With no inside knowledge to the Browns’ plans, my hypothesis was that last season, the first for the current front office and coaching staff, was about establishing a foundation – a group of players with high football IQ and character, with mostly successful college careers, who may not ever be high-ceiling starters but would definitely…
Introduction The Cleveland Browns are a team whose quarterback situation looks poor: Cody Kessler and Kevin Hogan are firmly in the bottom tier of signal-callers league wide. It is not surprising to see various mock drafts forecasting Cleveland’s selection of a quarterback in the first round. The Browns themselves have leaked that Mitchell Trubisky could…
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…
Training camp is nearly upon us and it is time to see how teams stack up after an offseason filled with changes, and not just in Cleveland. The Ravens hope to have addressed some needs in the draft, as did Pittsburgh, and there are possibilities in Cincinnati. Jeff Feyerer applies his model of scouting teams to…
Fantasy football draft season is just around the corner, and we’re all looking for value picks and future stars. However, it’s important to take a step back and think about strategy as well as players to get at a discount relative to draft value. Doug Moore provides us with a list of 2016’s most underdrafted fantasy players and explains why…
Football is littered with specialized terminology. From sugar the A gaps to Y-cross concept, 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 us…
Cleveland managed to make history, twice, against Baltimore on Monday night and David R. McCullough celebrates the achievement by recapping the Browns final drive, which is sure to live in infamy. 0:56 Seconds Remaining Taking possession at their own 38-yard line after Andy Lee’s punt, the Baltimore Ravens line up with 11 personnel, with trips formation…
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, and offensive linemen. In this installment, he looks at how teams evaluate tight end investment. NFL teams employ tight ends on nearly every offensive play, but their role in the offense varies wildly from…
It was (another) matchup of former Heisman winners in Week 2, as former Oregon Duck Marcus Mariota led the Tennessee Titans to a clash with former Texas A&M Aggie Johnny Manziel and the Browns. Mark Schofield looks at Cleveland’s play action prowess. The Cleveland Browns won their first game of the season Sunday, knocking off…