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ITP Glossary: Trap Block
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...
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Vanderbilt’s Zach Cunningham: Team Defense Personified
In order for Vanderbilt to take another leap into contention for the SEC crown they’ll need another strong performance from their defense, which is anchored by Zach Cunningham. Mark Schofield breaks...
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Stanford’s Mesh Concept Variation
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...
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The Stanford’s Unbalanced Run Schemes
David Shaw is hoping to lead his team a national championship with a new quarterback and a Heisman-hopeful running back. To that, Shaw will stick with passing and running concepts that have been...
View ArticleBig Ten: Schemes, Strategies & Storylines: Part 2
The Big Ten is shaping up be a highly competitive conference this year. Although much of the conference’s top talent left for the NFL Draft last season, new faces enter will soon be household names....
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Anatomy of an Adjustment: Stanford Stops the Speed Option
Winning football games is often about adjustments and adjustments to adjustments. Philip Kibbey breaks down a key adjustment Stanford made on defense to hold on for a win. The Stanford Cardinal entered...
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Identifying Pass Defenses Case Study: #ITPFilmRoom02
Reading defensive coverages is not an easy task. In fact, without knowing the call, even professionals may disagree (as with many things football). David Archibald takes a look at the process – and...
View Article2017 NFL Draft Running Back Watch List: Pac 12
In the past two years of the NFL Draft, two running backs have beenselected in the first round. As NFL defenses get smaller in order to defend the pass, teams are looking to run the football more...
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The Washington Huskies Pass Rush
Many will focus on Washington’s impressive offense in their big win against Stanford. But it was the Washington Huskies pass rush that helped shut down McCaffrey and the Cardinal offense. Ryan Dukarm...
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Atlanta Falcons’ Effective 13 Personnel
It’s not only in fantasy that there are lots of personnel mixes that can win – especially when formations come in to play. Mark Schofield takes a look at what the Atlanta Falcons are doing with their...
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Cal Throws Screens Short Side
Under first year offensive coordinator Jake Spavital, the Cal Golden Bears have found some success in the passing game by utilizing elements of the scheme he ran from the previous three years at Texas...
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Shane Alexander’s 2017 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings
(Click to enlarge table) Click here for a full explanation of the methodology and categories used in the chart above. “The Headliners” The headliner of this class is Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey,...
View ArticleAFC North Dream 2017 NFL Draft Fits
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...
View ArticleNew York Giants Draft Needs and Possible Fits
The days and weeks leading up to the 2017 NFL Draft is a time where we can hypothesize about several different scenarios and hope our favorite team does not swing and miss early, while at the same...
View ArticleRanking the 2017 UDFA Kicker Class
1. Andy Phillips, Utah – Chicago Bears I love nearly everything about Andy Phillips’ game. He falls off a little more to the right than is ideal, but it is a relatively minor balance issue compared to...
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Two UCLA Passing Concepts that Jedd Fisch Should Keep in the Playbook
The UCLA Bruins had an uncharacteristically poor season in 2016, going just 4-8 with a 2-7 Pac-12 record for their first losing season under head coach Jim Mora. Star quarterback Josh Rosen appeared...
View ArticlePredicting the Heisman Top 10
Anyone that tells you they know anything about anything at this point prior to the college football season… well… they don’t. We can take estimated guesses and some of them will turn out to be...
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Bryce Love and Speed for All Levels
Christian McCaffrey was a massive loss for the Stanford Cardinal offense. There’s no doubt about it. But Bryce Love is making the loss a little more palatable for Stanford coaches and fans, as the...
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Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, and Creating Conflict
On Sunday Carolina Panthers rookie running back Christian McCaffrey scored his first touchdown in the National Football League. The delay was a bit surprising considering McCaffrey’s unique abilities...
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McCaffrey in Motion
Don’t look now, but the Carolina Panthers are 4-1 and in first place in the NFC South. Cam Newton got off to a slow start but over the past few weeks, Newton and the Panthers’ offense have started to...
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