Selective adjustments in the zone read – such as keying on the inside linebacker – can add to your offensive production.Like many coaches, I spent a great deal of time in December and January watching the college bowl season and the NFL playoffs. Armed with my DVR, I couldn’t help but notice that a majority of teams ran some variation of the “zone read.” Many of them dressed the play up with different formations and motions, while some added another element to the play to make it a triple option. With all the various looks this play has taken on, one thing is certain - the zone read is evolving and will be even more prominent in upcoming seasons.With the addition of the zone read to so many offenses, defenses are scheming various methods of attacking the play. One of the more popular methods of defending the play is to scrape the inside linebacker to the QB while the DE
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