The NFL Playoffs continue with an AFC Divisional round matchup between the 5th-seeded Kansas City Chiefs visiting the 2nd-seeded New England Patriots. The ITP editors have collected our coverage of these two teams from the 2015 season. Kansas City Mark Schofield uses Travis Kelce’s week one performance against the Texans to demonstrate how the Houston defense is susceptible to…
Quarterbacks must make the right decision at a moment’s notice in order to be successful. Defenses know this, and will often use schemes to make the decision process more difficult for the opposing quarterback. Daniel Syed shows how an Alex Smith adjustment turned nothing into something. Football is a game of constant subtle adjustments on…
The first weekend of playoff football is in the books and ITP The Podcast Volume 1.18 is here to recap the Wild Card Weekend action and preview the four games of the Divisional Round. Chuck Zodda and Mark Schofield take a look at all of the critical matches with help from guests Luke Easterling of…
The 11-5 Kansas City Chiefs headed to Houston to face a 9-7 Texans team that had emerged as the winner of the AFC South. While no doubt looking to make an early statement on the road, the Chiefs likely did not anticipate a return touchdown. Chuck Zodda takes to the film to show how the…
In the first installment of our daily 15-minute podcast, the January 11 Quick Kicks Podcast features hosts Chuck Zodda and Mark Schofield breaking down the action from the two AFC Wild Card games. In this fast-paced show designed to quickly get you up to speed on the big stories of the day, Chuck and Mark…
Saturday playoff games are a treat, mostly because we at Inside The Pylon are not publishing the next day, and can just watch the games. When we do watch, we chat. And here, for your reading pleasure, our Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans Wild Card chat. Craig Craker: Marshawn Lynch was just ruled as OUT…
The NFL Playoffs kick off with an AFC Wild Card matchup between the 5th seeded Kansas City Chiefs visiting the 4th seeded Houston Texans. The ITP editors have put together our coverage of these two teams from the 2015 regular season. Mark Schofield uses Travis Kelce’s week one performance against the Texans to demonstrate how…
Week 16 saw the last of the undefeated teams fall as the Carolina Panthers lost to the Atlanta Falcons. ITP The Podcast Volume 1.16 takes a look at this matchup, as well as several other top stories from this week in the NFL. Hosts Chuck Zodda and Mark Schofield are joined by Doug Farrar of…
The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a playoff berth with a victory in Week 16, relying on the connection between their veteran quarterback and dynamic, playmaking tight end. Mark Schofield looks at how Alex Smith to Travis Kelce has become a staple of the Chiefs passing attack. It’s hard to believe, but the hottest team in the…
The Oakland Raiders need a lot of help and a little bit of luck to make the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean their fans have nothing to be happy about. The development of their young quarterback and the run-pass option has been a positive this season. Ted Nguyen shows how the Raiders expanded their spread concept in…
Few plays make more of a difference in winning and losing than a turnover resulting in a score: a strip-sack, a giveaway that shifts momentum, or a pick-six in overtime. Dave Archibald looks at a fourth-quarter interception by Kansas City in the Chiefs comeback win over the Oakland Raiders. After Week 6, the Chiefs were 1-5 and…
NFL teams have only so much money and draft picks with which to build a team, so making good decisions is paramount. In part 3 of his 2013 draft retrospective, Matt Weston looks deeper at the struggles of offensive tackle Eric Fisher. Weston will look in depth at Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel, both in pass…
NFL teams have only so much money and draft picks with which to build a team, so making good decisions is paramount. In part 2 of his 2013 draft retrospective, Matt Weston looks deeper at the struggles of offensive tackle Eric Fisher. Weston will look in depth at Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel, both in pass protection and…
NFL teams have only so much money and draft picks with which to build a team, so making good decisions is paramount. Matt Weston, in his first piece for Inside the Pylon, looks at the biggest busts of the 2013 draft – offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Luke Joeckel. Weston will look in depth at…
The Kansas City Chiefs snapped their five game losing streak with a 23-13 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers. Their offense rode a crucial fourth quarter drive to the win; Mark Schofield breaks done the three key plays from that drive. Twice before in the 2015 season, the Chiefs have enjoyed a lead late at…
Embattled Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has a reputation for unemotional play, but coolness under fire can be asset, such as this play which delighted Mark Schofield with its resemblance to a fictional favorite. As a high school football player in the early 1990s, I have a fond appreciation for the movie “The Program.” Starring James…