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Month: April 2020

Wrapping up the Big 12’s 2020 draft

April 29, 2020 by ianaboyd

The 2020 NFL draft selected 14 players from LSU’s 2019 team. I think there’s a real chance that this unit will go down with the 2001 Miami Hurricanes as one of the greatest teams of all time, particularly in an era where NFL draft selections and subsequent success weighs so heavily into how people perceive … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Big 12 recruiting, Embracing Goliath, Gary Patterson, Jalen Hurts, Jalen Reagor, NFL Draft, TCU Horned Frogs

Bifurcation of the modern nickel

April 27, 2020 by ianaboyd

The two best defenses in the Big 12 in 2019 shared a common trait. For years Big 12 defenses have been tortured by the conflicts and challenges that spread offenses can create for their linebackers that have to align in space across from a slot. Iowa State and Baylor both played 3-down, broken stack defenses … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: 4-2-5 Over, 4-2-5 Quarters defense, Boo Radley, Brendan Radley-Hiles, Evil Roy, Iowa State Cyclones, Mike Rose, Nickel defense, Oklahoma Sooners, Roy Williams, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns

Scatter-shooting the 1st round of the 2020 NFL draft

April 24, 2020 by ianaboyd

That was a fairly interesting first round to the NFL draft. I have a bunch of notes on how things have shaken out so far. The Detroit Lions did the right thing? It happens from time to time, but Lions fans in my area should be happy that they signed the best Buckeye cornerback. Obviously … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Abhorrence for Lawrence, Big 12 football, Big 12 recruiting, Bill Belichik, Gary Patterson, Isaiah Simmons, Kingsbury the blessed, Kirby Smart, Kliff Kingsbury, Miami Dolphins, Space force, TCU Horned Frogs

Is Tua Tagovailoa worth a first round pick?

April 21, 2020 by ianaboyd

Every year there’s always a lot of debate around various quarterback prospects. There’s a ton riding on these guys, if you pick the right one you may have set your franchise up for a decade and a favorite strategy these days is to take advantage of having a solid quarterback on a rookie deal to … [Read more…]

Posted in: General college football, NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Alabama Crimson Tide, Case Tagovailoa, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Joe Burrow, NFL, NFL Draft, Nick Saban, RPO spread revolution, The 4-down RPO math problem, Tua Tagovailoa

Explaining RPOs, PROs, and PPOs

April 16, 2020 by ianaboyd

It’s been something of a fad in football for people to talk about RPOs, but now we also have PROs and PPOs emerging as “the next big thing.” If you need to back up multiple steps because all of those acronyms have completely left you behind don’t worry, this doesn’t have to be all that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Theoretical ramblings Tagged: Drag screen/quarterback draw, Joey Burrow, Johnny Manziel, Kansas State, Lincoln Riley, Pass/pass option, Pass/run option, PPOs, PROs, QB lead draw, RPO spread revolution, RPOs, Run/pass option, Stick route

What to make of Kenneth Murray?

April 15, 2020 by ianaboyd

Kenneth Murray is currently the second highest ranked, draftable Big 12 prospect on ESPN.com’s big board. No. 1 is his teammate CeeDee Lamb, who’s a pretty non-controversial option due to solid athleticism (for his position) combined with obvious skill and completely dominant film. No. 3 is apparently Ross Blacklock, which I think is pretty questionable … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football, NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Alex Grinch, Kenneth Murray, NFL Draft, Oklahoma Sooners

Isaiah Simmons: Hunter-killer submarine

April 14, 2020 by ianaboyd

There seems to be some diversity of thought on Isaiah Simmons’ value in the NFL. His athletic profile is exceptionally unique and really only has one obvious comparison. He measured in at the combine at 6-4, 238 with a 4.39 40 yard dash and 39″ vertical. The size numbers are the sort you tend to … [Read more…]

Posted in: NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Chase Young, Clemson Tigers, Dreadnoughts, Hunter-killer submarine, Hunter-killers, Isaiah Simmons, Jeffrey Okudah, Kam Chancellor, NFL Draft, NFL football, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Space force, Space force dreadnought, Zone-blitz

Chase Young and the value of edge-rushers in 2020

April 13, 2020 by ianaboyd

Washington Post columnist Barry Svrluga recently made a fairly bold proclamation, setting forth the argument that the best move for the Washington Redskins with the no. 2 pick of the 2020 draft is NOT to take Ohio State superstar Chase Young. It’s like the opposite scenario from Kevin Costner’s “Draft day,” where he (spoiler alert) … [Read more…]

Posted in: NFL Tagged: 2020 NFL Draft, Bill Belichik, Chase Young, Draft Day, Jeff Okudah, NFL Draft, Ohio State Buckeyes, Shaun Wade, Washington Redskins

Drew Sanders and space force dreadnoughts

April 9, 2020 by ianaboyd

My man Eric Nahlin over at Inside Texas has an annual tradition where he ranks the top 100 high school players in the state of Texas every year. His choice for no. 1 in 2020 was one of the most fascinating prospects I’ve seen from the state in recent years, as much for his unique … [Read more…]

Posted in: NFL, Recruiting Tagged: Dreadnoughts, Drew Sanders, Flex TE, George Kittle, Greg Olsen, Gronk, Lincoln Riley, Mark Andrews, Nick Saban, Oklahoma Sooners, Space force, Space force dreadnought, Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz

The national recruiting debate continues…

April 7, 2020 by ianaboyd

If you don’t know Quigley, a regular commenter on this site since the beginning, he’s an Oklahoma guy that I’ve been talking college football with since about 2012. I started breaking down some of the non-Texas Big 12 teams in games over at Barking Carnival that year and wrote a few pieces on the Sooners … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Alabama Crimson Tide, Big 12 football, National championship, National recruiting, Nick Saban, Oklahoma Sooners
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