It happens every winter. First, it comes, as Ned Stark warned us. Then, the questions are raised regarding the crop of quarterbacks: Can they make all the throws? Do they have enough velocity? Last year the 49 miles per hour number dogged Deshaun Watson through his draft day and into his rookie season (more on…
“Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in.” Sigh. I thought I had left this world behind. The previous life, dominated by billable hours, angry clients and angrier partners, the constant fear of a case going south, and the worry that I just was not able to do the job. Those fears…
There have been interesting discussions lately about how teams in need of a quarterback should go about improving the position this offseason. Whether it’s through free agency, the draft or both – all options come with caveats. Depending on your team’s organizational philosophy there will be different ways decision makers go about filling the need…
The season is officially over! However, with that comes the worst/longest 5 weeks for a football fan. Now, all there is until the 2018 league year starts on March 14th is complete speculation of what each team will do in the next couple months in Free Agency and the NFL Draft. So to join in…
Last week in Mobile, Alabama, the Senior Bowl released some extremely cool player tracking data, courtesy of Zebra Technology. Arif Hasan did an excellent piece on the future of the NFL due to the Senior Bowl’s second straight year using chips in player’s pads and footballs. Hasan’s piece has a lot of valuable information and…
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has ranked near the top of the MVP race all season, but it doesn’t seem like anyone is too excited about his candidacy. First, Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz was the front-runner, but his season was cut short by a knee injury. Pundits next turned to Seattle Seahawks signal-caller…
The 2016 CFP Championship Game between Clemson and Alabama took me nearly a month to come to grips with as an analyst. Deshaun Watson made magic in the second half, no doubt. But the flow of that football game is nothing like the typical profile of an Alabama team. Consider this: Clemson’s defense spotted Alabama…
Like all of you, I have a daily routine. Most of it focuses on wrangling two young children from the bedroom through breakfast, into their bedrooms to get dressed and then out the door to get to school on time. In between those moments, and then for most of the day afterward, my routine includes…
Dan Hatman’s latest piece on Carson Wentz and self scouting has me thinking a lot about quarterback’s environments and how they affect their developmental curves. The Cleveland Browns are 0-8. After multiple benchings in favor of Kevin Hogan and Cody Kessler, Coach Hue Jackson has named his rookie quarterback, DeShone Kizer, the starter – again.…
The Houston Texans offense has undergone a substantial shift after the first two weeks of the season. They’ve begun to heavily incorporate play action concepts to help rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson adjust to the NFL. Watson has been about as impressive as a rookie QB can be, and Mark Schofield broke down his eyes through…
The Chicago Bears are coming off a terrible performance on Thursday Night Football in Week 4, falling to the division rival Green Bay Packers 35-14 at Lambeau field. The Bears now find themselves at 1-3 heading into yet another tough matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. I wrote back in July about how the Bears should…
Teams like the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders are the NFL’s elite when it comes to their offensive lines. In recent years, having a very-good-to-elite offensive line has become a way of differentiating yourself from the rest of the NFL. While most teams are trying to get faster on the defensive side of the ball,…
Houston Texans’ rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson emerged victorious in his first career start, leading his team to a narrow 13-9 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals. While he turned in the biggest play of the game, a 49-yard scramble for the game’s only touchdown, there were some areas of concern. During the draft process one of…
Every draft cycle has a number of polarizing prospects. This past draft provided Deshaun Watson, Jabrill Peppers, and John Ross for example. Two years ago opinions were mixed on players such as Christian Hackenberg, Connor Cook, and Carson Wentz. In the draft year ahead, the clubhouse leader for the most polarizing prospect is the defending…
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,…