31. The Cowboys kept the Steelers guessing, sometimes showing zone blitzes, sometimes man blitzes. 32. The Giants shift coverages and alternate regular and zone blitzes against every quarterback. 33. The Gators mixed up their zone blitz, sending defenders from any and all angles. 34. The Giants pressured McNabb with zone blitzes. 35. The play came on a zone blitz, and Eagles quarterback Koy Detmer threw it right to Bennett, who could have walked in. 36. The Steelers live by the zone blitz. 37. The West Coast offense, the zone blitz and free agency are all new elements that Vermeil has never had to deal with. 38. The zone blitz is predicated on the idea that the rush is going to make the passer throw the ball prematurely. 39. The zone blitz sets up man-to-man blocking situations all along the line, and one breakdown in the blocking scheme can put a quarterback on the injured list. 40. The way Dallas sets up on offense will make it tougher for Carolina to run that zone blitz. |