Shotgun Wing-T Jet Motion Slip Screen

Lenoir-Rhyne is in 31 personnel shotgun wing-t. The formation begins as a guard over unbalanced. Following the shift the formation is a standard 2x2 wing-t formation.

The screen is built off of the jet motion and fake. The OT's both set with the C-G-C as the three OL using a set-club-go to build the wall as the releasing OL on the screen. The TE seals the ILB helping occupy the Corner. The OL get out to set the wall outside the TE's seal. The slip happens behind the LOS getting lost with the backfield jet fake.

The slip screen is difficult to see defensively and allows the offense to quickly outnumber the defense opposite the motion. The typical challenge with wing-t is the offense gaining number advantage to the side of motion not opposite the motion.

Nice design from Bob Bodine, excited to see what the offense will look like at Mercer. 

Buck Sweep with Option Presentation

Here is a dressed up version of buck sweep from the gun. 

The offense aligns in a TE Wing 3x1. The weak side orbit motion presents an option threat. The option presentation is counter to the hand off on the buck sweep to the TE surface. 

The option action in the backfield helps hold the Mike and Will as well as forces the man coverage safety to run. With the Mike slowed down the TE is able to climb vertically to the Sam. The TE’s block builds a wall effectively blocking the Sam and the pursuing Mike. The front side guard gets a nice log block on the DE while the backside guard goes around the world to block the safety. 

Nice way to dress up a wing-t staple run like buck sweep with an option presentation from Lenoir-Rhyne. 

Unbalanced Down Scheme in the Wing-T Offense

Here is a wing-t down play using G scheme blocking and a belly step by the FB.

The formation starts as a guard over unbalanced with formation into the sideline (FSL).

Initially the defense is working to sort out alignments against an unbalanced formation with 4x0 into the short side of the field and a extra OL 3 man surface to the field. Next the OL shifts.

The shift puts the OL back to their normal spacing. The new formation is an unbalanced 4 man surface.

Play side the B back arcs to the play side ILB.

The TE/OT work a double down on the DT and the G scheme guard pulls and logs the DE.

The back side is zone and reaching. The Center climbs immediately to the back side ILB.

Really nice design to create alignment issues for the defense with unbalanced, FSL, and a full line shift. Also good execution blocking and running a base wing-t run scheme. Good stuff from Lenoir-Rhyne and former OC Bob Bodine (currently Mercer OC).

Shifting to Unbalanced to Attack with Jet Sweep in the Wing-T

Here is a shift from a 2x2 formation to a Guard over unbalanced.

The initial formation:

After the shift:

The shift does a few things:

1. It quickly and efficiently changes the 4 man surface from the wing side to the open side. The formation starts balanced and quickly becomes unbalanced.

2. The line's shift helps hide the FB's shift to the offset position. The post-shift offset alignment helps the FB get to his work as a lead blocker on the jet.

3. The quick change hides the formational intention. Unbalanced with an offset FB might tip the offense's hand alerting the defense the jet sweep is coming. Here the shift followed immediately by the jet motion happens so quickly the defense is stressed to make the ID of the formation and jet sweep as the ball is snapped. 

Nice usage of this shift by Lenoir-Rhyne and former offensive coordinator Bob Bodine (now the offensive coordinator at Mercer University)