Complementary Runs Off of the Zone Read
by Tom HermanOffensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, Rice University
We base our offense out of the Shotgun, while playing with one running back, one tight end and three WRs a majority of the time. Our ‘bread and butter’ run play that we hang our hat on is the inside zone read. We base our entire run game around finding ways to run that specific play while having complementary runs that allow us to be successful when defenses make it difficult to run the zone read.The first complementary run we employ is the one-back power (See Diagrams 1-3). We fe...Login to Read More