What playbook has a lot of zone runs

[Jsan915]

IMO the zone run plays have the best blocking. I use GB playbook but I only found 2 zone runs maybe 3.

[tseliottt]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

Im guessing Houston or Washington.

[Rawdeal28]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

Houston. thats their whole run scheme

[moveitsjosh]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

Idk about zone running this year, I use the Texans/Texans playbook most of the time, and Im mainly a runner, but for some reason, I usually gain 2/3 yards per carry, with like, a random break of like 15/20 every once in a while
Though, that does kinda pretty much sum up how the Texans running works lol.
Chiefs do it too btw.

[mattmilone]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

If we're being honest, I don't really think this game has zone running :P

All I use is the Houston offense, and it just looks like straight up angle blocking to me. Occasionally it seems like they accidentally "zone block," (i.e., railroad tracking or uncovered double teams) I'm sorta cynical on this one, but I'm just assuming there's 1 standard coding for how lineman block on run plays: go get the nearest guy, haha.

It would be really nice to see this in the future though. Real angle blocking that follow lane rules, and real zone blocking plays. Hell, I'd love to some day even be able to designate my running zone, or for angle blocks, designate a gap at the line. Centers and QB's constantly get to the line now, spot a new angle of attack, and tell the lineman and back to hit the 3 instead of the 2.

[BlastX21]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

I'm with Matt, I really dont notice a difference in the technique the OL use. I will say that zone running is a lot more effective, especially for outside runs, but I dont know why given that the blocking appears the same.

[moveitsjosh]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

If we're being honest, I don't really think this game has zone running :P

All I use is the Houston offense, and it just looks like straight up angle blocking to me. Occasionally it seems like they accidentally "zone block," (i.e., railroad tracking or uncovered double teams) I'm sorta cynical on this one, but I'm just assuming there's 1 standard coding for how lineman block on run plays: go get the nearest guy, haha.

It would be really nice to see this in the future though. Real angle blocking that follow lane rules, and real zone blocking plays. Hell, I'd love to some day even be able to designate my running zone, or for angle blocks, designate a gap at the line. Centers and QB's constantly get to the line now, spot a new angle of attack, and tell the lineman and back to hit the 3 instead of the 2.

How cool would it be to have your whole offensive line follow you to the outside on a zone stretch run like the Texans, I would be exhilarated.

[raiders81tim]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

How cool would it be to have your whole offensive line follow you to the outside on a zone stretch run like the Texans, I would be exhilarated.

Thats why I still play All Pro. It's those little things.

[ssc]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

Arizona's playbook has quite a few, and is pretty well-balanced, top-to-bottom.

[RealitysProof]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

How cool would it be to have your whole offensive line follow you to the outside on a zone stretch run like the Texans, I would be exhilarated.

When running use slide protect right or left when running you'll get those results.

[d11king]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

When running use slide protect right or left when running you'll get those results.

I was going to put that, then I remembered sometimes they still get in the way haha

[shttymcgee]

Re: What playbook has a lot of zone runs

If we're being honest, I don't really think this game has zone running :P

All I use is the Houston offense, and it just looks like straight up angle blocking to me. Occasionally it seems like they accidentally "zone block," (i.e., railroad tracking or uncovered double teams) I'm sorta cynical on this one, but I'm just assuming there's 1 standard coding for how lineman block on run plays: go get the nearest guy, haha.

It would be really nice to see this in the future though. Real angle blocking that follow lane rules, and real zone blocking plays. Hell, I'd love to some day even be able to designate my running zone, or for angle blocks, designate a gap at the line. Centers and QB's constantly get to the line now, spot a new angle of attack, and tell the lineman and back to hit the 3 instead of the 2.

Idk if there's zone blocking rules, sometimes it seems like there are, but there certainly isn't proper technique.

The animations just do not exist in the game. There is nowhere near the proper amount of lateral movement at the LOS in any zone play; and that is really the essence of what the zone running game is about. Its something that I just don't get either, as the developers have access (at least that's what I thought) to "experts" and NFL video. It makes no sense to not have what is arguably the most dominant run-blocking scheme in the football today represented in the game. It would be like a college basketball game not having a 2-3 zone defense; but worse, because the zone run schemes are so much more prevalent in football than the 2-3 is in basketball.

Someone told me that anyone can now purchase video subscriptions from the NFL that have the tight copy of gamefilm. Look at one of those clips of any zone run and look at how much horizontal movement happens. I guess it can be hard to tell if all you can see is the TV brodcast camera, but that is not the issue (at least anymore).

BTW, I have no idea what the last few sentences in your post meant; the whole idea of a zone scheme is that the back makes reads post-snap to determine where to cut.