Rg will slip the 1 tech to lb
Mountjoy answered this for you previousley
Define slip please.
For me, I was a zone newbie last year, I went to it mid season and did some trial and error with it as I installed it. It was very successful for our team and reignited our offense. I wouldn't advise anyone changing schemes mid season, but I had little choice in the matter as I tried to do some advanced and experimental stuff initially that this team and staff just wasn't mentally ready for or cut out to do. I misread some of our kids early and tried to do too much without enough help.
Anyway, I ended up having the RG step to him so center could get on him. Then he quickly went to LB.
It wasn't so hard for my guards to step in and then recover to the LB. Conversely, it was hard for my center to snap and make a block on a gap or 1 tech one on one. Probably because my guards were just better football players than my center AND they weren't burdened with snapping.
I tried stepping playside initially and quick kids would split that gap before center could get on him or wash him across. If forced to block 1 on 1, he would often hold. If the guard stepping playside were to use a flipper he would be just flippering air unless we went tighter splits or we settled like guy in video was saying which we weren't doing. He could step into him and use a flipper or club. I just had him use hands and one handed punch to LB.
Stepping to the help on zone and going from there, while not technically correct according to most, solved a lot of problems for me and kept the guards more aggressive.
I decided to cut the 3 tech as well as above poster and it worked well for me too.
If you can get a center who can snap and handle a 1 tech by himself you would have a very good O line. That kid is rare I think.
Another benefit to a basic zone scheme is by always stepping to a DL forward on run or pass you can't read the uncovered linemen as to run or pass. It always looks same initially.
Downside is pass protection is not all it could be against dropping LB's and outside rushing DE's. I started telling uncovered guard or tackle (non-back side) to quickly take his step toward DL and check LB and if LB wasn't coming to drop off and take DE who usually was always coming and ride him past the QB.
I think a full season of zone I could be very successful running the ball. We were very successful running the ball in second half of season last year.
Probably averaged over 10 yards a carry. Which is kind of incredible considering I installed it by myself midseason on the fly and reshuffled entire backfield and had to coach backs and Oline together.
We were still a very average team in spite of this, why that was is a long story. Running scheme worked very well though. Definitely going to do it again.