Film Review: PSU Belly Read and Belly Counter Speed Option

Penn State made a nice crease in combat action against Michigan. While most teams are unarmed, including the reeds in deep areas, the Nitani Lions prefer the snowball method. In this article, we'll look at the differences between the more common Inside Zone run , its inverted run with the belly variant , and the preferred speed variant of the PSU . A few weeks later, Rutgers tried the same strategy, to no avail. In this article, we will discuss the differences between the groups.

Inside the reed zone vs. reed belly
First, read Rutgers in the split zone here .

Here the power pack drives Belly Reed

Week Structure Structure
The first thing I want to show you are two screenshots, one from the Rutgers murder and the other from the Pennsylvania murder (we will compare them a bit in this article).

Note that both RBs are set at 6 yards. The difference is in the QB alignment. PSU QB for 6 yards, Rutgers QB for about 5 yards.

So the wrong spot for Rutgers is 5 yards behind. At Penn State, he moved forward after hitting a QB and the net started at 5 yards, but the net wasn't cleared until the ball was just 3 yards from LOS.

Both sides have reasons for doing what they are doing. For Rutgers, that slight difference between QB and RB is common throughout football, especially for teams looking to utilize the interior space. The offset allows for a smaller seat angle to control inner area and slows down the QB bar slide (allowing him to focus more on reading).

On the other hand, one spoils one's plans by adopting the Arabic language more deeply. It's very difficult to keep RB out of line like Power Reed . So let him bend over after this calming move. Reed forced defenders to sign before the long count was read, but that meant the ball carrier needed more time to catch the ball and create drama (remember one of the keys to deep zone is that to shoot the ball as far as possible). . .

To remove the point. The power supply also controls the inner zone. Check out McSorley's footwork here and note that it goes nowhere, remaining mostly flat (mixed with a false back point to change it up a bit).

What to do with the stomach

The same applies to the line of attack in front. Together, they made their way between the defenders blocking the inner zone, mostly as easy-to-understand defenders. The difference is mostly in wrong points and thus how the defense is attacked.

The starting line for the RB is usually the middle hind leg (not the near hind leg to protect the ground as for the inside zone). It usually reads the center block (0 to 1 RB orientation) and the first part is created from that pivot point. The second floor is more defensive behind or inside the center block. This should all sound like a couple of inside zones. But depending on the protection order, the rules changed a bit.

In general, it brings the aiming point closer to the Arabic alignment than to the inner zone. Usually Penn State uses it to attack 0 or 1 technical DT.

speed selection counter

Just like in the original Heroes Belly Play Out, Belly Reed lets the LB hit hard on the inside, otherwise you can get hit quickly. When the grid point moves very close to the LOS, the LB must be ready to fill the hole created by the exclusion zone and build a wall in the LOS. That threat forced a response, however, and because of that, Belly Reed Look's speed choice was terrible.

See options here. Note the first moves in both QB and Arabic, such as Bellie Reid and LB's reaction as they attempt to build a wall in LOS.

The counter pull easily sweeps the entire LB defense plane as it has the same initial appearance (it's blocking the gap for the moment, but the movement is the same as in the deep zone and the back footwork is similar to the stomach stick) .

Let's see if Rutgers try to do the same in a week. The inner zone doesn't fake the same reaction from the running defense. Wrong point is way back, QB footwork is slow and harmless. He doesn't hit the GO button, in fact the first few steps to play action are usually the same. Can it work? Of course you can hit big in the inner zone first (note: Rutgers has never been successful in the inner zone before, but PSU couldn't control Belly Reed either; warning is the biggest threat. Berkeley vs another Arab).

The counter's movement causes the LB Michigan's mirror movement, but it happens. Yes, the defensive threat is significantly lower than PSU's Rutgers, but PSU manages to pull off a TD with almost all of the top 10 RBs in a select game.

Additionally, Belly Reed's threat allows this Speed ​​Options Counter to essentially take OL out of combat. Basically, when PSU lays one side down, it is separated from the offensive battle line. The first long run was dead on the court, which was a great shot for Berkeley and the defenders from behind to get the job done, but the block was at its best. PSU was able to plan the drama to limit the impact of DL and OL games with Michigan. However, it's worth noting that at one point in the film and in the weeks that followed, they fought ODU and MSU to do the same. There's so much you can do to hide a struggling OL (which heals the PSU's Achilles heel).