2008 Wing-t Clinic Notes

“Defending the Jet, Rocket, and Wing-T Attack” Terry Bodnar Defensive Coordinator Carnegie Mellon University National Wing-T Clinic 1/18/08 I.

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50 front a. Fronts-four man rush packages i. Base 34 ii. Shade iii. Shade G –kicked to even weak iv. Stack b. Coverages i. 3 ii. 2/4 iii. Combo (used if motion man is lead blocker on belly slide) Understanding the Wing-T a. 4 back offense b. Creates conflict with multiple threats/formations c. Formations/motions/shifts Keys a. Wing/Slot motion b. FB Path- off-tackle or outside=follow him c. HB Path d. QB opens opposite of the play e. G’s- take you to the play (few exceptions-false keys) What should I analyze? a. Flank tendencies i. Each formation they run ii. Breakdown what plays they can run b. Formation/motion/shift tendencies c. Blocking schemes i. Down/Kickout ii. Reach iii. High hat-paths Considerations for defending the Wing-T a. Slant- NOT PENETRATORS- ATTACK V OF NECK; HANDS ON! i. Where 1. To wing 2. To slot 3. To motion ii. Who goes? 1. Nose 2. BST 3. Backer or CB

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iii. Fronts? 1. all of them 2. LIKES TO SLANT FROM A SHADE- gives defense advantage b. Stem- move from 1 front to other i. Messes with blocking rules ii. Makes them be passive iii. Neutralizes check w/me c. At the line plan- not used that often i. Call defense based on formation d. Don’t wait i. Start planning early ii. If you face 5 wing-t teams/year, it becomes base package e. Be sound i. No gimmicks ii. No defense of the week iii. Adjust base defense/coverage FRONT SEVEN RULES a. Don’t get reached!- it’s ok to get down blocked just don’t get washed! b. Wrong shoulder kick-out blocks i. Drill it all the time 1. DT vs. trap 2. OLB vs. Down/Power/Ctr 3. DB vs. bucksweep ii. Technique 1. Get underneath & up the field 2. “2 for 1”- wrong shoulder the PS and take outs the BSG in bucksweep

WHY YOU NEED TO WRONG SHOULDER- Don’t want runner to get north/southfunnel him to force/sideline

“Blocking The Edges System” Wes Elrod Offensive Coordinator National Wing-T Clinic 1/18/08 I.

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Formation System a. Words= Double Wing i. Exceptions 1. Rt/Lt- set backs 2. Reo/Leo- Strong backs 3. Tiger- T backfield ii. East/West- Tackle over 1’ splits iii. North/South- End over-Nasty split iv. Bull/Bear 1. WB in B gap 2. “Big Bear/Bull”- WB sniffer behind tackle v. Lake/River- WB comes over to outside- i.e. trips bunch vi. “Wave”- Spread end trips vii. Century- I formation b. “ern”- splits the end out c. “A” or “B”- puts wingback on line Alignment a. 2/3/3ft splits b. Deep off the Ball (hand in line with center’s hip) Blocking System- 5 different blocking rules a. Outside Count i. Start at EMLOS and work out in rollover fashion ii. PSILB is always #5 iii. WB ALWAYS BLOCKS HOT 2 b. Defensive Identification i. Start ID with center ii. If man touches edge, he counts iii. ACE=Nose or Shade iv. A=1/2/3 v. B=4i/4/5/6 vi. Zero=4i/4/5 to TE

c. Base – no playside lineman blocks LB except for center i. To TE 1. Center- Block Ace to LB

2. G- A to Ace 3. T- B to A 4. TE- Block #1 (outside count) ii. To SE 1. C- Ace to LB 2. G- A to Ace 3. T- Block #1 iii. Backside- Block man d. Man Rules i. Center- Ace to Lb ii. G- A to Lb iii. T- Zero to Lb iv. TE- Block #1 e. Edge Blocking i. Locate the edge ii. Find 1st LOS defender past edge 1. He will get kicked/trapped 2. He cannot touch the edge iii. Covered or uncovered edge iv. # of LB in Box/Square v. “2” Edge Rules Example

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f. Sweep Blocking g. Specials – bucksweep, ED- don’t fit what we do BUNCH ATTACK a. Why Bunch? i. Hard to defend ii. Mismatches iii. Missed coverages=easy completions iv. Passes 1. Mesh 2. Bubble 3. Run

b. JET LAG i. Great Play from bunch- big ol’ hole ii. A Jet Lag 24 Base – if center and guard covered=NO GOOD 1. Frontside stretches

2. Amendment to Center’s rule- Ace to closest A

c. NOMO Rocket