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Broncos Football - Zone Blocking - Broncos Betting
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Denver
Broncos Football By:
Bryan
Leonard
Bryan
Leonard is in his 20th season as a Professional Handicapper.
Bryan Leonard Sports is a one man business built on
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Zone
Blocking Dissected - denver broncos football
The
Denver Broncos know how to rush the football.
Fifth in the NFL in 2002, fourth in 2003, second
in 2004 and currently ranked fourth. They do
this despite an undersized offensive line, utilizing
discipline and a zone-blocking scheme, as opposed
to drafting stud offensive linemen such as Orlando
Pace. They continue to have success despite
replacing so many talented running backs through
they years, such as Terrell Davis, Mike Anderson,
and Clinton Portis. So how do they do it?
The coaching staff uses a zone blocking scheme,
one of only two NFL teams (Atlanta Falcons)
to do this. The offensive linemen are taught
to block so that three potential seams are created
against the defense. Not necessarily opening
three holes, but potential seams based on how
and where they block. The second part of it
is that the running backs are taught to take
the handoff from the quarterback and head straight
for the line of scrimmage. No pausing or delaying
in the backfield is allowed trying to decide
which seam to head toward. The running back
has to get the football and head straight for
the line deciding almost instantly which seam
they are going to run to.
If everything fails, the running back, in theory,
would still head right into the line and lean
forward for one or two yards, as opposed to
taking a delaying action which could result
in no gain or a loss. If things go right, the
back hits the line fast a split second before
the defensive line and linebackers can react
and a substantial gain is a possibility. It
requires patience, discipline and hours of teaching.
It also works, and it's surprising more teams
don't use it. The Falcons do and they led the
NFL in rushing last season and currently lead
the league with 190 rush yards per game. A lot
of credit goes to QB Michael Vick, who is a
unique running quarterback, but zone blocking
is also a factor. The success of the zone blocking
also helped the Broncos make a key trade a year
ago, trading Portis for shut-down cornerback
Champ Bailey. Bailey has improved the pass defense,
while Denver's running game hasn't slipped.
It was interesting that Denver faced the Redskins
last Sunday, facing Portis for the first time
since the trade. Portis got 103 yards on 20
carries, but Denver had 165 rushing yards, 5.9
yards per carry, and RB Tatum Bell topped Portis
with 127 yards on 12 carries and 2 TDs.
It's also interesting that the Falcons faced
the Patriots Sunday, the same team Denver faces
this week. Atlanta played without Vick and had
116 rushing yards, almost half its league-leading
average, yet still gained 4.5 ypc. Of course,
the Patriots also played without star defensive
lineman Richard Seymour, who is expected back
against Denver.
When the Pats played at Denver two years ago,
Denver had 114 rush yards, just 3.9 yards per
carry. The Pats also played without Seymour
that game, who was out with an injury. Denver
QB Jake Plummer didn't play, either, and Danny
Kanell started as New England won 30-26 with
a TD pass with 30 seconds left. For what it's
worth, that was only the second win for New
England in their last 14 games in Denver.
Bryan Leonard is a documented member of The
Professional Handicappers League.
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Denver
Broncos Football By:
Bryan
Leonard
Bryan
Leonard is in his 20th season as a Professional Handicapper.
Bryan Leonard Sports is a one man business built on
honesty and customer satisfaction, two traits not
easily found in todays gambling climate. Bryan has
been documented by either The Sports Monitor or Sports
Watch for his entire career. He has won numerous Number
One finishes in Basketball and Football Handicapping.
You
can get his premium plays here.
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