The 2018 NFL Draft has come and gone and this year’s prospects are now reporting to rookie mini-camps all around the league. The Arizona Cardinals entered this year’s draft looking to address a number of needs along the offensive side of the ball, including tackle and wide receiver, while also looking to address the elephant…
“With the eleventh pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select… Minkah Fitzpatrick, defensive back, Alabama.” The long wait is over. After rumours linking Miami to Baker Mayfield, Roquan Smith, Tremaine Edmunds and Vita Vea – who’s name picked up steam in recent days – the Miami Dolphins selected versatile DB Minkah Fitzpatrick.…
With mandatory minicamps just finishing it’s officially holdout season: The time of year when players publicly announce their displeasure with their current contract and choose not to attend training camp to create leverage for an extension or a new deal. You’ll see this with players on their rookie deals and disgruntled veterans who believe their…
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…
How do NFL teams allocate resources? Dave Archibald has looked at the real price of contract extensions and draft picks on quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, offensive linemen, cornerbacks and the trends on offense in general. In this installment, he looks at how teams evaluate special teams investment. Special teams is often an afterthought for NFL analysts, who tend to focus on…
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 6, Film Not Workouts. NFL Hall of Famer Paul Warfield once noted that his coach, Blanton Collier,…
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 3 Update Your Grades. Not everything scouts need is, as Blanton Collier and Paul…
Football is littered with specialized terminology. From Cover 0 to pooch kick, 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…
Big gains can happen anytime, but it takes efficiency and consistent execution to move the ball down the field on a long scoring drive. The St. Louis Rams won the turnover battle, and Mark Schofield‘s efficient drive of the week, as he breaks down how the Rams rode Todd Gurley and Tavon Austin to the…
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 their job. Here, he identifies which NFC West players to watch in 2015. Arizona…
The best record in the NFC through Week 9 belongs to… the Arizona Cardinals? No one predicted that ‒ not in a division with the defending NFL Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks and two-time NFC Championship runners-up San Francisco 49ers in the mix. How have the Cards raced out to a 7-1 record in 2014?…