My Annual "I Hate the Wing-T" Thread

[Kevin38]

Sure, the regular ole 3 yds and a cloud of dust grind it out wing-t old school style does come to a hault when you stop the run. I have seen teams run it today that add certain twists to it making it more modernized. I have seen the pass integrated in the wing-t making it more than just a multidimensional run offense.....

[ZCAR]

It is so unbearable to watch.

 

It lost it's mystic oh about twenty years ago.

 

Fan friendly no! Eventually most programs worth their salt will move on one way or the other.

 

Most defenses today humbles this offense even teams with lesser athletes. This has become more apparent as the years wear on.

[breakawayspeed]

I am indifferent on the offense. Having studied it thoroughly, I will say that the beauty of the wing t is in the details. Many teams over the last few years have tweaked it here and there or added this and that and you lose the essence of the offense. A great wing t team must be ready to focus on the smallest details. They run the buck sweep, speed sweep, G, trap, power, counter, double handoff, option and boot. That's it. If a team can get that basic and focus on the details then it can be successful with the offense. It is when coaches start adding this and that to the offense when they lose the detail orientation and the offesnse becomes ineffective.

 

The wing t is like your old rusty pickup truck. You know you aren't winning any races or car shows with it but at the end of the day it gets the job done in it's own way and you love it.

 

Just my 2 cents........

Edited December 6, 2010 by breakawayspeed

[PowerSweep]

A great wing t team must be ready to focus on the smallest details. They run the buck sweep, speed sweep, G, trap, power, counter, double handoff, option and boot. That's it. If a team can get that basic and focus on the details then it can be successful with the offense.

Agreed... see Webb School play for a clinic on how to effectively run the wing-t. I would also agree that it can be a monumental failure of an offensive system if it's not run correctly.

[Whistle76]

there is a lot of misdirection and motion in the Wing T. With the right personel, it can be effective.

[Lost Old Dad]

there is a lot of misdirection and motion in the Wing T. With the right personel, it can be effective.

With the right DEFENSIVE personnel it can be STOPPED in the BACKFIELD!

 

Now that is EFFECTIVE!

[warhawks]

With the right DEFENSIVE personnel it can be STOPPED in the BACKFIELD!

 

Now that is EFFECTIVE!

You can also say to much misdirection!

[alt1958]

With the right DEFENSIVE personnel it can be STOPPED in the BACKFIELD!

 

Now that is EFFECTIVE!

 

Well that can be said for any offense.

[Lost Old Dad]

Well that can be said for any offense.

In my best 'Cajun' voice, "Tru Dat!".

[GreenHornet]

With the right DEFENSIVE personnel it can be STOPPED in the BACKFIELD!

 

Now that is EFFECTIVE!

 

With the right personnel, it also cannot be stopped at all.

People who dislike the wing-t, do not understand it. It is no more or no less effective than any other type of offense...........all dependant upon personel.

[Lost Old Dad]

With the right personnel, it also cannot be stopped at all.

People who dislike the wing-t, do not understand it. It is no more or no less effective than any other type of offense...........all dependant upon personel.

True, BUT there are not that many High School teams that have an O line that averages 6'4", that benches 350+, and has sub 5 second times in the 40. All this is VERY necessary while WingT proponents run around sideways in the backfield!

[mhs]

Reading these posts I think I am leaning the way of Lost Old Dad. I think a lot of teams run it because it is so simplistic, i.e. only a few plays to learn. I do remember though that when Aydelott was still at Hillsboro he ran a very good one, and it was indeed based on the personnel he had. Fast strong linemen and skill players everwhere. He ran some option out of it, had a huge fullback and very fast running backs. That version is the exception though of most of the ones I have seen. For some, it is literally three yards and a cloud of dust. And if you are two or three scores down in the second half with little or no passing game, it is extremely hard to get back into the game.