Looking for an offense. . .any suggestions?

Coach,

With that kind of roster, you may want to run some type of 2 RB, 1 TE, 1 WR look with a wing back / power back. Based on your info, I'd favor I and off-set I as a backfield set. You can run most of the "T" plays you were running before out of this set with some slight adjustments. Train your offensive line to use combinations that will give them superior leverage. You said they are smart, but slower. Use a lot of quick trap schemes (wing-t trap back to the offset FB is a good play), 2-on-2 combos, and cross block / fold stuff. Let them call the scheme on the line of scrimmage once they get comfortable. Spend a lot of time in your individuals drilling this type of stuff. And don't ask them to do something they can't.

For plays, look at quick traps with misdirection built in. Look at ISO with the ability to run or fake a backside reverse (this will help your slower big guys on the backside...keep them honest with the reverse by the WB). Midline option is a great play, as I am discovering (even though I personally do not run it). There are a lot of ways to block it with superior leverage, and you are outflanking the second level defenders on almost every snap, which also will help your line.

For passing, I'd stick with playaction and basic 3-step stuff. If you have a problem with the blitz and your protection is suspect, then this is where 99% of your passing focus should be.

Coach, this is just my opinion. I'm sure that there are many things you could do to make the situation work! Just make sure you are running stuff that you are comfortable with, and the rest will fall into place.

Lochness is right about the midline option. Spend some time and look into the midline option. We had a very young team this past year and I wasn't a big fan of option football. But we were able to some good things with the midline play. What suprised me about it was that kids that have not run this play before were able to make the proper reads right away because all they had to read was the 3 technique. The proximity of the 3 technique is the beauty of this play.

Coach,

If you can perfect a draw or a 3-step passing attack, this will help you with the blitz. The midline is also nice versus a blitzing scheme. I have also found that a quick TE dumb pass going straight up the seam to the side of a blitzing ILB is almost always guaranteed 10 yards.

good luck!

Triple option football and wing-t football will always be popular at the HS level because as coach said you can "win with nothing." Okay you need to have talent, but you get the point. I am a head coach and a former DC and I chose to have us run triple option (veer and midline) as well as misdirection b/c these were the things (and still are) that gave me headaches on D. If you run the veer now you do not have to block the big ol' DT your opponent has. We also run alot of traps and always try to angle block as much as possible. We are going to run more 3 step this year also.

I would go with the maryland I with to Split ends at 7 yds from the tackle. Or flip you Oline with a strong and quick side.