Rick Dennison’s offensive playbook, in the vein of Gary Kubiak and Mike Shanahan, is a West Coast offense with a powerful, zone-based running scheme. Last week, we broke down the concept of Outside Zone, which will be Buffalo’s staple in the upcoming season. Today, we’re going to examine the other running look central to zone blocking: Inside Zone.
Inside Zone versus Outside Zone
Since both of these running plays are zone-based, as you might expect, the blocking rules are fairly similar. If the offensive lineman is “covered” with a nearby defender, he blocks that defender.