Join us for the latest edition of Locked On NFL Draft, as co-hosts Jon Ledyard (Lead NFL Draft Analyst at Inside the Pylon) and Luke Easterling (Editor of The Draft Wire at USA Today) welcome Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller onto the podcast to discuss Jabrill Peppers, under-the-radar prospects, and who will surprise/disappoint scouts with their…
Love or hate the draft, you know you want your team to draft well or it will face the consequences of drafting the wrong players. To that end, Ethan Young seeks to apply his innovative player evaluation model to college conferences themselves to see which conferences consistently produce the best NFL talent. As I mentioned in the original…
Front offices have been trying to perfect draft and player evaluation for years in order to figure out how to get an upper hand on draft selections and draft trades. But the methods used for evaluation are outdated at best. Ethan Young has come up with a new model called Modified Approximate Value Evaluation Model…
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 Francisco 49ers team needs are. These reports were compiled…
Football is littered with specialized terminology. From kickoff to 5 technique, 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 with any terms…
Football is littered with specialized terminology. From punt gunner to climbing the pocket, 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 with…
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…
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings both come off Week 1 losses on the road, and meet in Minneapolis to kick off the NFC North schedules for both squads. Mark Schofield says that something will have to give when the Lions run the football against the Vikings this week. In their season-opening loss to the…
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 everyone to understand and appreciate the game more deeply, so our glossary entries will give you a clear explanation and a video example. We hope you learn something and enjoy the…