could not realize some of your thoughts immediately after reading this document. Saturday for me, awful day, simply because yesterday I worked all day. good luck

By: Mr.Murder

Mr.Murder — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:35:45 +0000

Cross the tackles. Ooops.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:23:26 +0000

It looks like to me that they (Oregon) is still reading the EMOLS. He is the last man down. Is the last guy standing up a end or a linebacker. Because when we run this same play we read the last man in a stance.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:55:45 +0000

In the USC plays above the first play the defense is slanting wrongly in two directions I believe. Masoli sees the parting of the Red Sea and pulls it out for a big gain.

On the 2nd play SC is slanting to the zone blocked side and Oregon OL is washing them over. The B gap defender really charges up field out of control maybe expecting Masoli to run outside like most zone read teams will. He burst right up the middle and the DT is slow to react-Big gain.

Not the same play. Unless the Texas OKIE State game went from 14 minutes left in the 4th to final in the time it took to show the replay.

USC would really sell out and got some stops guessing right a few times vs Oregon early in the game. As the game wore on they tired out and started to over commit and Masoli worked them and made them pay time and again.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:36:56 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ah55Yqw6jU

Check out these Oregon Zone Read plays against Washington. On the goal line at 3:14, Midfield at 4:00 and at the goal line again at 4:17. Both goal line plays the unblocked lineman just turns and runs at #21 and Masoli just walks in. The Middle LB runs to the fake too.

The unblocked DT at 4:00 breaks down and plays Masoli and correctly reads that the QB has the ball. But a 300lb guy who runs a 5.5 40 is not a match for a 200 lb guy who runs 4.5. Bad matchup for the defense. 25 yards before he is even touched.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:17:12 +0000

You should watch this video of the Ducks last year’s Civil War blowout of a very good Oregon State team (that beat USC)

Be afraid. Be very afraid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDU_jAcmkS8

By: jake

jake — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:28 +0000

I want to understand the read more but it would seem if the DT stepped away, that would certainly be a give. I think there is a chance that it is not a read at all and a one on one(Athlete vs. Fat Boy in a 5 yard box).

By: AERose

AERose — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:12:09 +0000

Seems a bit persnickety to say that Masoli made the wrong read on a 20 yard gainer.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:03:58 +0000

I agree with Jake. I play qb at small d3 school where we run a lot of zone read and inside and outside veer from the gun, and we’ll run this play often with a lead or the TE looping inside for the mike, but Masoli either made the wrong read or he judged that the DT was trying to feather him so much to the outside he could beat him inside.

Also the playside DT is unblocked as well… strange