When we left off at the end of our Intro to Zone Read we were in a dark place. After becoming experts on the zone read, we were pondering the horrors of how Oregon can dissect our 4-2-5 defense by reading the linebacker and using a decoy to pull the other linebacker away from the ball. Unless the defensive line wins the battle at the line of scrimmage and stops the ball carrier at the point of attack, this will leave our DBs (most likely a safety) to stop the ball carrier. If we’re playing our safeties 15-20 yards off the line of scrimmage, Oregon will get some big gains until we commit them closer to the LoS.
Zone Read 201: Attacking a 4-2-5 Defense
