Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Greg Hansen - Head Football
12th year; 5 years of Head Coaching experience
greghansen44@yahoo.com
Jeff Wall – Assistant Varsity; Head JV Coach
11th year; 3 years of Head Coaching experience
jwall@esu8.org
Coaching Staff
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Jeff Wall – JV Head Coach
Dave Stoddard – Defensive Coordinator
Matt Shaapveld – JV Def. Coordinator
Paul Poeschl – Volunteer Assistant
Tim Reese – Volunteer Assistant
You must have a staff you can trust and that
buys into the system
 I am lucky to have that type of staff.
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Coach Hansen
Coach Wall
Coach Stoddard
Coaching Staff
Coach Shaapveld
Evolution of the Mustangs Double Wing Offense
2003
2004
2005
3 year totals
Final Ranking
6th
2nd
6th
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C2 Rank
1st (407 ypg)
1st (391 ypg)
1st (434 ypg)
1st (411 ypg)
Record
10-1
12-1
9-2
31-4 (10-1)
Points per game 38.5
33.8
39.9
37.2
Team Rushing
516-4073 (7.9)
666-4553 (6.8)
572-3480 (6.1)
1754-12106 (6.9)
Rushing TDs
52
52
51
155 (51.7)
Passing
28/71-407 (39%)
33/84-533 (39%)
79/141-1301 (56%) 140/296-2241 (47.3%)
TD/INT Ratio
8/4
8/6
9/6
25/16
First Downs
190 (17.3)
220 (17.0)
228 (21.0)
638 (18.2)
Turnover Diff.
8-40= +32
25-39= +14
17-25= +8
50-104= +54
Homerun threat
12-224yd 6TD
10-232yd 3TD
19-455yd 5TD
Leading rusher
168-1842 25TD (11.0)195-1521 12TD (7.8)172-1090 22TD (6.3) ------166-1395 21TD (8.4)
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Evolution of Stanton DW
Years:
Record:
Offensive Rank:
Points scored:
Team Rushing:
Rushing TDs:
Passing:
First Downs:
Stanton Leaders:
2003, 2004, 2005
31-4 (10-1)
1st (3 straight years) (411 ypg)
1302 total points (37.2 pts per game)
1754 – 12106 yards (345.9 per game)
(6.9 per rush)
155 (51.7 per year)
140/296 – 2241 yards (47.3%)
(2005) 79/141 – 1301 yards (56%)
638 (18.2 per game)
Rushing: 168 – 1842/25 TDs (2003)
Receiving: 19 – 455/5 TDs (2005)
Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Triple C
Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Triple C
Crunch
Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Triple C
Over
Crunch
Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Triple C
Over
Crunch
Double Over (Rambo)
Unbalanced DW Sets
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Concepts of unbalanced sets:
– Catch defense off-guard.
– Keep defense off-balance.
– Out-flank or out-man the defense.
– Force defenders to play something different
than what most of their practice has been
spent on. Make them question their reads.
– Steal opponents’ practice time.
Unbalanced DW Sets
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Unbalanced “Musts”
– Maintain DW set of basic core plays.
– Maintain blocking schemes as much as
possible.
– As a coach, you MUST not try to do too much.
Basic Premise
S
C
C
Vs. the Tight formation, defenses are forced to run a balanced defense.
Basic Premise
S
C
l
C
2
1
3
2
4
3
4
5
Tackle Over with no defensive adjustment (which we
see quite often) creates a numbers advantage on the
playside even before we pull anybody from backside.
Basic Premise
S
C
C
Some where along the line, a bubble forms.
In this case: outflank them with Super-O or
G-O Reach.
Basic Premise
S
C
Or here…
Run “G” or 3 Trap @ 4
C
Basic Premise
S
C
Or maybe here…
Wedge or 3 Trap @ 2 looks good here.
C
Basic Premise
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C
C
4
l
2
2
1
3
3
4
7
8
5
6
If the defense is sound and slides down a man;
they doom themselves by being outmanned even
worse on the short side of the formation. (8 to 4)
Super Power, Counter, or Black-O look good.
Basic Premise
S
C
C
Outflanked
Rambo
Using various formations we are trying to create weak spots along
the defensive front in first two levels.
Basic Premise
C
S
One less
less outside
outside
One
force
defender
force defender
Over
C
Basic Premise
S
C
C
Where do I
line up???
Triple C – Are you going to cover this with man
or zone coverage??
Basic Premise
S
C
C
?
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? ? ?
Crunch – how would you line up against this??
Basic Premise
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We will typically try to run 5 plays from
out unbalanced sets:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sweep – we always try to outflank our opponents first. If they
don’t slide, it’s trouble for them.
Wedge or Base (dive) – Somewhere along the line, there is a
“bubble” we can penetrate.
Super Power – back to the short side when the defense does
adjust correctly.
Counter – back to the short side if defense over adjusts, or is
flying themselves out of position.
Play action pass – We usually run a rollout to the strongside
(Red-red) with a good QB run/pass option while flooding a
zone with 3 receivers.
Double
Over/Under
(Rambo)
Rambo
S
C
C
l
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
6
4
This formation poses an even greater out-flanking possibility on
the strongside if the defense doesn’t adjust.
Rambo 38 G-O Reach
Rambo 4-X
Rambo 47-C
Rambo Red-Red
Rambo 77 Super Power
Over/Under
“Over” Usage
S
C
C
X
Some cornerbacks are told to fly in and cause chaos versus
our Super Power, and our QB cannot get to his block in time!
So we move our X tight end to a split end on the opposite side.
Over
S
C
C
C
X
This formation pulls an aggressive cornerback out of run support,
while not affecting our ability to run our base plays.
Over
S
C
C
X
This formation pulls an aggressive cornerback out of run support,
while not affecting our ability to run our base plays.
Over
S
C
C
X
This formation pulls an aggressive cornerback out of run support,
while not affecting our ability to run our base plays.
Over
S
C
C
X
This formation pulls an aggressive cornerback out of run support,
while not affecting our ability to run our base plays.
Over
S
C
C
OPEN AREA
X
We may lose a puller (Super-O, not Super Power now), but we offset that with:
1) A QB who can help us seal inside as the BST would have anyway, and
2) A void in the defense that we wouldn’t have had otherwise!
Many times we see a secondary rotation with NO defensive front slide.
Over 66 Super-O
Over 3 Trap @ 2
Over 77 Super Power
38 G-O Reach-Crack
CRACK
Over 4 Red
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C
Cover 2 Killer
S
Spread Right
S
Open space
Spread gets us the same void to one side, and:
1) We have both pullers again (Super Power).
2) Maintains concepts of Over/Under without losing your
4th receiver.
Crunch
(Right or Left)
Crunch
S
C
C
Most times, the defense will not shift because the line is
not “unbalanced”. But obviously we have a number advantage
playside.
Crunch
S
C
C
44 Base – Simple in design and application. Gap, on, Backer
for playside and On, cutoff for the backside. It’s great for
running the clock and demoralizing the defense. If your stud
running back can take a handoff use him.
Crunch
S
C
C
88 Reach – After Crunchin’ them for awhile the defense
has a tendency lean toward or fly to the middle and
that’s when it’s time to run Reach. We averaged 18.0
yards per carry with this play.
Crunch
S
C
C
47 C – This is a “homerun” play to run when the defense
is flying playside to stop “44” and “88”. We lead with
our fullback who looks outside after he gets past the LOS.
Crunch
S
C
C
Red-Red – basic playaction pass to run when corner is
flying up to stop the run.
Crunch
S
C
C
77 Power – When the defense shifts over against the
unbalance, they are primed for the power back to the
short side.
Crunch
S
C
C
77 Power – When the defense shifts over against the
unbalance, they are primed for the power back to the
short side.
Crunch
S
C
C
77 Power – When the defense shifts over against the
unbalance, they are primed for the power back to the
short side.
Crunch
S
C
C
2 Trap @ 3 Lead?? All kinds of possibilities, that we
haven’t used.
Triple - C
Triple C
S
C
C
Again, with the use of backs to unbalance the line, it is harder
down linemen to recognize the unbalanced formation.
Triple C
S
C
C
88 Reach – Again, we always try to outflank our defense. We
are testing to see if the defense will adjust. Surprisingly, many
times the defense will not shift.
Triple C
S
C
C
47 C Lead - Counter them when they are flying out of position.
Triple C
S
C
C
Red-Red - Rollout Run/Pass option; QB must make decision by
his third step. A 5 yard toss can lead to a 70 yard TD.
Things to Remember
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Don’t try to do too much.
Stick to core Double Wing plays and blocking
schemes.
Implement maybe one unbalance set per year.
One unbalanced formation and set of plays will
be enough to cause opposing coaches and
players fits!!
Keep punchin’! If a play is working keep running
it until they stop it!
Stanton Mustangs
Double Wing
Breaching Defensive Fronts
with Unbalanced Sets
Greg Hansen - Head Football
12th year; 5 years of Head Coaching experience
greghansen44@yahoo.com
Jeff Wall – Assistant Varsity; Head JV Coach
11th year; 3 years of Head Coaching experience
jwall@esu8.org