Inside the Playbook: Wisconsin's use of Dos, Tight Bunch, and Wings in Formation

Since we'll be covering Wisconsin in the next few articles, we'll focus primarily on three combinations: Dos (Tight Double Wings), Tight Bunch, and I-Form. Find a way to use FB and H-Back while blocking, scrubbing, or even crossing the Wisconsin stream.

In this article, we will first discuss the high-level benefits of this compound for Wisconsin. In future articles, we'll look at specific, mostly short, games of this combination.

Expand the defensive front and add gaps

In modern football, it is common to hear about attacks aimed at increasing the scope of the defence. This usually means the attack uses more WR to force the defense to cover all the grass on the field. Wisconsin still does, but they prefer the tactic of threatening the width of the field with the compressed joint .

Most modern defenses are designed to protect against scattered compounds. That is, defenders are not 1) accustomed to defending internal gaps; and 2) a new loophole created by the master blocker . These two combinations allow the attack to play in a limited area, but threaten the perimeter, but also expand the defensive line by applying more space in the defence. Additionally, they use FB and H-Back to add leverage by creating additional defensive space or disrupting confined spaces. This forces the defensive players, who are more used to filling corridors or setting boundaries, crossing traffic, reading OL in the backyard, and continuing to be aggressive.

The fact that the Dos and Tight Bunch essentially creates 9 or 10 internal gaps and that the Off-Y position allows these gaps to change positions within LOS puts a lot of pressure on the defense.

Off-Y, Wings and H-Back

They are more or less the same. Off-Y is usually the main TE next to the OT, but outside the LOS. Wings are also usually Off-LOS, but along with TE, but some may replace it with Off-Y. Both can be considered H-Back or U-Back, although they are often associated with movement (they can line lower behind, change positions, etc.) and sometimes end up together in LOS. And of course, depending on who you talk to or what program they run, EMOL could have a TE wing outside of LOS. Therefore, do not get confused by changing the terminology or terminology, otherwise you may encounter inconsistencies. You can define them differently or replace each other. As a rule, I will use the "Wings" case.

use wings

What most teams in modern Wisconsin football don't do is not just use the winger position to strengthen the defence, they use it as a real shooter. You're following most of the team, and the winger is a front zone block, an out block, or a down block, or a cut block behind, or a split flow block. Sometimes you will see that certain teams use obfuscation. The only games that use H as an extractor are usually Counter H. Some scattered teams have also started using H to use iso, although this usually comes from wing position rather than wing position. rear block" (usually lined up near cavity B). Wisconsin does all of this (except Wham) from the wing, while also using the H as the main blocker in Lead Power O. This means the wing is in some places along the LOS. It can be used.

But being outside the LOS also gives them a place to move, a place they often need. TE is not OL, although we want them to be connected to each other as a whole. But they act well. Giving them space to move and take advantage of defenders makes it difficult to extend play in defence. Remember that the purpose of the outer zone is to expand the defense laterally. The Off-Y position prevents the defense from taking a strong lead, forcing them to surrender to maintain their appeal or threaten to be captured.

Combine everything

For example uniforms, this makes defense difficult. The defensive front is tense and thin, forcing plenty of gaps to be defended. The danger of lying in one direction serves to keep the rear defense from running in the opposite direction. This causes the defense to play sideways instead of down, and your blocker becomes passive when hitting the ball.

Another important aspect of Wisconsin's success was their timing. OL sit firmly, make sure you move on the front line. This allows the pullers to be at the correct depth in succession, meaning that when more than one puller enters play, they won't break each other in time, and both hammers can get there before reaching the back of the defense. RB allows this shooter's release, doesn't get too close to hitting, but allows the game to progress. Despite so much pressure like "extending the front line of defense", perhaps the most lethal aspect of this is finding the inside of an open defense, trying to maintain that breadth. In power struggles, this is often the case. Extensions are often bent back. You've forced the defense to pay so much attention to the extra edges and gaps exposed to the center you added. However, this is only possible with synchronous attacks, where each position hits the target at the right time.

Continue

It was truly the bread and butter of Wisconsin, and it was the form that propelled much of their offensive success in both the running and passing games. We'll start by looking at some space patterns, then move on to zone patterns, and finally end with bait attacks as part of this Back/Tight Bunch package.