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Post by saintrad on May 5, 2006 7:42:51 GMT -6
having done a little bit of research into this queation, I do think that the singlewing and double wings (dang, never thought i would hear myself say this) are best suited as equalizers when you have less than dominant talent.
Being a contrarian by nature, I prefer to run an offense that is OPPOSITE of what everyone else in the league is running. Case in point, when we were at Jucntion City (OR) we switched to the spread (4wide throw'em) when everyone else was still I form or veer. Needless to say, 3 state championships in 6 years, and 7 consecuative conference championships, our conferences DB play improved.
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Post by knighter on May 5, 2006 7:44:05 GMT -6
one of the nice things about the dw blb, is the flexibility within the system. strong armed qb, you can throw a little more, weaker armed qb who can run option, can run some option with him, qb that is a good blocker? use him on the off tackle and counter plays as a blocker
backup qb is young? i have used a wingback as the backup qb for 2 years, running 80% of the offense from the shotgun, so I have no need to work with him taking a snap.
flexibility is the key in any system, being able to adapt to your talent level, i know there are other offenses that can adapt to the type of kids they have, but that is what attracted me most to dw, no need for dominant linemen (doubles and angles take care of that) no need for a "super star" qb, not even a real need for a "true" tailback type kid...fits with my vision of HAVING to run the ball offensively to burn clock (and to be successful) and also honestly makes us tougher defensively as well, we play a very physical style o football.
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Post by senatorblutarsky on May 6, 2006 23:50:06 GMT -6
Being a contrarian by nature, I prefer to run an offense that is OPPOSITE of what everyone else in the league is running
I really buy in to that as well... Tubby Raymond at Delaware is the one who put the idea in my head- At a clinic years ago he said that was the reason they ran Wing-T. If everyone else in the A-10 would have been Wing T, we might be talking about the "Delaware I" or "Delaware Wishbone" now.
One thing about doing something different- if you win consistently, the others are more likely to copy what you are doing.
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Post by blb on May 10, 2006 8:11:55 GMT -6
I agree, Senator. The first league I was a head coach in almost everybody was running 'I' (if Bo Schembechler had put an outhouse on the 50-yard line of Michigan Stadium, the next day there would've been outhouses on half the fields in the state), we were Veer.
A few years later two of my former assistants were head guys in the league running our stuff and it was a pain in the arse because everybody else was seeing it more often and getting better at defending it!
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