Attention to Detail Outside Zone Step

1) I have always been a pull step or Jim McNally "bucket step" offensive line coach.

• The depth of  the pull step is always in relation to how far the playside defensive lineman is away from the offensive lineman.  
• The further away the defensive lineman the deeper the pull step.  
• The closer the defender the more shallow the step.  

2) If the defensive lineman is tight then we are going to use an Alex Gibb's technique and club the backside arm.  By clubbing the backside arm it will slow down the defensive lineman and help with the angle of climb to the second level defender.

3) One of the most under coaches outside zone step concepts is the backside push off Along with the playside step an offensive linemen should push off the back side foot and reach with the playside foot. Why?
Makes defensive linemen reachable by increasing the distance of the first step twelve to eighteen inches.

4) If something goes wrong and an offensive lineman does not get the defensive lineman reached then after the 5th step. Push the backside arm pull the playside arm and drive block the defensive lineman to the sideline clean-up the read for the running back and he will make the offensive lineman right.