wing-t formation shifting against a 4-3 def.

Coach,

Be careful of the shifting of your defense, however. We have a TE trade out of our Pro-I look that we use quite often. If we notice a defense shifting around when we trade the TE, we have a variation we want to go to:

1. Walk the TE off the line and motion him across the formation just as if he were trading.

2. Make sure both the Z and the X are ON the LOS (in other words, we'll walk the Z up onto the LOS, but we won't walk the X back)

3. Have the offensive team practiced to go on "touch" and the QB will snap the ball when the defense is in the middle of shifting. Since both Z and X are on the LOS, it's just like having the TE in motion and it is perfectly legal.

4. We run a quick hitting Lead into the middle of the "chinese firedrill" when they are off balance and out of position. If the TE is still between the tackles, we have him lead through and clean up as well.

Coach, if you're going to flip flop your defense with the trade, make sure your CBs are trained to read the WR's alignments. If they don't walk off / walk up, expect something like this.