Having installed some of our basic passing plays in Part One of this three-part series, it is time to turn our attention to the run game, as well as the play-action passing game. As a reminder, this three-part series on “my game script” was inspired by the great Mark Bullock, who you should definitely be…
Not all quarterbacks come enter the draft as polished as NFL teams would like. However, before a team pulls the trigger on a pick they must figure out if these flaws are correctable or if the signal caller is a lost cause. Mark Schofield looks at a few plays that demonstrate an area that Nate Sudfeld…
Gorge yourself on football talk, as Inside the Pylon’s writers and editors sat down to talk about football. All the fixings are here – quarterback play, draft strategy, play design – because we’re football nerds and we give thanks to you, our readers, for loving it as much as we do. Mark Schofield: Now Rev…
The San Francisco 49ers offensive issues have been plentiful this season: Colin Kaepernick has disappeared into quicksand and the running game has been inconsistent. Dave Archibald explores what might happen when the 49ers Carlos Hyde meets the New York Giants defense. The 49ers and Giants meet in a matchup hearkening back to battles for NFL supremacy…
Sports fans are raised to respect the greats of the previous generation. But every new generation eventually gets their Star Wars. David R. McCullough explains why Tom Brady is our New Hope. In 1983, I was told by so many people to “pay attention” to Carl Yastrzemski’s plod to the finish line. “Played his whole Hall…
The language of football is often confusing: play calls, alignments, techniques, and concepts litter the commentary and writing about the game. Inside the Pylon wants to aid everyone in developing a deeper understanding of the game, so our glossary entries will offer clear explanations and video examples to that end. We hope we can help you to enrich your experiences with the game of…
Mark Schofield spent a short lifetime playing quarterback. Now he is in the midst of a second lifetime watching, evaluating, and writing about the position. In this summer series covering techniques for playing QB he takes us through some of the books he used to learn to play the position, using film to illustrate these…