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Inside The Tennessee Playbook: Texas
The Basics
The blocking rules for any zone running play are really quite basic. Here is the simplest I can put it: If an offensive lineman has a defensive lineman directly in front of him he blocks that player. If an offensive lineman is not directly covered up by a defensive lineman, he then steps in the direction the play is going — toward the formation strength in Texas — and provides help to the offensive lineman next to him. This is how the interior offensive line is able to establish double teams at the point of attack. Once the two offensive linemen working together displace the one defensive lineman being blocked from the line of scrimmage, then one offensive lineman will scrape off to a linebacker while the other maintains control of the defensive lineman. Now, it can get much more complicated than the above description depending on the type of zone running play called, defensive alignment, and defensive tendencies. However, hopefully that brief explanation provides a good understanding of what the Vols are trying to accomplish with Texas. Here is how the play looks drawn up against an odd-front defense.
Texas is likely to be a staple play of the Vols offense during the regular season, and it was not surprising to see it so frequently called by Jim Chaney during the Orange & White Game. This is a play the offense will need to execute at a high level in order to run the ball effectively. Below is an example of the first team offense running Texas exactly like the diagram drawn above.
A great in depth article.
The Basics
The blocking rules for any zone running play are really quite basic. Here is the simplest I can put it: If an offensive lineman has a defensive lineman directly in front of him he blocks that player. If an offensive lineman is not directly covered up by a defensive lineman, he then steps in the direction the play is going — toward the formation strength in Texas — and provides help to the offensive lineman next to him. This is how the interior offensive line is able to establish double teams at the point of attack. Once the two offensive linemen working together displace the one defensive lineman being blocked from the line of scrimmage, then one offensive lineman will scrape off to a linebacker while the other maintains control of the defensive lineman. Now, it can get much more complicated than the above description depending on the type of zone running play called, defensive alignment, and defensive tendencies. However, hopefully that brief explanation provides a good understanding of what the Vols are trying to accomplish with Texas. Here is how the play looks drawn up against an odd-front defense.
Texas is likely to be a staple play of the Vols offense during the regular season, and it was not surprising to see it so frequently called by Jim Chaney during the Orange & White Game. This is a play the offense will need to execute at a high level in order to run the ball effectively. Below is an example of the first team offense running Texas exactly like the diagram drawn above.
A great in depth article.
