OL blocking scheme...do you guys run this?

I've used 2 point for zone before, mainly because my lineman were to big, fat and slow to come out of 3 point. Seriously though, I teach an angled-back stance for zone anyway, which places very little weight forward. I'm thinking of going back to 2 point stance with this team.

As far as Wing-T though, granted there is a lot of down - down - kick involved, but I would rather those lineman go with a flat-back with some wieght forward to enable that drive for the shoulder block. The only benefit I could see would be for the pulling guards. It's been a few years since I coached a Wing-T team, but that would be my thinking.

Old Mule--Thanks for the insight. Washington State is the area I am talking about. When you went with the 2 point for zone where you using the I formation? Did you find that you were losing the battle to blitzing LBs or slanting defensive linemen who might have gotten under your OL pads? I went to a presentation from the OL coach for one of the schools I mentioned and he said that the biggest advantage that they felt they had in it was that their OL in a 2 point could see blitzing LBs better and pick them up and they could zone step to cutoff quicker.

I know what you mean, I was a center in hs and college. Unfortunately there is no break--2 or 3 point for the center. I have been thinking of using it next year. Next year our OL will be undertalented and so I am looking for an advantage to make us competitive. Our league uses a lot of gap control out of a 4-4 cover 3 with slanting DL and and blitzing LBs not much reading just gap control. From your experience with the 2 point do you think it would hold up to this type of defense? Why have you gotten away from it?

The last few years we have been running the Full House T and have had the horses to play smashmouth ball control. We are a small high school and only have about 30 kids year in and year out so our personnel changes based on the class we get. b Next year we will have skilled kids and a weak line so we are looking at the I or Offset I with Zone blocking, that is why we have been toying with the idea of the 2 point. Based on your experience with the 2 point what are some of the coaching points we should be aware of and what pitfalls will we have to overcome to make our OL successful with it?

We have a RB who was a 1000 yard rusher last year returning. He can run north and south real well but might have difficulty with the zone in cutting in and out of holes especially if our OL is slide protecting. It has been awhile since I have been in a zone offense so I will have to study more to determine if this is something we can move to. We have a FB that will be able to run the trap very well. As far as dropping the TE, I have been looking at the double slot as a possibility but we have a kid that will be our TE that is 6'4'', 220, can jump to the moon, has great hands, and can block so I don't want to drop his position. If we didn't have him then yes I would probably drop the TE and go with a I-slot. In thinking about the 2 point, the teams in our state that I mentioned would position their OL in a squat position with forearms about an inch above the thigh, cocked and ready to punch on the drive step. What state are you in?