One of the most important factors to winning games is pressuring the opposing quarterback and totaling up sacks. Ethan Young has developed a formula, drawing on data from 2009 to 2015, for accurately predicting future sacks totals, to see which players are expected to increase their sack totals, and which players we can expect to see a decrease…
With each of the top two quarterbacks off the board and the top defensive lineman selected, the Dallas Cowboys had plenty of options remaining when the clock started on their first-round pick. Joseph Ferraiola and Dave Archibald go through all the details to attempt to figure out if drafting Ezekiel Elliot was a wise decision. After…
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 Dallas Cowboys team needs are. These reports were compiled with…
Brandon Thorn, from The Football Educator, and Duke Manyweather guest write on Inside the Pylon to release their 2015 All-Underrated Offensive Line Team and to hand out awards for excellent blocks executed this season. Offensive linemen are the most overlooked and important position group on the football field. The general public typically notices offensive line play…
Director of the Scouting Academy and ITP contributor Dan Hatman has written ten short pieces using Matt Miller’s tweet list as inspiration, hoping to illuminate readers on aspects of the scouting and player evaluation business that are misunderstood, glossed over, or ignored. This is Part 8, Talent Tradeoff. Almost all the information a scout uses to evaluate a player…
Who could complain about watching football? Inside The Pylon editor-in-chief David R. McCullough, that’s who. This time, it is about how the NFL and NBC used Jason Witten as a smokescreen for sidestepping the domestic violence issue. Like many football fans, I watch multiple games simultaneously (OK, as many as humanly possible) at 1 PM…
Injuries are a factor for every team, and the New England Patriots are no different. Aidan Curran looks at the Patriots options at tackle after the loss of Nate Solder, and reserve Marcus Cannon being in doubt. The Patriots placed starting left tackle Nate Solder on season-ending injured reserve with a torn biceps suffered in…
Inside The Pylon works to deliver quality football articles to our readers. In case you missed it, our friends and colleagues produce high-level football writing every day. This Week in Football Writing pulls together some of our favorite pieces from the last week and shares them with you. Should Cities Pay For Sports Facilities? Adam M. Zaretsky…
With the regular season around the corner, Inside The Pylon reached out to former NFL scout and current Scouting Academy director Dan Hatman for a cheat sheet on who the pros are keeping an eye on – and who may be in danger of losing his job. Here, he identifies which NFC East players to watch in 2015. Dallas Cowboys…
College football kickoff is upon us, and former Dartmouth Big Green placekicker Chuck Zodda is jacked and pumped for the occasion. Opening Day is a chance to look back at where we’ve been, and to wonder about the future of the game we love. When I was 10 years old and entering fifth grade, I told my…
Inside the Pylon, like most of the football world, has followed the DeflateGate scandal. Former attorney, and ITP Head Writer Mark Schofield has read every legal brief and news article in between breaking down film for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, editor in chief David R. McCullough has spent his offseason watching Super Bowl XLIX on a continuous…
Inside the Pylon, like most of the football world, has followed the DeflateGate scandal. Former attorney, and ITP Head Writer Mark Schofield has read every legal brief and news article in between breaking down film for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, editor in chief David R. McCullough has spent his offseason watching Super Bowl XLIX on a continuous loop in a Malcolm Butler jersey. Here, McCullough makes…
Sometime this coming season, if not Week 1, Dallas Cowboys fans are going to have a decision to make: Stand and cheer, or silently lament the fact that convicted abuser and newly-acquired sack artist Greg Hardy is now one of their own. Yee-haw. Let’s start here: Greg Hardy is a terrific football player. Pro Football…
Just as teams can win the offseason, they can certainly lose it through bad signings and salary cap mismanagement. In part two of this series, David McCullough looks at some potentially problematic offseason quarterback moves. As winter turns to spring, NFL clubs continue to revamp their rosters. However, the on-paper allure of some transactions often fails…