5-2 vs. wing-t

For beginners:

Nose & Backside/DT slant TOWARDS the Wing side.

Wing Side DT, & both DE's play TOUGH base technique.

ILBers key Guards.

S/S tough squeeze-contain run force on Wing side.

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There are a few things you can do as some have already pointed out.

Some old 50 front Stalwarts against a Wing-T are. (T-N-T only)

Slant to Wing
Slant to Strength
Slant to TE
Slant to Motion

Your DE's are contain. The biggest difference between OLD School and Today is the Boxing End. Forget that tactic unless your DE can handle a trapping guard or a lead block from a back. He has to understand to look for that if the OT, TE or Wing doesnt confront him. These days your DE's need to learn to "Squeeze" C Gap and still maintain outside leverage. That means he has to anchor the LOS and still be able to come off the TE or OT to string the play out.

Keys:

The easiest key. Watch the Wing...a lot of wing teams "forget" to put him in motion unless he is getting the ball.
There are a lot of versions out there so each is a bit different in blocking some pull guards, others trap them.
TE's make sure they dont release freely. (5-3 Especially)

Put the importance on penetration to the heels of the OL. The Wing is not a deep formation backfield, in order to be effective it has to hit the line FAST so the FB is no more than 3.5 yards deep with the TB at 4. If you can get behind the LOS, one adult step, your way ahead. In a traditional Wing, the QB does all of his fakes directly behind the line. Get in his space and it can spoil the timing, spoil the timing, spoil the wing.


Just My Opinion

The alignment Oneback diagrams is almost the exact we did things. Only difference we we brought our weakside DE down to outside shade on the G because we were shifting a 44 down, and that was a DT.

The Nose & DT away from the Wing will be called upon to slant towards the Wing side frequently.

I haven't run a 50 for several years, but this package was VERY good for us when we did.

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Does wonder as well for a DW team.

In theory, Coadh Mountjoy's material is doing same without actually showing it. Hence ny question regardin the 4 tech vs double 3 tech. He is hiding it where a 3 tech is showing them. Given my druthers I would hide it, depending on age group, experience, and opponent

jmho