Perhaps the marquee matchup of Super Bowl LIII pits one of football’s brightest young offensive minds against a veteran defensive genius. The chess game between Sean McVay and Bill Belichick is going to be a battle for the ages. Both men have shown over the years (a few more years in Belichick’s case) the ability…
In the midst of my first 2018-19 fantasy football Mock Draft for a PPR league, I found myself in a quagmire of uncertainty. I’d drafted Alvin Kamara ninth overall and was hunting for a second running back towards the end of the third round. With pick 29, I was targeting Christian McCaffrey, figuring I would…
Series Introduction: A scheme fit is when a player’s traits and abilities line up with a certain coach’s style and scheme. Imagine if every NFL team could draft a player that fit perfectly into their scheme. That would benefit both the teams and the players simultaneously, as general managers and coaches wouldn’t be putting a…
John Elway and Gary Kubiak had a tough task trying to defend their Super Bowl title with inexperienced quarterbacks after moving on from Brock Osweiler. Ryan Dukarm broke down the first four weeks to analyze the Denver Broncos 2016 passing game so far and see how they’ve managed success with inexperience at the quarterback position. …
Sometimes when your opponents zig, you need to zag. With Week 1 in the books, Doug Moore presents his Week 2 fantasy football bold predictions that will separate you from the competition. Now that the NFL season has officially started, fantasy football is in full swing, with surprises each week. Here are my 10 bold predictions for Week…
The defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos entered the 2016 season with a revamped offensive line, ready to take on the tough defenders of the AFC West. They enter the season looking to improve and allow fewer pressures and sacks compared to 2015, and will rely on new additions all across the line. Brandon Thorn once…
Dave Archibald examines how running back usage has changed as offenses have started to throw the ball with higher frequency, which impacts how fantasy football players optimize their draft strategies and structure their teams. However, not all teams use their running backs equally. Dave’s analysis helps identify which teams give more carries to single backs and which teams…
Now is the time to start thinking about your upcoming fantasy football draft strategy, as rosters begin to take shape across the NFL. One popular strategy is to draft running backs early and often, but as Doug Moore explains, you might be better off taking a WR in the 1st round. As we approach the…
The 2016 NFL season begins now, with 32 teams scheming to knock off the reigning champion Denver Broncos. The NFL Draft is just around the corner, but the first step in any offseason plan is to assess a team’s needs. Here we look at what the Washington team needs are. Many predicted Washington to struggle in…
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Super Bowl 50 features the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos. Ted Nguyen looks at the Broncos offense versus the Panthers defense, and what will happen when Denver has the ball, in part 2 of his game preview. Though the Carolina offense often outshines their defensive counterparts, the Panthers defense has played well themselves this season, finishing the…
How do NFL teams allocate resources? Dave Archibald has looked at the real price of contract extensions and draft picks on quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, offensive linemen, the trends on offense in general and cornerbacks. In this installment, he looks at Super Bowl investment how the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos were built. The divergent approaches of the…
In preparation for the Super Bowl, Inside the Pylon‘s editors have compiled everything we have on the Denver Broncos offense. Quality Receivers From: Fantasy Matchup: Broncos Passing Attack and Packers Defense by Dave Archibald Manning has the understanding of defenses to capitalize on this Green Bay weakness, and in big-bodied Thomas and the speedy Sanders, he has the kind…
In a rematch from Week 12, the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots in what is being billed as Brady-Manning XVII – possibly the final competition between two all-time great quarterbacks. Aidan Curran has an AFC Championship preview. Peyton Manning, having reclaimed the starting quarterback position from Brock Osweiler, managed the Broncos’ to victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in…
With a first round bye on the line and the offense sputtering, the Denver Broncos turned to their backup to right the ship. Their 39-year-old signal caller entered the game in the third quarter and the offense seemed to wake up. Dave Archibald looks at why the Broncos went back to Peyton Manning. The Denver Broncos earned the…
Success in the NFL is often predicated on the matchups: No one has profited more from exploiting mismatches than Denver’s quarterback Peyton Manning. Dave Archibald previews the matchup between the Broncos passing attack and Packers defense, as one of these unbeaten teams will leave Denver with a loss. It is hard to believe that future…