Cornerback is the most peculiar position on the football field. It’s an isolated position and one of the only positions where a great player can be neutralized simply by being ignored. Those Saturdays and Sundays of being ignored on the field usually comes with the reward of respect and notoriety in the form of accolades…
There are three core positions in football. Quarterback, meaning someone who can throw the ball downfield. Offensive tackle, meaning someone to protect that quarterback. And an edge pass rusher, meaning someone to disrupt the opponent’s quarterback. The next in line after this trio would be the field-tilting cornerback. For everything you have up front, under…
When people think of the run and shoot, they often recall prolific offenses of yesteryear, many of which can be linked to shoot proselytizer Darrel “Mouse” Davis and the late Jack Pardee. The former gained notoriety as the head coach of Portland State and was eventually commissioned by the latter to bring the offense to…
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…
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…
Now that we are over halfway finished with the 2016 NFL season, it is good time to look back at the first half of the year and see which rookies have excelled in their first taste of NFL action. We asked our team of writers and analysts to put together a team of rookies at each…
The start of the NFL season is upon us (finally!) and before the Week 1 action concludes, it is important to look at all the rosters to see which teams currently have holes and which teams are stacked. Jeff Feyerer used his roster evaluation system to break down each team’s roster and see which teams are primed…
The AFC South is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing divisions in the NFL. Matt Danely begins a four-part series breaking down each team to explain how that team has been developing and their expected impact on the division. Next up is the 2016 Jacksonville Jaguars; read his previous articles on the Indianapolis Colts here…
With the excellent quarterbacks flooding the NFL, team will need to find as many talented defensive backs as possible to slow opposing offenses down. After tirelessly watching tape and writing profiles this draft season, Dave Archibald is ready to hand out his 2016 NFL Draft corner superlatives. Best Press Cornerback It seems like every team is looking for long…
With the excellent quarterbacks flooding the NFL, team will need to find as many talented defensive backs as possible to slow opposing offenses down. After tirelessly watching tape and writing profiles this draft season, Dave Archibald is ready to hand out his 2016 NFL Draft safety superlatives. Best Deep Coverage Many of the best free safeties in 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 San Diego Chargers team needs are. These reports were compiled…
Inside the Pylon presents Draft Spotlight, a series of videos focusing on NFL Draft prospects. These videos reside at our YouTube Channel. Other topics will include animated diagrams and the First Sound series. In his latest set of videos David Archibald returns with additional work on Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey, an athletic defender mentioned as perhaps one of the top players…
With the NFL Scouting Combine in the books, the focus can return to scouting the players. With the excellent quarterbacks flooding the NFL, team will need to find as many talented defensive backs as possible to slow opposing offenses down. Dave Archibald examines cornerback Jalen Ramsey in our latest scouting profile. The NFL is a copycat league,…
Inside the Pylon presents Draft Spotlight, a series of videos focusing on NFL Draft prospects. These videos reside at our YouTube Channel. Other topics will include animated diagrams and the First Sound series. In his latest set of videos David Archibald returns with more thoughts on Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey, an athletic defender mentioned as perhaps one of the top…
Inside The Pylon is excited to welcome Shane Alexander to our growing team. As part of our NFL Draft coverage, Shane will be revising his 2016 NFL mock draft and big boards until the first round starts on April 28. The Who and Why: I’m a mid-20s guy from Alabama with aspirations to work in…
Like any good researcher, Mark Schofield despises a small sample size. Unfortunately, prospect evaluation is almost always too early, or without all the information necessary. Thus, we have our series: On Two, in which Inside The Pylon examines two plays from a quarterback that address traits that scouts are talking about. When you consider the traits to…