THE DOUBLE T FORMATION

[Coach SB]

 I was looking at a web site and came across this formation. I went through all the plays and wondered if this offense could work now? Coach Bill what do you think?

[KFMagee]

Never heard of the Double T myself... could you diagram the base formation for us?

[Coach SB]

Double T is a formation that has 2 Qbs and 2 TBs or TBandFB. You line up in unbalanced right or balanced, you have 2 Qbs as close to center as possible and you have 2 RBs in line with the guards(split backs). Play starts 1of the 2 QBs get the ball they spin away from each other, inside  to out. THE QB who takes the ball either hands off or rolls out to pass. The other QB does some thing similar to fake hand off or pass. The short play book was from 1939. The deception was cool but the play book short maybe 10 plays.

                  TE LG C RG T RT TE                                     TE T LG C RG T TE
                        QBQB                                                             QBQB

                        RB    RB                                                        RB    RB

[KFMagee]

We ran "one" play similar... we ran a STRONG overbalance left, putting our REAL QB (Q) in a pistol formation, and then had a HB (H) line up where the QB should be... but he was NOT allowed to put his hands under by league rule.  The deception was that if kids just looked at the formation, they would be totally confused on defense... "something just wasn't right".... if they looked at the BALL however, they knew where the QB actaully was.  Great 4th down play, or something to force the other team to call their last timeout!


                       E T G G T C E
                   2           H
                        3            Q

[Coach SB]

Thats why I love this game above all others. So many smart and innovative men in the first 50 years of football to get this great game going. I personally do not care much the PROs much but I do watch it. College is great, and I love highschool football. Do not get me wrong the guys these days are just as innovative but the guys in the first 50yrs and the stuff they were doing was unbievable. The real reason I like the old stuff is you see the same old things in the PROs except when the Miami Dolphins ran the singlewing and I watch the Ravens in an unbalaned line a few times. I am a football nut when it comes to different plays,formations, and schemes. I guess I am an information nut.

[Bob Goodman]

The Wyatt wildcat is a double wing version of the double/dual T, although its origin was different.  Hugh Wyatt started with a 1-QB-under-center double wing with a sniffer FB, and then moved the QB & FB (backs 1 & 3 in his numbering) side by side.  However, some other coaches are running a more symmetric version of the Wyatt wildcat, obliterating the distinction between QB & FB.

[Coach SB]

I got it from directsnap .com. It was in the articles section. Very interesting.