How the Wing T Puts Defenders In Conflict and Calling Plays Off If-Then Statements

The Wing-T offense has withstood the test of time.  It is not just a formation or a collection of plays.  It is a system that uses Look-A-Like backfield actions and blocking techniques to put defenders in conflict.  When run correctly, the defense is never right because the Wing-T uses the defender’s techniques against them.

This podcast explains how the defenders are put in conflict by using a sequence of plays.  Every play in the sequence attacks different parts of the defense on every single play. Rick Stewart goes through all 5 families of the Wing-T to also show that play calls are based on defensive reactions instead of down and distance.

Rick Stewart has been a high school head coach for 18 years and has used the Wing-T to take four losing programs to the playoffs.  His 2019 team rushed for over 6,300 yards in Pennsylvania.

Alignments, Reads, & Techniques of Front 6 in the 425 Defense

One of the beauties of the 425 defense is the divorced front concept.  The 4 D-linemen and 2 Linebackers are completely independent or divorced from the back 5 defensive backs.  This podcast talks about the unique alignments of Rick Stewart’s READ & REACT 425 Defense.

The four down linemen in the READ & REACT  line up head up in 4, 0, 4 technique alignments.  Although they initially are lined up the same as a 3-4 defense, their reactions, and techniques are the same as a traditional even front once the ball is snapped.

Rick Stewart has been a high school head coach for 18 years and has used this defense to take four losing programs to the playoffs.  

PLAY ACTION PASS OFF THE TEXBONE POWER OPTION

This 2020 Podcast features Joe Austin, a college head coach at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.  He is the inventor of the TEXBONE, triple option for the 21st century.  It is a marriage of triple option and spread using traditional option schemes out of non-traditional option formations.  The spread formations force the defense into predictable alignments but the TEXBONE is unpredictable to defend because every play could be spread or option-based.

This podcast Coach Austin goes over the Play Action Passing game of the TEXBONE offense.  He gives a 15min summary of the entire offense, then covers the full and half slide pass protections.  The four playside pass concepts are FLOOD (using Waggle blocking); QUIK FLOOD (reading the CB), DIG, QUIK DIG;  Austin then moves on to downfield shots: DOUBLE POST, and wraps up with backside isolation routes.

Overview, Personnel, & Alignments of Rick Stewart’s Read & React 425 Defense

Listen to this webinar that Rick Stewart did for Glazier Clinic in spring 2019.  He gives an overview of his READ & REACT 425 Defense. Starting with Personnel, Stewart talks about to pros and cons of flopping your defense.  Then he covers divorced fronts and split field alignments. 

He explains all of his defensive fronts & movements followed by his blitz package.  None of these affect coverages because of the divorced front concept. He wraps up with how his 5 spoke secondary lines up using the split field concepts. 

MACATTACK 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Level RPOs

Jason McManus is a 4-time state champion in South Carolina and inventor of the MACATTACK Air Raid RPO system. It is a no huddle, fast tempo based offense with heavy emphasis on the QB run game.

This podcast will break down his three types of RPOs.  The 1st and 2nd Level RPOs are post snap run-throw concepts using an out of the pocket QB who is running the ball while reading a 2nd level defender for the routes.  This can also be applied to the zone read or counter runs, basically applying triple option principles of reading a down lineman while controlling a secondary player with a route.  

There are also RPOs ran inside the pocket.  There are 2nd Level post-snap reads that have the linemen blocking the run game up front with the QB throwing an RPO route off a 2nd level defender. McManus’ 3rd level in-pocket RPOs are throwing the ball down the field off corners or safeties.

Why the Wing T is the Perfect Youth Offense

All 22 eyes of a youth defense are glued to the backfield, making the deception of the Wing-T the perfect offense for youth football.  This podcast talks about the benefits of being both under center and in pistol. He covers Jet Sweep, Weakside Iso, Guard Trap, Off-Tackle Power, Counters, and Sprint Out Passing.

The differences of every play is broken down for 4th, 6th, and finally 8th grade levels.  He talks about how he would block it differently at each level. He offers great buzzwords to help youngsters remember the play easier.

Rick Stewart has been a high school head coach for 18 years but he started as a youth football coach for 4 years before becoming an 8th grade head coach for another 4.  He also served as league president and started two youth programs from the ground up. As a high school head coach, the youth teams in the 4th, 6th, and 8th grades ran the offense described in this podcast.  

TEX-BONE is Marriage of Triple Option With Spread Concepts Out of Pistol Formation

Joe Austin is a college head coach at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.  He is the inventor of the TEXBONE, triple option for the 21st century.  It is a marriage of triple option and spread using traditional option schemes out of non-traditional option formations.  The spread formations force the defense into predictable alignments but the TEXBONE is unpredictable to defend because every play could be spread or option-based.

This podcast Coach Austin covers Power Option, which is the foundational play of the TEXBONE offense.  This is the first option system to use power as its base scheme. The benefits are horizontal and vertical defensive displacement.  It can be ran against every front, is good against blitz, and requires no checks, ever because it is a rule based play. Easily paired with play action and other run plays

The TEXBONE uniqueness makes it difficult to prepare for and the spread formations mean you get to play against base defenses.  The TEXBONE is for coaches needing a change, looking to be unique, wanting to maximize specific players, desiring to diversify, and knowing that they still need to be modern

TEX-BONE is Marriage of Triple Option With Spread Concepts Out of Pistol Formation

Joe Austin is a college head coach at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.  He is the inventor of the TEXBONE, triple option for the 21st century.  It is a marriage of triple option and spread using traditional option schemes out of non-traditional option formations.  The spread formations force the defense into predictable alignments but the TEXBONE is unpredictable to defend because every play could be spread or option-based.

This podcast Coach Austin explains what the TEXBONE is and how it works.  He gives a great summary of the history of triple option before giving a summary of the entire offense with all of its run and pass concepts.

The TEXBONE uniqueness makes it difficult to prepare for and the spread formations mean you get to play against base defenses.  The TEXBONE is for coaches needing a change, looking to be unique, wanting to maximize specific players, desiring to diversify, and knowing that they still need to be modern

Easy QB Reads Making Your Jet Sweep an RRO 

The RRO - “Run Run Option”.  Rick Stewart has two easy reads that his Quarterback makes on Jet Sweep that gives him the option to keep the ball on Jet Sweep and run the ball in the playside C-gap, playside A-gap, and backside A-gap.

Rick Stewart has taken over 4 losing programs and led all of them to the playoffs. His latest Worst to First turnaround occurred in Pennsylvania, going 21-3 with a team who won 7 games in previous 8 seasons.  His Quarterback has ran for 3,100 yards and passed for 3,200 during this 2-year run.

His 9-2 Pennsylvania team ran for 4,500 yards and passed for 1,500 yards with two 1,000 yd rushers. They topped this in 2019 with a 12-1 record with the #2 rushing attack in the entire state, running for 6,300 yards and passing for 1,600

SSX - Speed Strength Xposion.  An Easy to Follow Strength & Conditioning Program for High School

The challenges of high school weight training is trying to get alot of reps, hit all the muscle groups, and keep everyone moving on the 60-min high school bell schedule.

Rick Stewart has taken over 4 losing programs and led all of them to the playoffs.  One school was forced to lift outside, another school lifted in a converted shower, the 3rd school lifted at 6am, and he is delegating the strength training to his Pennsylvania teams since he still lives in California 

In this podcast, Stewart covers the sets-reps & all the exercises he does with his athletes during the spring in his weight training class on Mon, Tue, Thur, and Fri.  He also talks about his nutrition, leadership, & study skills curriculum on Wednesdays. After Easter he transitions to speed, agility, and plyometrics.