I was scrolling through Twitter one Monday night when I came across a retweet by the NFL Network announcing the ranking of Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward at number 64 for their NFL Top 100 campaign. When I clicked on the tweet, by my surprise I saw that Hayward led the league last year…
Mechanics in any sport is a tricky subject. There are usually distinct differences between what is considered the right way and the wrong way of performing an athletic task. Yet, sometimes players find a way to succeed in their own unconventional way. You’ll find examples that aren’t exactly textbook from every sport. For some reason…
The Cleveland Browns made the right decision staying with Myles Garrett and not taking Mitchell Trubisky. In the end, I believe the Trubisky hype was all media-driven and that the Browns were locked in the entire time, which is what I maintained throughout the process. Cleveland allowing teams to come up around them for Deshaun…
As the football world descended upon Indianapolis in February for the 2017 Scouting Combine, over 300 potential NFL players tried to show their future employers why they are worthy of a draft selection. However, the biggest buzz seemed to center on a player who was still in school, would not be attending, and was not…
The Cleveland Browns finished the 2016 season with one win, but the work is hardly done for General Manager Sashi Brown and his staff. The Browns boast the league’s worst record, and the 31st-ranked offense and defense by both points and yards. They need plenty of help. Fortunately, they enter the 2017 offseason with a…
Sometimes when your opponents zig, you need to zag. Doug Moore presents his Week 7 fantasy football bold predictions that will separate you from the competition. As we enter Week 7 of the NFL and fantasy football seasons, fantasy owners may be looking for players to turn around their season and keep their playoffs hopes alive, or…
The start of the NFL season is upon us (finally!) and before the Week 1 action concludes, it is important to look at all the rosters to see which teams currently have holes and which teams are stacked. Jeff Feyerer used his roster evaluation system to break down each team’s roster and see which teams are primed…
Quarterbacks. Everyone wants to draft a young great one, but nobody’s really sure who to take, or even what can be taught and what’s inherent in the player. Dave “Archie” Archibald sorts through the most heralded QBs of the 2014 draft to see who was worth the investment. Johnny Manziel continues to draw headlines for his off-the-field…
The AFC South is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing divisions in the NFL. Matt Danely begins a four-part series breaking down each team to explain how that team has been developing and their expected impact on the division. Next up is the 2016 Jacksonville Jaguars; read his previous articles on the Indianapolis Colts here…
The NFL is a pass-first league, and every team needs a capable quarterback to compete. Since the focus is often on the Hall of Famers and the latest top draft picks, we can sometimes forget about the former first rounders who are still growing. Justin Twell looks at Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles as he…
Football is littered with specialized terminology. From set the edge to reserve / future contract, commentators rarely get to explain everything you need to know before the next play. Inside The Pylon’s glossary was developed to give fans a deeper understanding of the game through clear explanations, as well as image and video examples. Please contact…
Inside the Pylon wants to provide quality, educational and engaging content to our readers. Got a question about football? We will answer it, either here in a future edition of the ITP mailbag or in a longer article. Thanks for reading! Do the OSR/DSR statistics featured on your homepage have predictive value? Mike Backherms: In…
The young Tennesee Titans offense showed what they were capable of against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. This big play from Marcus Mariota to Dorial Green-Beckham was a key factor. Mark Schofield breaks down the play and displays the key concepts involved. It was not the biggest matchup during Sunday’s slate of games, but the meeting…
The team that wins the turnover battle usually wins the game, and it’s no mystery why: Whether a fumble that stakes an underdog to a lead, a giveaway that shifts momentum, or a pick-six in overtime, few plays make more of a difference in winning and losing. Dave Archibald looks at Aaron Colvin’s corner blitz…
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills traveled across the pond for a meeting on the pitch at Wembley Stadium in London. Mark Schofield fired up Game Pass once it was over to look at the Blake Bortles scramble drill. This game made history off-the-field, as it was the first NFL game streamed live, carried by…
You may not expect to find Mark Schofield breaking down a sequence of plays from a battle of 1-4 teams, but in the game between Houston and Jacksonville, the Texans quickly turned a three-point game into a double-digit lead. Over the short drive, the film showed just how thin the line can be between making…