The Victors

The zone read (reading a lineman to determine give v keep) was the staple of Rich Rod's offense. We didn't run it with Denard because he was bad at it. I don't think this is a remotely controversial take.*

Posted on September 7, 2026 at 12:31:55 PM by Bluebuck

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• It was interesting to hear Denard today say that we he got the yips, he had 5 plays that he was comfortable with and would ask the coaches to run. - By JohnH September 7, 2026 at 12:20:02 PM
  • interesting. I remember coaches saying Denard used to get wildly hyped during the games that they had to slow him down* - By 6p September 7, 2026 at 12:22:41 PM
  • denard had running instincts bu does not sadly* - By Daytripper September 7, 2026 at 12:21:39 PM
    • On designed running plays, Denard was elite. He was a shitty scrambler and he never got the hang of the zone read.* - By Bluebuck September 7, 2026 at 12:23:22 PM
      • Disagree. He was elite at the QB draw/pass read.** - By xcheck September 7, 2026 at 12:26:37 PM
        • But that's not the zone read. Totally different play.* - By Bluebuck September 7, 2026 at 12:28:53 PM
          • They are all zone reads. You are just threatening and reading a different player. You chose what to do based on how the player reacts** - By xcheck September 7, 2026 at 12:30:16 PM
            • The zone read (reading a lineman to determine give v keep) was the staple of Rich Rod's offense. We didn't run it with Denard because he was bad at it. I don't think this is a remotely controversial take.* - By Bluebuck September 7, 2026 at 12:31:55 PM
              • yeah BlueBuck is correct. Denard's big runs were rarely live reads, if ever. a zone read is very different * - By Nikos September 7, 2026 at 01:06:51 PM
                • It’s football semantics but zone blocking with option read is called basically zone read. Inside zone with DE unblocked and read is just one play in the zone read family* - By harbaughdyssey September 7, 2026 at 03:00:09 PM

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