DawgmanRadio: Saturday was when the fans found out about the "red zone lock out"

Dawgman Radio: A Washington Huskies athletics podcast

Next Saturday will be more situational, but Washington did a lot of red zone work today, and in front of roughly 2000 people, as Head Coach Jimmy Lake advertised it as a live scrimmage.

Well, he was right... to a point. There was certainly live scrimmaging going on as they mixed in some live reps with their normal wrap (or cut) tempo, but they didn't really go full live periods until the two-hour practice was nearly done, and even then the 'red zone lock out' game fans were able to watch only lasted 14 plays and the defense won 22-3 after a Jackson Sirmon interception sealed the win for the defense.

To explain the 'red zone lock out', it's a red zone period where each drive starts at the defense's 25-yard line. If the offense scores, they get 6 points. If the defense hold the offense to a field goal, the offense gets the three points, but the defense gets four points. And if they hold them on fourth down or create a turnover, the defense gets six points. They also get all six points if the offense misses a field goal.

The guys from Dawgman.com - Kim Grinolds, Chris Fetters, and Scott Eklund - broke down what they saw during the day, including the red zone lock out, and also the individual highlights. There were some players that didn't play, whether they were hurt from earlier in spring camp or were held out for one reason or another.

So, for instance, not having Zion Tupuola-Fetui or Ryan Bowman available for the scrimmage meant players like Jeremiah Martin, Bralen Trice, and Cooper McDonald got even more turns with the first and second teams to show what they could do. And with the live periods, we got to see how all the quarterbacks and running backs responded to as close to oppositional adversity as they'll get during spring football.

They give their thoughts on the difference between the earlier 11-11 periods, ones where plenty of touchdowns were scored, and then how the tables turned during the red zone lock out period. As Tuli Letuligasenoa could be heard on the sidelines near the end of practice, 'we're back on schedule!'

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