Despite a new season and new quarterback leading the Cardinal offense, don’t look for familiar schemes to go away. Ryan Dukarm breaks down one of David Shaw’s favorite passing concepts, the mesh concept, and how he varies it to keep defenses guessing. The Stanford Cardinal are facing uncertainty at the quarterback position for the first time in…
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…
Blitzing linebackers and athletic defensive linemen can make playing quarterback in the NFL can be a frightening proposition. To deal with the pressure, signal callers need to have nerves of steel. Mark Schofield demonstrates how Kevin Hogan is cool in the cauldron. One of the more popular images/memes on Twitter is the dog sipping coffee…
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. Arm strength is one of the main traits to consider in the overall evaluation of a quarterback. It…