You’re on offense and have been running the traditional Wing-T with some success. The score is tied just before halftime and you\'re backed up on your own five-yard line facing a third and five situation. You need a first down to continue the drive and not give up the ball. Your opponent has been using a 30 Stack defense for the entire first half. What play would you call? Frank Laratta, Head Coach, Grover Cleveland Middle School, Caldwell, NJ. AFM subscriber since 2005. On the minus five yard line, I’m anticipating an aggressive front looking to make a big play. Therefore, we will run one of our Sally plays and hopefully take advantage of their aggressiveness. Being a traditional Wing-T team, we will show Belly Keep Pass but, in turn, run Sally back the other way with our wingback motion getting the ball. The beauty of this play is that it looks ‘exactly’ like Belly Keep Pass.
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