05-05-2007, 06:27 PM
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williams' comments about the new offense
smitty ain't the only one happy....
Williams thrilled with changes to Carolina’s offensive scheme
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When running back DeAngelo Williams heard about the changes to Carolina’s offensive scheme, he was excited. When he finally opened his playbook, he was ecstatic.
“I was like, ‘Yeah! Oh yeah, yeah, yeaaaah!” Williams said.
What Williams saw inside his playbook was obviously to his liking.
He’d read in the newspapers that new offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson would be implementing a zone blocking scheme on offense and running more screen plays his predecessor Dan Henning, but was a little hesitant to believe it until he saw the playbook. When he saw the plays, he couldn’t contain his enthusiasm.
“I’m excited about the offense altogether because it’s identical to the offense we ran in Memphis,” Williams said. “We threw a lot of screen passes to the running backs and we ran the outside and inside zone plays. We did the one-back power, things like that. It’s just like the offense at Memphis, but with some different terminology.”
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also very interesting was his and fox's explanation of what a zone blocking scheme is and why its so good
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The zone-blocking scheme, in particular, has Williams excited because it allows him to use his vision to pick a hole. The Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos have both had great success with the scheme over the years and more than a dozen teams have already switched to it. Carolina made the switch, according to head coach John Fox, not because of Williams or Foster, but to better utilize their athleticism on the offensive line.
“If you look at it, this is what the entire NFL is shifting to because of the backs that are coming out of college are accustomed to it,” Williams said. “The colleges are teaching it to the kids at a younger age.”
Williams believes the new blocking scheme is a no-lose situation for him.
“The fact that no matter what the defense does, they’re wrong,” Williams said. “In a zone-blocking scheme, what it all boils down to is you pick your own hole.
“It’s more about vision than quickness because if you can’t see the hole you can’t get there no matter what you do. It basically boils down to your vision. It opens the field up a lot too. If they are a worried about someone with the ball and what hole they are going to choose. It’s like chess, if you choose the wrong hole, it’s checkmate.”
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