#1 best-selling author Mark Schofield reveals his list of the top quarterback prospects for the 2016 NFL Draft. Schofield, who wrote 17 Drives – a chronicle of the 2015 college football season – has ranked Carson Wentz as his #2 ranked prospect. Click here to look at all of his work on the 2016 QB class. Carson Wentz…
Although evaluators and fans alike obsess over combine results and other measurables, football games almost always come down to split-second decisions and proper reads. Placing your team in the best position to succeed before the play begins is an important part of being a successful quarterback. Ted Nguyen looks at Carson Wentz and the pre snap mental process to…
The NFL Draft is only seven weeks away and it’s time to get to know your potential first-round quarterbacks better. Mark Schofield and Chuck Zodda are joined on the March 9 Quick Kicks Podcast by Brent Sobleski from Bleacher Report to discuss his interviews with the offensive coordinators from the University of California and North…
Playing quarterback at the NFL level means you will come under a tremendous amount of scrutiny. However, sometimes the scrutiny can go too far and become nitpicking. Mark Schofield prepares a Defendant’s Reply Brief for The Draft Evaluators v Carson Wentz. I have been thinking about transitions a lot recently. Turning 39 will do that to…
Inside the Pylon and Mark Schofield are proud to present First Sound: Carson Wentz Progressions, another video in the series that resides at our YouTube Channel. Future topics will include animated diagrams, player breakdowns, film study, and some special guests. In this edition of First Sound former college quarterback and film connoisseur Mark Schofield looks at North Dakota State senior…
The offices of Inside The Pylon are generally closed on Fridays, the staff taking a day of rest before watching some Friday Night Lights re-runs. But word arrived that North Dakota State Bison quarterback Carson Wentz is back! The senior QB is going to play in the FCS Championship Game, so here is everything you need to…
New Year, new content. The staff at Inside the Pylon is proud to introduce First Sound, a new series of video breakdowns that will also reside at our YouTube Channel. Future topics will include animated diagrams, player breakdowns, film study, and some special guests. Happy New Year! To celebrate, every day this week we’ll highlight a…
Like any good researcher, Mark Schofield despises a small sample size. Unfortunately, prospect evaluation is almost always too early, or without all the information necessary. Thus, we have our series: On Two, in which Inside The Pylon examines two plays from a quarterback that address traits that scouts are talking about. Success in the vertical passing game is crucial to many NFL offenses. But for these schemes to work,…
Mark Schofield is a crazy person. Quarterbacks are the most sought after assets by NFL Draft evaluators, and prospects are analyzed from every angle. Mark Schofield looks at two prospects ‒ Christian Hackenberg and Carson Wentz ‒ executing the same play, with different results. What if I told you that two of the top quarterbacks…
Like any good researcher, Mark Schofield despises a small sample size. Unfortunately, prospect evaluation is almost always too early, or without all the information necessary. Thus, we have our series: On Two, in which Inside The Pylon examines two plays from a quarterback that address traits that scouts are talking about. Examining the decision-making process of a…
If you read Inside the Pylon this summer, or follow Mark Schofield on twitter, or are related to him, or just bumped into him on the street, you know that he is a fan of North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz. When Wentz led a game winning drive in a matchup between two of the Top…
Decision making is one of the most important traits for a quarterback to master ‒ when to take a chance, and when to throw it away. Mark Schofield looks at Stanford’s Kevin Hogan, and North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz, and the key question: to throw or not to throw. Having covered the importance of maintaining aggression…
One of the question marks surrounding North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz has been his accuracy on the deep ball. This is an aspect of his playing style that the quarterback has been working on with his coaching staff. In the Bison’s game Saturday against in-state rival North Dakota, the QB showed that work might…
Inside The Pylon works tirelessly to deliver quality football articles to our readers. In case you missed it, our friends and colleagues produce high-level football writing every day. This Week in Football Writing pulls together some of our favorite pieces from the last week and shares them with you. RSP Film Room No. 52: QB Carson Wentz…
College football kicked off Saturday afternoon in Missoula, Montana, with an instant classic between two Football Championship Subdivision powerhouses. Carson Wentz and the #1 ranked North Dakota State Bison traded scores with the Montana Grizzlies for the entire contest, and the visitors held a four-point lead with 1:39 remaining. With their backs against the wall,…
Carson Wentz starts the 2015 FCS season as the quarterback of the defending champion and #1 ranked North Dakota State Bison. If things go right for him this season, he should be taken in next year’s NFL draft. Inside The Pylon head writer Mark Schofield was the guest on the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Film Room podcast with Matt…