BullHawk33":1d0z5798 said:
....So if the talent isn't an issue then I would say the zone blocking scheme (ZBS) itself is at fault. The reason it takes so long for a line to gel is that all the permutations take time to develop. It isn't something the players dealt with in college.
I used to think that myself. I've moved on from that after looking further into this. It is clearly more coaching than scheme, at least here it is.
Here is a list of teams using the ZBS.....
Teams that relied on a zone blocking scheme
1959–1967: Green Bay Packers [HC Vince Lombardi][3]
1984–1991: Cincinnati Bengals [HC Sam Wyche]
1995–2009: Denver Broncos [HC Mike Shanahan and Josh McDaniels (kept scheme in first year)]
1999–Present: University of Iowa [HC Kirk Ferentz]
2001–2007: West Virginia University [HC Rich Rodriguez]
2001–2008: Bowling Green State University [HC Urban Meyer and Gregg Brandon]
2002–2006: University of Minnesota [HC Glen Mason]
2003–2004: University of Utah [HC Urban Meyer]
2004–2006: Atlanta Falcons [HC Jim L. Mora]
2005–2010: University of Florida [HC Urban Meyer]
2005–2009: University of Notre Dame [HC Charlie Weis]
2006–2010: University of Michigan [HC Lloyd Carr and Rich Rodriguez]
2006–Present: Green Bay Packers [HC Mike McCarthy]
2006–2013: Houston Texans [HC Gary Kubiak]
2007–2012: University of Oregon [OC Chip Kelly]
2008–2010: Oakland Raiders [HC Tom Cable]
2009–2009: Florida State University [HC Bobby Bowden][4]
2010–2012: Buffalo Bills [HC Chan Gailey]
2010–Present: Seattle Seahawks [HC Pete Carroll]
2010–2014: Washington Redskins [HC Mike Shanahan and OC Kyle Shanahan]
2012: Oakland Raiders [HC Dennis Allen]
2012–Present: University of Arizona [HC Rich Rodriguez]
2012–Present: University of California, Los Angeles [HC Jim L. Mora]
2012–2015: Miami Dolphins [HC Joe Philbin]
2012–Present: Ohio State University [HC Urban Meyer]
2013–Present: Arizona Cardinals [HC Bruce Arians]
2013–Present: Auburn University [HC Gus Malzahn]
2013–Present: Brigham Young University [HC Bronco Mendenhall and OC Robert Anae]
2013–Present: Dallas Cowboys [HC Jason Garrett]
2013–Present: Jacksonville Jaguars [HC Gus Bradley]
2013–Present: University of Oregon [HC Mark Helfrich]
2013–2015: Philadelphia Eagles [HC Chip Kelly]
2013–Present: Pittsburgh Steelers [HC Mike Tomlin]
2014–Present: Baltimore Ravens [HC John Harbaugh
2014–Present: Cleveland Browns [HC Mike Pettine
2014–Present: New Orleans Saints [HC Sean Payton]
2015–Present: Atlanta Falcons [HC Dan Quinn and OC Kyle Shanahan]
2015–Present: Denver Broncos [HC Gary Kubiak]
2016–Present: San Francisco 49ers [HC Chip Kelly]
2016–Present: Miami Dolphins [HC Adam Gase]