Defending the Wing “T”.

Starting Points on Defending the Wing “T” It’s not mystical. It’s an offense created by a man with a PE degree. Most People who run the system do not understand it’s potential and provide great offensive tendencies. Think in terms of series: Base Play Counter Play Play action Pass Take away the B.S. Quick Scores: Never get out flanked by formation, motion, or trades. Bounce strength of LB’s: Formation Motion Stems Sit on Reverse, Counters, and Gadget crap. Stop the play action home run.

Understanding the Wing “T” Components of the Wing “T”. Formation Recognition. Stemming Recognition Motion Recognition.

Components of the Wing “T” Series Attack. Interrelated Blocking Scheme. Great Variation of formation. Flanks are similar TE Unbalanced TE Wing Unbalanced Wing Slot Unbalanced Slot Great Play Action. Variety may lead to tendencies: Formation = Series and Plays. Motion = Series and Plays. Trade = Series and Plays.

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) Wing Formation: No Motion Open Edge - Sally and Boot. Internal - Trap, Gut, and Tackle Trap. TE Edge - Down, Down Option, Sweep.

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) Wing Formation: Motion ( Three Step or Flat) Open Edge - Belly, Belly Option, Wham and Keep Pass. Internal - Trap Weak, and Tackle Trap TE Edge Down Counter and TE Screen.

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) Red and Blue Formation: Flat Motion to Slot Edge. Open Edge - Jet Sweep, Jet Belly, and Jet Flood. Internal - Jet Trap TE Edge - Jet CXX and Jet Boot.

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) Red and Blue Formation: Flat Motion to TE Edge. Open Edge - Jet CXX and Jet Boot. Internal - Jet Trap. TE Edge -Jet Sweep and Jet Down.

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) Unbalanced. Open Edge - Belly No Motion, and Reverse. Internal - Trap. TE Edge - Down, Down Option and Sweep.

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) 32 Personnel . Internal - Trap. TE Edge - Down and Sweep

Understanding the Wing “T” (Formation Recognition) 30 Personnel . Internal - Trap. SE Edge - Belly,

Understanding the Wing “T” (Stemming Recognition) Trade - Wing to Unbalanced

Understanding the Wing “T” (Stemming Recognition) Slide - Wing to Wing

Defensive Game Plan Overview Attacking the base offense. Individual technique and drills for attacking Wing “T”. Group drills for attacking Wing “T”.

Overview of the game plan. Alignment and Assignment vs. all formation, motion, trades and slides. Identify, Call, Align - Get aligned and play with speed. . Teach to defend by: Formation ( motion or stems) Base Play Counter Play action Special Adjustments: Stud 8 Technique. Backers on a String. 3 on 2 - TE and Wing read. Overload the attack side. Sit on the counter and reverse. Organize Practice by opponent scheme.

Special Adjustments vs. Wing T Alignment Stud – Eight Technique. Challenge the power side of the balanced formation. Sit easy on the backside.

Special Adjustments Stud in an Eight Technique and LB’s on a String. Power side Counter Boot Driver call to the Stud. Stud Sparks into the “C” gap. Power side Counter Boot Backers bounce to motion. Stud in an Eight Technique and LB’s on a String.

Special Adjustments 1 Back – Red and Blue Passing Strength. Special Adjustments 1 Back – Red and Blue We will play red and blue as a one back set until motion occurs. FS will align to the slot so the Backer can rob the TE.

Special Adjustments Red and Blue Motion to the wing flank. Motion, Motion, Bonus, Bonus. My Rob, My Rob On FS’s call the LB will leave the TE rob and Cross pull to near back.

Special Adjustments Red and Blue Motion to the wing flank. Be M B Motion, Motion, Bounce, Bounce, Bounce. Bear Stacks the “D” Gap and plays read support. Backer bounces to a foot alignment, and Mike bounces to a “C” split. Everyone reads back to original keys.

Special Adjustments Corners over verses unbalanced.

One Back – No TE. Motion to the Robber. Wo FS You may have to play it as a Field Defense if the offensive passing game is good. Spur aligns at eight yards over #2 with inside leverage. Play like ¼’s until motion. Motion play Cover 5.

One Back – No TE. Motion away from the robber. Wo FS You may have to play it as a Field Defense if the offensive passing game is good. Spur aligns at eight yards over #2 with inside leverage. Play like ¼’s until motion. Motion play Cover 5.

Stopping the Base Plays Example - Belly, Sweep, and Jet.

Stop the Buck Sweep Pursuit with reckless discipline. Stop the direction of the ball. Spur (Outside LB) reads down block of Wing. Attacks lead guard - use outside shoulder. Stop the down hill path forcing the sweep to bounce Front the ball and push the ball to your help. Backer and Mike fill inside out.. Corner and Free play bounce. Pursuit with reckless discipline. Defensive Line purses down the LOS to eliminate cut back . Free Safety must fit inside the corner.

Pursuit comes from DL, FS and Backside Backer. Corner in 3 on 2 Read and LB play plays the Spill and fronts the ball. Buck Sweep is a “D” Gap play. The Spur job is to Change the intended direction of the ball. Force it wide. Pursuit comes from DL, FS and Backside Backer.

Stop the Belly Pursuit with reckless discipline. Stop the direction of the ball. Mike plays isolation by spilling the ball. Deny the wind back.. Front the ball and push the ball to your help. Five technique and wolf. Over lap the radical bounce. Pursuit with reckless discipline. Backer defeats the block of center. FS runs ally. Weak side LB has cut back all the way to his alignment.

Change the intended direction of the ball. Force it wide. The Belly is a “B” Gap play that is most dangerous when it winds back. Pursuit comes from DL, FS and Backside Backer. The Mikes job is to Change the intended direction of the ball. Force it wide. The ball is fronted by the Five Technique and Free hitting spur.

Stop the Jet Sweep Stop the direction of the ball. Outside LB will defeat the reach block. Stop the ball from getting to the sideline Front the ball and push the ball to your help. Mike and Free - get in the crease. Will - get off reach block create space. Pursuit with reckless discipline. Backside must make the difference in the cut back

Reckless pursuit comes from the DL and backside backer. The Jet Sweep is designed to get the ball to the numbers. The Spur Keys the Slot for the arc block. When the Arc block occurs the spur will establish a point. The ball can not cross your face. The ball will be fronted by the Mike and Free Safety.

Individual Techniques by position Defensive Tackles Defensive Ends Inside Linebackers Outside Linebackers Back Three

Defensive Tackles Alignment: Heavy alignment, favor the man before gap. Three Technique to the three man surface. One Technique to the two man surface. Assignment: Deny all traps. Play gap responsibility Hips in gap Shoulders square Keys Screws of the Guards Down bend. Open pull bend. Reach - Gap responsibility.

Defensive Individual (Defensive Tackles) One on One Reach - Hips in Gap. Veer - Bend and Go. Open Pull - Bend and Go. 3 on 2 - Box of Hell Trap Influence Trap Reach 6 on 4 - Box of Hell Down Belly Counter One on One 3 on 2 - Box of Hell 6 on 4 - Box of Hell

Defensive Ends Alignment: Assignment: Keys Heavy alignment, favor the man before gap. Eight Technique to the three man surface. Five Technique to the two man surface. Assignment: Deny all traps. Play gap responsibility Hips in gap Shoulders square Keys Man on Down bend. Reach - Gap responsibility.

Defensive Individual (Defensive Ends) One on One Reach - Hips in Gap. Veer - Bend and Go. 3 on 2 - Box of Hell Down Belly Reach 6 on 4 - Box of Hell Trap Influence Trap Counter One on One 3 on 2 - Box of Hell 6 on 4 - Box of Hell

Defensive Individual (Inside Linebackers) Alignment: Backer “C” Split - Plus or minus v. formation strength. Mike “A” Split - Plus or minus v. formation strength. Assignment: Backer - 91 Technique Ball Outside - “D” gap. Ball Inside - Strong “A” gap. Mike - 31 Technique Ball Outside - “B” gap. Keys Cross pull to near back. Slot Window Open Window Closed

Defensive Individual (Inside Linebackers) Fullback / Dive Back Backfield Full back / Slot Backfield Fullback / Wing Backfield

“C” Split Alignment to Passing Strength unless Inside LB Alignments Backer “C” Split Alignment to Passing Strength unless 2 x 2. Mike “A” Stack Alignment. Away from Backer.

Defensive Individual - OLB Alignment: Wing Back Alignment - 1 yard outside the WB on the L.O.S. HB Alignment - Stack. Assignment: Wing Kill Technique. Down block on End. Attack lead with outside shoulder. Reach. Create point ball must not cross your face. Wing away - Fold for the home run. Perimeter Drills Squeeze and Fold. Buck Drill - Sweep, Boot and Reverse. Jet Drill - Jet, Jet Keep, and Jet CXX.

Defensive Individual - DB’s DB Skill Work. Man Progression. Play action technique. Three on two read. Down, Down Option, Down Keep, and Keep Pass. Sweep, Boot, and Keep.

Perimeter Run and Play Action Pass Group Drills 6 on 6 Squeeze and Fold 1/2 Field Drills Perimeter Run and Play Action Pass

Defensive Group Drills 6 on 6 Drill All internal run. Squeeze and Fold Drill. All perimeter run All play action. 1/2 Field Wing Formation. Red and Blue. 9 on 7 Drill All Run All Trade. All Motion Perimeter Run and Pass Skeleton

Box of Hell - Six on six. Internal Run Trap and Influence Trap Tackle Trap Off Tackle Belly and Down

Squeeze and Fold ( Cross buck series) Sweep, Trap, and Waggle Base and Blitz Calls

Squeeze and Fold Jet Series ( Wing and Slot Flank) Jet and Jet Boot May add CXX if needed

1/2 Field Drill - Sweep and Boot

1/2 Field Drill Jet and Jet Flood

Perimeter and Play Action Buck Series - Sweep, Waggle, and Reverse Jet Series - Jet, Jet Flood, and Jet CXX Belly Series - Keep, Belly,and QB Roll Down Series - Down, Down Option, Down Counter

Inside Run - 9 on 9 All run verses all calls.

Wing “T” Defensive Pressures Zone Pressures Three Deep – Three Under Torpedo and Blade

Torpedo Cover 3 Hot. Torpedo Cover 3 Hot. Backer utilizes an edge stunt. The defensive front works away from the stunt. Secondary plays three deep - three under.

Blade - Cover 3 Hot. Blade Cover 3 Hot. Stud works down to a five technique. Backer stunts the edge. Down block - spill. Zone - Rip.

Wing “T” Defensive Pressures Man Pressures Psycho and Falcon

Psycho C1 v. Red or Blue

Psycho C1 v. Wing

Falcon C1