The zone blocking scheme has been around for a while. Mike Shanahan’s use of the scheme with the Denver Broncos made it famous for many fans. Shanahan’s teams could churn out 1,000-yard rushers from, ...

We've reached that time in the NFL season when we discard fantasy fun and lock in on playoff football. You know what that means: wholehearted tributes to the running game, amid bad weather and injured ...

SANTA CLARA — The name “Shanahan” in the NFL means the outside zone blocking scheme. It’s the family business that 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan inherited from his dad, Super Bowl-winning coach Mike ...

There are NFL teams that use a zone blocking scheme on running plays, and then there is Denver. No one has mastered the art of zone blocking like the Broncos, who have used the scheme to churn out ...