Spread offense

[QuoteTheRaven]

So your saying an offense line averaging 190 pounds should run power game instead of utilizing their speed and running zone blocking schemes. The wing T is not effective if you don't have the personel. The spread will open the field and give your athletes room to use their speed in the open field. Personally I thonk your dumb not to run the spread if you have the personel. There is no defensive gameplan for speed. You either have the speed to match or you don't. So what it comes down to is run the offense that best fits your players and get them in the weight room in the off season.

No what I'm saying is the Wing-T utilizes a lot of your skill players instead of a Power-I that focuses on just one particular back most of the time. The Spread is great, but really what local D5/D6 teams can run the Spread and be overly effective with it??? Not many, the talent level is as greater in some of the bigger AAAA city schools. So most of the teams around here run a power offense, wing-t, or run-n-gun. I'm not saying it can't be done, look at Richland as a prime example. But most schools, especially A and AA have maybe 2 or 3 exceptional athletes on the team, so teams rely on more "power running". Where as teams from bigger cities that have several D1 athletes are more prone to run an offense like the Spread. It all boils down to your personnel. But for this area and to compete in class A and AA state wide the Wing-T offense is perfect for most teams because its effective for the talent level and you don't see it every week like the Power-I that most teams run.

[12HankQB]

Same here. even when i watch wing t teams play from the sidelines i can just tell what play is going to be run. Offensive linemen have the biggest giveaways. Guards are by far the worst.

playing outside linebacker you can key on the opposite wing back

[Crimson's Ghost]

It all comes down to this, play to your strength. Each year is a new team with new talents. If you have good passing personnel, use it. If you don't, develop a running game. Arguing about what system works is going nowhere, the best talent wins out, regardless of system. Wing T's can win state championships, by so can pro style an spread. Nobody is proving a point by listing Wing T teams with success.

[TheRealBleacherCoach]

I'm pretty sure at the end of everyone's post on this topic it says something along the lines of "Run what fits your personell." Did we all just agree on something???? LOL

[konjo78]

All I said its hard to defend what your not used to defending. Defense wins championships, offense is merely a small part of the game in my opinion. If you can hold teams to 14 points a game in the playoffs I'll take that no matter what offense they ran.

[QuoteTheRaven]

It is true a great defense usually beats a great offense. But on offense it does boil down to your personnel and you can win a championship with any type of offense really. It boils down to preparation, execution, and talent. But I will say this a lot of Spread teams are using Wing-T concepts such as the Buck Sweep, Jet Sweep, Rocket Sweep, Buck Trap, and Waggle Pass. So in a way, some versions of the Spread are spin offs of the Wing-T HAHAHAHAHAHA

[konjo78]

It is true a great defense usually beats a great offense. But on offense it does boil down to your personnel and you can win a championship with any type of offense really. It boils down to preparation, execution, and talent. But I will say this a lot of Spread teams are using Wing-T concepts such as the Buck Sweep, Jet Sweep, Rocket Sweep, Buck Trap, and Waggle Pass. So in a way, some versions of the Spread are spin offs of the Wing-T HAHAHAHAHAHA

You are 100% right. Most spread offenses are running the shotgun form of the wing t. It gives more room for passing and allows more room for qb to be a running player. Penns manor is a great example of this formation

[konjo78]

Watching this Stanford Oregon game I just can't help but think what a great day for tough football and a bad day for the spread

[QuoteTheRaven]

How bout it. Stanford is just flat out of muscling Oregon. They are overpowering them and imposing their will.