Are the Days of Zone-Blocking all but over ?

[nero THE zero]

No. That's a silly stand to take.

There are a number of teams that run ZBS exclusively (us, Washington, Seattle, Carolina, etc.) and many more who run a considerable amount of zone plays. Nearly every team has zone plays of some sort in their playbook. Zone blocking is simply a system, and it is an effective one at that.

There was someone, either here or on TT (I think it was cland), who made a great point; the ZBS is simply a system in the NFL, and just like the 3-4, or the Tampa 2, or the WCO, it will only work if it has the right players executing the right way, but it won't go away.

That's the jist of it. It's a system, it has its strengths and weaknesses, and there are a number of reason why it didn't work for us last season. But, it's certainly not going away, and we will certainly be using it again next year, and as long as Gary Kubiak is our HC.