“Defending the Jet, Rocket, and Wing-T Attack”Terry Bodnar

Defensive CoordinatorCarnegie Mellon University

National Wing-T Clinic1/18/08

I. 50 fronta. Fronts-four man rush packages

i. Base 34ii. Shade

iii. Shade G –kicked to even weakiv. Stack

b. Coveragesi. 3

ii. 2/4iii. Combo (used if motion man is lead blocker on belly slide)

II. Understanding the Wing-Ta. 4 back offenseb. Creates conflict with multiple threats/formationsc. Formations/motions/shifts

III. Keysa. Wing/Slot motionb. FB Path- off-tackle or outside=follow himc. HB Pathd. QB opens opposite of the playe. G’s- take you to the play (few exceptions-false keys)

IV. What should I analyze?a. Flank tendencies

i. Each formation they runii. Breakdown what plays they can run

b. Formation/motion/shift tendenciesc. Blocking schemes

i. Down/Kickoutii. Reach

iii. High hat-pathsV. Considerations for defending the Wing-T

a. Slant- NOT PENETRATORS- ATTACK V OF NECK; HANDS ON!i. Where

1. To wing2. To slot3. To motion

ii. Who goes?1. Nose2. BST3. Backer or CB

iii. Fronts?1. all of them2. LIKES TO SLANT FROM A SHADE- gives defense

advantageb. Stem- move from 1 front to other

i. Messes with blocking rulesii. Makes them be passive

iii. Neutralizes check w/mec. At the line plan- not used that often

i. Call defense based on formationd. Don’t wait

i. Start planning earlyii. If you face 5 wing-t teams/year, it becomes base package

e. Be soundi. No gimmicks

ii. No defense of the weekiii. Adjust base defense/coverage

VI. FRONT SEVEN RULESa. 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 time1. DT vs. trap2. OLB vs. Down/Power/Ctr3. DB vs. bucksweep

ii. Technique1. Get underneath & up the field2. “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/south- funnel him to force/sideline

“Blocking The Edges System”Wes Elrod

Offensive Coordinator

National Wing-T Clinic1/18/08

I. Formation Systema. Words= Double Wing

i. Exceptions1. Rt/Lt- set backs2. Reo/Leo- Strong backs3. Tiger- T backfield

ii. East/West- Tackle over 1’ splitsiii. North/South- End over-Nasty splitiv. Bull/Bear

1. WB in B gap2. “Big Bear/Bull”- WB sniffer behind tackle

v. Lake/River- WB comes over to outside- i.e. trips bunchvi. “Wave”- Spread end trips

vii. Century- I formationb. “ern”- splits the end outc. “A” or “B”- puts wingback on line

II. Alignmenta. 2/3/3ft splitsb. Deep off the Ball (hand in line with center’s hip)

III. Blocking System- 5 different blocking rulesa. Outside Count

i. Start at EMLOS and work out in rollover fashionii. PSILB is always #5

iii. WB ALWAYS BLOCKS HOT 2b. Defensive Identification

i. Start ID with centerii. If man touches edge, he counts

iii. ACE=Nose or Shadeiv. A=1/2/3v. B=4i/4/5/6

vi. Zero=4i/4/5 to TE

c. Base – no playside lineman blocks LB except for centeri. To TE

1. Center- Block Ace to LB

2. G- A to Ace3. T- B to A4. TE- Block #1 (outside count)

ii. To SE1. C- Ace to LB2. G- A to Ace3. T- Block #1

iii. Backside- Block mand. Man Rules

i. Center- Ace to Lbii. G- A to Lb

iii. T- Zero to Lbiv. TE- Block #1

e. Edge Blockingi. Locate the edge

ii. Find 1st LOS defender past edge1. He will get kicked/trapped2. He cannot touch the edge

iii. Covered or uncovered edgeiv. # of LB in Box/Squarev. “2” Edge Rules Example

f. Sweep Blockingg. Specials – bucksweep, ED- don’t fit what we do

IV. BUNCH ATTACKa. Why Bunch?

i. Hard to defendii. Mismatches

iii. Missed coverages=easy completionsiv. Passes

1. Mesh2. Bubble3. Run

b. JET LAGi. Great Play from bunch- big ol’ hole

ii. A Jet Lag 24 Base – if center and guard covered=NO GOOD1. Frontside stretches

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

c. NOMO Rocket