1. SPREAD CONCEPTS IN THE WING-T
Brad Bush
Chelsea High School

2. OFFENSIVE GOALS:
Be balanced on offense
2. Win the Turnover Battle
3. Win on 3rd Down
4. Win in the Red Zone

3. RUN GAME

4. PASSING GAME

5. SPREAD FORMATIONS IN WING-T
PHILOSOPHY:
RUN MULTIPLE FORMATIONS WITH LIMITED RUN GAME
ABILITY TO RUN FORMATIONS FROM UNDER AND SHOTGUN
ALL WING-T MOTIONS ARE DONE BY THE HEEL OF THE QB…THIS IS USED WITH A NON-RYTHMIC CADENCE
STRETCH THE DEFENSE BY FORMATION TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE BOX

6. FORMATION FAMILIES WING 2X2 3X1 Unbalanced
ALL FORMATIONS WITH A TE /WB COMBINATION
2X2
ANY FORMATION WITH 2 RECEIVERS / HB TO EACH SIDE
VARY THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TE, SE, AND HBS
3X1
ANY FORMATIONWITH 3 REC / HB TO ONE SIDE
SOLO REC / HB / TE TO THE ONE REC. SIDE
Unbalanced

7. WING EXAMPLE QB can be under or in gun Y Z R L TB
L and R 2x2 off OT / TB align 5 yards from football

9. 2X2 EXAMPLE QB can be under or in gun Y Z L R TB
L and R 2x2 off OT / TB align 5 yards from football

11. 3X1 EXAMPLE QB can be under or in gun Z Y L R TB
L and R 2x2 off OT / TB align 5 yards from football

13. Unbalanced Example Y Z TB R LLT RT Z TB R L QB
L 2x2 off OT / TB align in normal flanker position

14. PASSING GAME THE ENTIRE PASSING GAME CAN BE RUN FROM ANY FORMATION
ALL PLAY ACTIONS RUN FROM MULTIPLE FORMATIONS AND FROM UNDER OR GUN
ROUTE CONCEPTS IN 3 AND 5 STEP DROP ARE TAUGHT BASED ON THE THREE ROUTE FAMILIES
EX: CURL IS MIRRORED ROUTES…LANDMARKS ARE TAUGHT BY WING, 2X2, AND 3X1
EX: 3 STEP ROUTES ARE BASED ON 1, 2, OR 3 REC. SIDE
ANY PLAYER CAN LINE UP IN ANY POSITION

15. BASE RUN GAME PLAYS FROM UNDER AND GUN PLAYS FROM GUN ONLY
JET, BELLY, TRAP, JOKER(CTR), BUCK SWEEP, CRISS-CROSS, TOSS…ALSO TAG WITH U FOR QB RUN
QB RUNS: BELLY, TRAP
QB READS: JOKER, SWEEP (GUN ONLY)
PLAYS FROM GUN ONLY
DART
ANY PLAY TAGGED WITH Q / QB RUN
PLAYS FROM UNDER ONLY
DOWN / DOWN OPT.

16. PRACTICE PRE-PRACTICE QB / RB TIME UP TEAM
CENTERS MUST WORK SHOTGUN AND UNDER SNAP
FORMATION ALIGNMENTS REVIEW: Hash / middle /Hash
QB / RB TIME UP
WORK READ ON END
TIMING IN GUN AND UNDER
TEAM
MIX FORMATIONS / UNDER AND GUN WITH BASE PLAYS
GAMEPLAN BY PUTTING BEST PLAYERS IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS!

17. SELF SCOUT RUN GAME PASS GAME RUN GAME BY FORMATION RUN GAME BY PLAYER
RUN GAME RIGHT AND LEFT
PASS GAME
DIVIDE PASS GAME IN TO:
3 STEP
5 STEP
PLAY ACTIONS
SCREENS / DELAYS

18. 2 X2 SHOTGUN
ABILITY TO RUN WING-T AND SPREAD SCHEMES FROM UNDER AND SHOTGUN
HBs ADJUST ALIGNMENT TO SPLIT DIFFERENCE WITH OUTSIDE REC.
TB ADJUSTS BASED ON PLAY / 5 YARDS FROM TIP OF BALL…NORMAL AND “GAP” ALIGNMENT

19. 2X2 SHOTGUN

20. 3X1 BUNCH CAN RUN FROM UNDER OR FROM SHOTGUN
TE ALIGNS 1-3 YARDS FROM TACKLE ON THE BALL
HBs ALIGN 1 YARD AT MAX FROM TE
GREAT FOR PLAY ACTION / BELLY / RUN ROUTES/ QUICK GAME

21. 3X1 BUNCH

22. 2X2 TIGHT HB ALGINMENT HB ALIGN 2X2 OFF THE TACKLE
TE OR 2ND SE FLANK OUT
CAN RUN ALL WING-T AND SPREAD CONCEPTS FROM THE FORMATION
CAN RUN UNDER OR SHOTGUN

23. 2 X 2 TIGHT ALIGNMENT

24. TE 3X1 HBs OVER
HB MOVE FROM TRADITIONAL WING ALIGNMENT SHIFTING TO A FLANKER AND WING
SE SOLO OPPOSITE TE
HB IN WING ALGINMENT IS STILL 2X2 OFF TACKLE
MAY RUN FROM SHOTGUN OR UNDER

25. TE 3X1 HBs OVER

26. PRO 2 X 2 FORMATION HB BECOMES FLANKER HB 2X2 OFF TACKLE
TB ALIGNS BASED ON PLAY IN SHOTGUN

27. PRO

28. SPREAD 3X1 / SOLO Z/Y/HB
#2 FORMATION IN 07 AND 08 BEHIND TRADITIONAL TE/WB
GREAT FOR BELLY SERIES, TRAP GAME, AND 3 STEP PASSING GAME
ABILITY TO ISOLATE BEST PLAYER TO 1 RECIEVER SIDE

29. SPREAD 3 X 1

30. DART PLAY ONLY RUN FROM THE GUN
GREAT COMPLIMENT TO THE WING-T RUN GAME
ALLOWS FOR THE QB TO BE A RUN THREAT
CAN BE RUN FROM ANY FORMATION
ALLOWS FOR ALIGNING THE HBs WIDER THAN NORMAL
SAME READ AS BUCK FROM GUN
EASY TO INSTALL

31. DART MECHANICS TAILBACK ALINGMENT AT 5 YARDS BEHIND THE TACKLE
TB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MESH
QB AND TB PRE-SNAP READ
QB READS END MAN ON LINE OPPOSITE THE PLAY
WANT TO RUN THE BALL TO THE 1-5 SIDE
PULL THE GUARD AND TACKLE VS. 50 FRONT…BECOMES THE WING-T JOKER PLAY

32. DART PLAY CONT… PLAY CAN BE RUN WITH MULTIPLE VARIATIONS
DART OPTION
DART BACK
DART BUBBLE
MUST WORK BACKFIELD ACTION VS AIR
COACH BECOMES THE END READ
FAKING BY QB AND TB IS IMPORTANT
INCORPORATE HB WITH BUBBLE PLAY OFF THE DART

33. DART PLAY