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1. John Morgan - October 10, 2008

Awesome show guys. Even though it was two hours long (and apparently you left the highlights out to cut time) I was very interested the whole show. Didn’t drag anywhere. Like to see some of the other email listeners posting here on the website too. Zack, this means you.

To answer your final question, even though I had no problem following the whole show this week, I can see how breaking it into two or even three parts might help. You might do it like this: 1. Last’s weeks game analysis and the GB&U. 2. A detailed analysis of a segment of the Packer interior play, either offensive or defensive or both. 3. Reader email and preview of next week’s game.

One comment during the rant about Bob Sanders had me thinking. You mentioned that the players were apparently confused by his poor schematic approach and talked about an exotic ‘twist’ leaving the rest of the line and linebackers unsure of position. Later in the show you mentioned ‘twist’ again as the reason for zone blocking, ie, to prevent exotic schemes from overwhelming the offensive line. I’m assuming ‘twist’ is similar to ’stunt’ and involves moving a lineman away from the blocking and back towards the quarterback from an unexpected direction. So my question is this: Are stunts and blitzes best done from a planned scheme, or do they work better if launched from a generic set which would make them unexpected. Or in other words, are the opposing teams reading the pass rush and run defense through subtle body language and positioning?

Oh well. I’ll email after the game.