WINGS & THINGS DEFENSIVE BUNDLE

This session explores defensive strategies against the option from a two-high alignment, focusing on denying the dive and forcing the ball laterally. Coach Brian Vaughn emphasizes reading blocking schemes rather than assigning rigid responsibilities, ensuring defenses adapt to the strengths of Flexbone offenses. He highlights the importance of varying perimeter looks, teaching option responsibilities within every defensive call, and connecting these concepts to defending modern RPOs.

Practical insights on practice planning (spring, camp, bye weeks, and Friday reviews) illustrate how to keep players prepared year-round while maintaining alignment with a team’s defensive identity.

Defend Option With 1-High Safety:

This course presents the philosophies behind defending with 1-high safety. Learn from Head Coach Brian Vaughn on denying dives, reading block schemes, and getting the ball pitched.

Get coaching tips on teaching players the option responsibilities in all base calls; know the tips on practicing flexbone, spring, and fall camp. Combine your defensive identity with flexbone and other playbook elements.

Facing a 3-4 Defense?

Attack the C-Gap!  Run Off Tackle behind the Tight End.

Every Defense has a Weakness....

And GREAT defensive coordinators recognize this and has answers.

College DC and owner of Blitzology website, Brian Vaugn ANSWERS is to use his Outside Linebacker in different alignments and alignments

ANSWER #1

• OLB head up on Tight End
  • what's your answer if TE arc releases?
  • Down blocks?
  • Reach Blocks?
  • Cutoff block on backside
  • And college coach Vaughn shows you the technique to use when the TE is bigger & stronger than your OLB

ANSWER #2

• OLB inside shade on Tight End
  • Why on earth would you put him inside the TE??
  • arc release or reach block
  • down block or cutoff block
  • Base blocks your OLB

ANSWER #3

• OLB jams the TE from outside shade

Vaugn backs all this up with over 30 minutes of game film

Using the DIVORCED concept and the SPLIT FIELD ALIGNMENTS....

The Front 6 is independent of the Back 5, so coverages are not married to blitzes & movements.

The split field system allows the right side of the defense to act independently of the left side....which means you can teach alignments & run fits in just a few days.

The Read & React 425 is a stimulus response defense.

This means you don't put in special defenses when facing WingT, Double Wing, or Option.

Your players have been taught all the stimulus responses in spring & summer....so every week they just line up & react.

Coach Adam Gaylor presents strategies for using stems and pre-snap movements to disrupt and confuse Flexbone offenses. The course emphasizes keeping rules clear and defined so players can react quickly, while also varying fronts and responsibilities to prevent predictability. Practical insights include stacking linebackers, adjusting alignments, and using simple stems to change targets, all designed to limit what Flexbone teams can run and give defenses a tactical edge.

Tower Defense to Stop the Flexbone:

Defense is as important as offense; hence, get this course from Jenks Defensive Coordinator Adam Gaylor as he gives techniques on how to defend triple option using modified looks to force offensive linemen to change their target.

Set your secondary to be more physical, ready to run the game, block destruction, and cut tackles. Learn to plan for flexbone, 3x1, tover (tackle-over), and aim for short yardage or goal line.

Defend Wing T with 7-man Front:

Traditional as it may seem, wing-T can still require some defending, especially in times when the play action is intense. Here, Head Coach Tripp Sumrall shares his coaching points on how to work your defense team with 7-man front.

Learn the D-line keys to react to, the D-line rules, and stance. Practice the different drills offered in this course; from 1-man drill to getoff, RIP drill, attack & press, linebacker, and guard drills.