Mtn Inside Zone

Watch the linebacker depth at the snap, if they are sitting shallow and reading the mesh point they are likely keying the run and you should expect fast flow to the play side. Check safety alignment before the snap, a single high safety cheating toward the box signals run support while two deep safeties usually means lighter numbers at the line. Identify if the defense is in a run blitz look with linebackers crashing gaps immediately after the snap, since this scheme can be vulnerable to a well timed A gap shoot blitz. Man coverage on the perimeter with no extra run defenders in the box is where this play excels because it isolates the front seven in a numbers advantage. If you see a heavy nano blitz package or overload front stacking the play side gap, be ready to check to a cutback friendly counter play from the set instead of forcing the zone run into a bad numbers situation.