How would you coach it?

[Birda]

I'd go to the local public schools and pillage all the best players.  Then I would beat all of you.

[woninthetrenches]

Thats very reasonable to think, i like it because of the 2 big men and allowing your 3 lbs to run free as well as blitz. One of the things that i like about it is you can play an under when it turns into a 5-2 or bring your tougher safety down and go 4-4. I use it as a base defense but you have to be able to adjust. If you get a triple option team a 5-2 or 5-3 is not a good idea. WIth more teams going to a spread i like the 4-3 especially if you can run man. With a lb coming off the field or a lb the can run its an easy 4-4 which is really a nickle defense when you bring the safety down. The biggest reason i like it is you can change it on the fly without changing your whole defense around or by changing to much personal. Im sure other guys have theor preferance and have many good reasons why it works also.

[QuoteTheRaven]

Given this personel I would run a Spread Wing-T (Traditional/Delaware/Some Spread Concepts). I would start the Athletic Senior QB, given his experience and athletic abilities. But I would also give the Sophmore QB as much game time reps as I could during games where it was a blowout and the game was inhand before halftime that way he would be ready to take the helm next season. I would utilize my 3 runningbacks almost evenly, placing my biggest back and best runner at FB to pound the middle, and my faster shiftier backs at Wings. Our QB could also be accounted for as a "4th Back" while running Rocket Options, Down Options, and QB Bootlegs. My passing game would be based off of play action pass allowing my QB to roll out and having the RUN/PASS option on almost every Pass Play. This would allow us to utilize our TE, especially in the REDZONE, and it would give our D1AA WR 1-ON-1 matchups while the defense was stacking the box, playing the Run. Given an Average Line, except for the big 300+ Sophmores I would put my smaller more athletic lineman at Center and Guards, and put my Sophmore BIG BOYS at Tackles, as long as they had the knowledge to play and hold their own and weren't "Boys trapped in a Mans body". This would allow our Guards to pull, trap, a X Block which is all needed in order to run the Wing-T successfully. Defensively I would run a 50 base defense, and given the depth of my Lineman I would have a solid rotation  on the Defensive Line in order to have fresh bodies in there at all times. I would have my D1 Corner play man coverage on his side basically on an "Island" by himself, daring offenses to throw his way and cheat my Saftey up into run support or slightly shifting over to the opposite side of the defense. Our philosphy on offense would be primarily run and play action pass based. This would help us control the clock, keep defenses guessing with misdirection, and wear teams out in the 4th quarter. On defense we would play read and react defense, but with a solid rotation of defensive lineman it would constantly keep us fresh in the trenches and allow our "average" Linebackers to play above their abilities, roaming free and unblocked a lot of the time.

[ElMoldova]

Wing-T offense with the TE at WR, Senior QB, the two good DB's would be the wing backs and get a lot of touches. Misdirection helps compensate for a small offensive line. And if they load the box with the safety, automatically hot route to the TE, who otherwise is throwing a crack back block with guards pulling out on corners.

4-4 Defense with the two 300+ linemen playing DTs, and the two corners playing a lot of cover 3 and man (both from a press look).

In passing situations I'd sub the QB, and turn the double wing into a 4WR look, again with TE split wide. For defensive passing situations, we'd sub a MLB for a safety and play 2-man.

[jayhawk23]

5 wide and let it fly just try to outscore your oppent start the soph switchb the sr qb to receiver 

[jayhawk23]

5 wide and let it fly out score your oppent flipnthe sr qb to wr putnthe soph in and see what happens

[Spider2YBanana]

With this personnel on offense I'm inclined to run a run-first style of the spread offense.  Utilizing my team's natural build for a passing attack to compensate for my average running backs in the process.

Offense:  My athletic senior gets the nod here.  I'd be sure to keep on the young guy in practice - giving him occasional limited reps with the first team to keep him interested.  I want him to learn.  The offense won't be the same under him, but with the spread you can be flexible so most concepts will remain.  My main goal on offense is going to be to draw attention to my 1AA receiver and my all-star tight end.  I want to get them in situations where they're doubling one of them every play.  Lot's of trips formations or other looks where I can isolate my tight end by himself, other looks perhaps out of a bunch where I can get him in space.  
Lot's of motion as well.  I'll have my 1AA guy showing a lot of jet motion.  Would like to also see my tight end in a lot of slot looks with the ability to motion into the backfield or a quarter-depth blast motion as a lead blocker.  Off of that I'd hope to create some misdirection and get my QB running.  90% of the drop back passing game would be quick, with almost all the deep shots coming off of play action. Put my big sophomores at the tackles and my experienced guys on the interior.  My focus would be to run outside anyway.  If they struggle to protect on the interior I can always leave a back to help, but the quick pass/play action game can help mitigate that.

TL;DR: Spread, run-first approach.  Lot's of motion and misdirection.  Isolating the tight-end to draw coverage his way.  Quick passes and play action for most deep shots.

Defense:  4-4 all the way.  My big sophomores will play interior line if they arent super athletic.  If one is, I'm playing him strong side DE, with the other weak side DT.  I want him to be able to collapse the run and set the edge at the same time.  If they can't i'll just plug the middle.  Coverage wise I'd put my D1 corner on an island.  If he's as good as he is made out to be I don't have to give him much help.  That gives me the peace of mind to roll my safety away from him if I want to and I don't have to worry as much.  He'll probably get beat bad 2-3 times over the year but I can live with that.  If I have good safeties I want them as OLBs in this 4-4 scheme.  I want them to be rangey enough to stretch out plays to the sideline and even if they aren't great tacklers can slow the play down until the flow of the defense catches up to them.  

[kmr]

This sounds like your describing this years Central Cambria team.

[jayjay6218]

Offense
I am going to take a page from Tyrone a few years ago who also had a similar situation with QBs/RBs. I am going to start my Sophomore QB in a multi-I pro style offense with a ton of formations and packages built around my specific players strengths. I am going to move my athletic QB to starting RB and spell him with my other RB's. The strength of my team is my WR and TE so I am going to involve them as much as possible with the formations I choose. Also now with my Senior QB/RB I have a real threat of Wildcat style O formations with the ability to throw and any sweep play could be a HB Pass to my TE down the seam or WR on a Deep Route. I am also going to have a Run/Pass Option on every play, this may be a lot for the Soph QB at first but you must ease him in with one or 2 simple reads and develop from there. WR Bubble Screen/Run play, WR Spot Pass/Run play. An offense like this would be both dynamic and very hard to defend.

[davesandstorm]

The answer is always five wide and throw often.