Kyle Shanahan disciple Mike McDaniel is well-schooled in the wide-zone scheme. Considering Mike LaFleur is also coming from the Shanahan tree, the New York Jets‘ 2021 rushing attack should feature more wide and outside zone as opposed to Adam Gase‘s mid-to-inside looks with split action.
The wide zone has been effective for decades. The offensive system stretches back to Kyle’s father, Mike Shanahan, who won two Super Bowls during John Elway’s twilight years behind Terrell Davis. (Jets fans old enough to remember the 1990s painfully remember.)
Under McDaniel, the wide zone (WZ) will be the most important play in the playbook, as a good chunk of the playbook will feed off of it.