Overall, I haven’t ever seen the ZBS work for us anyway, and it is a self-fulfilling thing anyway. The ZBS is predicated on lots of runs early, setting up tired defensive lineman later in the game from having to get up over and over, after being cut down all game. If we aren’t running the ball enough throughout the game, then the whole premise falls apart. We still seem to be a pass-happy offense in any case, and running the ball consistently is even harder when you are continually playing from behind and when your defense can’t get 3rd-down stops and get the ball back to the offense in any case.

I’d rather see us get a bunch of huge maulers and man-up. But’s that’s just me. I’ve really like the push we have seen from Andrews, and I’d like to see more big, strong, nasty guys like him on the line. They may not be nimble and athletic enough to be able to pull and get on LBs and DBs effectively in the 2nd level, but at least we should be looking at some steady 4-6 yard gains instead of 0-2 yard gains mixed in with a few long runs. Large dirtbags for the win!