Did the patriots drop the zone run scheme?

[StrawHatPatriot]

Sinple question

We ran the ball really well today, and the plays looked more like how they did last year.

 

[patriotsdynasty12189]

Yeah they moved the ball then Mac threw to 4 wide open Raven defenders lol; AGAIN.

 

[StrawHatPatriot]

Yeah they moved the ball then Mac threw to 4 wide open Raven defenders lol; AGAIN.

Damn

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

We've been running a few more RPO than normal. Gap/power throughout the year but we definitely leaned and looked comfortable running it more today.

Fwiw I don't ever think we became a "zone" run blocking team and said as much all summer. Just think it's something we wanted to practice and get more familiar with.

 

[State]

When Onwenu is doing really well, like today, we’re doing the power stuff. Doing outside zone Onwenu looks like a fat guy doing ballet.

 

[archstanton543]

Can they drop the draw plays against at team that struggles against the pass? Can they get a QB who doesn't just throw the ball to the other team?

You tell me.

 

[jays52]

They ran a handful of zones in addition to the directional. One of the picks came from a boot off of a wide zone which they had set up a bit with previous runs. Like BGC said, I don't think it's necessarily a shift in philsophy as much as it was more so a regression to the mean.

 

[Thelonious]

Because they can't (yet?) make it work. Even the new don't-worry-be-happy-Bill can see that.

 

[captain stone]

So it's been some of both styles, but certainly not the whole-sale change we might have expected/feared...