Inside Zone

Watch the linebacker depth at the snap, if they are sitting shallow expecting run support they will flow fast and take away the cutback lane. Identify whether the defense is playing a one high shell or two high shell, single high safeties who crash down on run fits are the biggest threat to this play. Key the defensive line's gap discipline, if the play side tackle and end are getting reached easily you have a clean lane, if they are holding ground you need to set up the cutback. User controlled defenders flying downhill from depth are the main lurk threat, if you see a user spy or a linebacker sitting in the hole abandon the zone read and bounce outside. This play struggles against a stacked front with extra defenders in the box, if the defense shows six or more in the box pre-snap check into a pass or motion out of it.