In the Building Blocks series, writers from Inside the Pylon will discuss the current roster of those teams on the outside looking in of playoff contention in 2017. In a roundtable format, the writers will talk about what players currently look like keepers for the long term, with the potential for being key contributors to…
Joe Moore Award Big Ugly Spotlight Game Review – Week 1: Florida State vs Alabama In what was regarded as possibly the biggest opening game in the history of collegiate football, two of the most powerful football programs in the country, both historically and recently, met in a game filled with National Championship implications. A matchup…
Evaluating Cam Robinson led to a wide variety of opinions on how good he was currently and how much better he could be in the future. It led some prominent media analysts to compare him to Ereck Flowers, or dismiss his chances of playing offensive tackle altogether, and project him inside to guard. Studying Robinson’s…
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…
Cleveland Browns – Myles Garrett, EDGE, Texas A&M – The Browns jumped at a unique skill set and physical gifts for a premium position. When paired with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and positional coach Clyde Simmons, there is room to expand on what Garrett showed on his college tape. San Francisco 49ers – Jamal Adams, S,…
Click here for a full explanation of methodology and categories used in the chart above. About the class: In today’s NFL, right tackle is as much of a priority as left tackle because of the evolution of pass rushers. Some of the best edge players in the NFL are playing left defensive end or outside…
Throughout the draft process, offensive skill position players are all, to some degree, evaluated on their blocking ability. For these players, blocking is often considered a secondary trait, one that’s often underdeveloped when they enter the NFL, especially with more spread-based college offenses in today’s game. Even in the evaluation of tight ends, who have…
Before the 2017 NFL Combine officially begins I wanted to get out a top 10 at each position to get discussion going and to show where I’m at in my process. Film and background has been gathered on all 110 prospects below, but athletic testing and measurements are vital to the scouting process, so the…
Now that I’ve had time to sit back and reflect on my first pass at a mock draft this offseason, which was discussed on air during a recent episode of Pylon U, I gave it a revision before unleashing it on the masses. There is no absolute in constructing a mock draft. There is no…
The 2016-2017 NFL season is officially over, signaling the start of the NFL Draft season. Now that the order of the draft is set for all 32 teams, it feels like the perfect time to release my first mock draft of the year. This mock is a predictive one, so before you scroll down and…
Although they lost key talents to the NFL Draft this year, Nick Saban’s team expects to dominate the SEC again using familiar concepts that they know work. Mark Schofield turns to the tape to break down how the Alabama Crimson Tide attack the flat in the passing game, highlighting concepts you might see on the…
The College Football Playoff is here, and Pylon University has been bringing the bowl breakdowns on offense, defense, and special teams, along with the sport’s traditions and great moments. Today, Mark Schofield offers an expanded look at the two national semifinal matchups. In this edition, it’s the Sugar Bowl preview. The Matchup WHO: Alabama Crimson…