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Grad correct me if I'm wrong but the key to beating zone run blocking is to go over blocks not under them, be sound on the backside and don't over penetrate.
Most of the damage they do is by attacking the playside DT which forces the rest of the defense to flow that way, then wait to hit the holes that naturally develop back side(cutbacks). Thats why it always seems like you have the runner stopped in the backfield and next thing you know he gashes you.
Most of the damage they do is by attacking the playside DT which forces the rest of the defense to flow that way, then wait to hit the holes that naturally develop back side(cutbacks). Thats why it always seems like you have the runner stopped in the backfield and next thing you know he gashes you.
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MuckFich06;659764; said:Not too worried about MM. He's done exactly 2 things since his surgery: jack and squat. He is obviously not 100% and should not be a major threat.
What have you heard about how ready he is expected to be on Sat?
will he be able to cut?
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Gregg Doyel
Michigan-Ohio State on Saturday should only be Part I
Nov. 12, 2006
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Rutgers saved this college football season by beating Louisville. Now for your final act of service, Rutgers, please go away. [/FONT]
Will Jim Tressel and Lloyd Carr meet in back-to-back games? (Getty Images) [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The 2006 national title game is safe now that the Big East has eaten its own. West Virginia is gone. Louisville is gone. Unless voters have completely lost their minds -- and here in Ohio, another group of voters did re-elect Jean Schmidt to Congress -- Rutgers won't be a factor, either. Not even if the Scarlet Knights finish the regular season 12-0. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Rutgers might well have the country's best player -- Ray Rice for Heisman, please -- but Rutgers cannot throw the ball or stop the run. Someone named "Donald Allen" from a team called "Connecticut" ran for 199 yards against Rutgers two weeks ago. Enjoy this memorable season, Rutgers, but please understand what you are, and what you are not. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]And you are not Michigan. Or Ohio State. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The Wolverines and Buckeyes are the only two teams -- even before a crazy Saturday that saw upset losses by Texas, Auburn and California -- that need to be in the conversation for the national championship game. That could change, but only if the Michigan-OSU game Saturday is a blowout. If they are evenly matched, they should do it again Jan. 8 in the BCS title game. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The winner will be undefeated. The loser will be the most deserving one-loss team left. This is not rocket science. This isn't even pre-algebra. This is basic math. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]To find the best one-loss team in college football, don't look at when they got beat. Look at who beat 'em. And the loser of a competitive Michigan-Ohio State game would have the distinction of having just one loss -- to the undefeated No. 1 team in the country. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Top that. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Florida can't, not with a loss to twice-beaten Auburn. Nor can Southern California, which fell to four-loss Oregon State. Or Arkansas, which was blown out by USC. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Two other one-loss teams have a better argument that they belong in this conversation, but only if Michigan beats Ohio State on Saturday. In that event, OSU would join two teams in the lost-only-to-Michigan camp: Notre Dame and Wisconsin. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Michigan manhandled the Irish and Badgers -- 47-21 and 27-13 -- on consecutive weeks in September. Unless Michigan beats the crap out of Ohio State, too, the Buckeyes would deserve a rematch more than Notre Dame or Wisconsin. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]But college football rematches make people queasy. That's the crux of this whole argument: The average person -- average fan, average Top 25 pollster, average TV executive -- would prefer to see something else. And let's be honest: A game between Ohio State and, say, Southern California would be a sexier sell for television. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]To which I say: Who cares? Whether you or me or anyone wants to see a Michigan-Ohio State rematch is irrelevant. Given the way this season has played out, a competitive game on Saturday between Michigan and Ohio State must produce a BCS title game sequel. Seems clear to me anyway.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]But lots of poll-influencing media members aren't seeing it that way. They're looking at Saturday's Michigan-OSU game as an elimination contest. It's illogical and unfair, but momentum is moving in that direction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]This past week, the Chicago Tribune opined that "a Michigan-Ohio State rematch wouldn't be The Godfather: Part II. It would be Weekend at Bernie's II. Please spare us." The Tribune article cited some flimsy evidence, including the notion that bowl games are meant to pit one conference against another, as if the best two teams in a given season couldn't possibly come from the same conference. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]On Friday, the Dallas Morning News listed the five potential beneficiaries of Rutgers' upset of Louisville: Florida, Texas, Auburn, USC and California. The Ohio State-Michigan loser was nowhere to be found. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times utterly dismissed the Michigan-Ohio State loser, writing that USC was in control of its national title game destiny: "Beat Cal and Notre Dame at home," wrote Times columnist Bill Plaschke. "Beat UCLA at the Rose Bowl. Play the winner of Ohio State-Michigan for the national championship." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Sounds reasonable. USC would have beaten some meaty teams, what with wins against Arkansas, Nebraska, Cal and Notre Dame. But whoever loses the Michigan-Ohio State game will have some nice scalps on its wall, too. Michigan has beaten Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Iowa and Penn State. Ohio State has beaten Texas, Penn State and Iowa. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Hard to separate two good teams based on who they've beaten. Almost impossible. So let's keep this nice and simple: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The best two teams in America will be on the same field Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The best two teams in America had better be on the same field on Jan. 8 in Arizona. [/FONT]
Gregg Doyel
Michigan-Ohio State on Saturday should only be Part I
Nov. 12, 2006
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Rutgers saved this college football season by beating Louisville. Now for your final act of service, Rutgers, please go away. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Rutgers might well have the country's best player -- Ray Rice for Heisman, please -- but Rutgers cannot throw the ball or stop the run. Someone named "Donald Allen" from a team called "Connecticut" ran for 199 yards against Rutgers two weeks ago. Enjoy this memorable season, Rutgers, but please understand what you are, and what you are not. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]And you are not Michigan. Or Ohio State. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The Wolverines and Buckeyes are the only two teams -- even before a crazy Saturday that saw upset losses by Texas, Auburn and California -- that need to be in the conversation for the national championship game. That could change, but only if the Michigan-OSU game Saturday is a blowout. If they are evenly matched, they should do it again Jan. 8 in the BCS title game. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The winner will be undefeated. The loser will be the most deserving one-loss team left. This is not rocket science. This isn't even pre-algebra. This is basic math. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]To find the best one-loss team in college football, don't look at when they got beat. Look at who beat 'em. And the loser of a competitive Michigan-Ohio State game would have the distinction of having just one loss -- to the undefeated No. 1 team in the country. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Top that. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Florida can't, not with a loss to twice-beaten Auburn. Nor can Southern California, which fell to four-loss Oregon State. Or Arkansas, which was blown out by USC. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Two other one-loss teams have a better argument that they belong in this conversation, but only if Michigan beats Ohio State on Saturday. In that event, OSU would join two teams in the lost-only-to-Michigan camp: Notre Dame and Wisconsin. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Michigan manhandled the Irish and Badgers -- 47-21 and 27-13 -- on consecutive weeks in September. Unless Michigan beats the crap out of Ohio State, too, the Buckeyes would deserve a rematch more than Notre Dame or Wisconsin. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]But college football rematches make people queasy. That's the crux of this whole argument: The average person -- average fan, average Top 25 pollster, average TV executive -- would prefer to see something else. And let's be honest: A game between Ohio State and, say, Southern California would be a sexier sell for television. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]To which I say: Who cares? Whether you or me or anyone wants to see a Michigan-Ohio State rematch is irrelevant. Given the way this season has played out, a competitive game on Saturday between Michigan and Ohio State must produce a BCS title game sequel. Seems clear to me anyway.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]But lots of poll-influencing media members aren't seeing it that way. They're looking at Saturday's Michigan-OSU game as an elimination contest. It's illogical and unfair, but momentum is moving in that direction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]This past week, the Chicago Tribune opined that "a Michigan-Ohio State rematch wouldn't be The Godfather: Part II. It would be Weekend at Bernie's II. Please spare us." The Tribune article cited some flimsy evidence, including the notion that bowl games are meant to pit one conference against another, as if the best two teams in a given season couldn't possibly come from the same conference. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]On Friday, the Dallas Morning News listed the five potential beneficiaries of Rutgers' upset of Louisville: Florida, Texas, Auburn, USC and California. The Ohio State-Michigan loser was nowhere to be found. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times utterly dismissed the Michigan-Ohio State loser, writing that USC was in control of its national title game destiny: "Beat Cal and Notre Dame at home," wrote Times columnist Bill Plaschke. "Beat UCLA at the Rose Bowl. Play the winner of Ohio State-Michigan for the national championship." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Sounds reasonable. USC would have beaten some meaty teams, what with wins against Arkansas, Nebraska, Cal and Notre Dame. But whoever loses the Michigan-Ohio State game will have some nice scalps on its wall, too. Michigan has beaten Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Iowa and Penn State. Ohio State has beaten Texas, Penn State and Iowa. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Hard to separate two good teams based on who they've beaten. Almost impossible. So let's keep this nice and simple: [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The best two teams in America will be on the same field Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The best two teams in America had better be on the same field on Jan. 8 in Arizona. [/FONT]
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