Working our way through the AFC East in this new installment, we take a look at what the Miami Dolphins do on both sides of the ball. Efficiency and Optimization of Weapons Adam Gase enters his his second season at the helm, having posted a 10-6 record with a wild card berth this past season.... Continue Reading →
As a new NFL season approaches ever so quickly, the time for previews has become increasingly appropriate. Rather than discuss what happened last season, breaking down key factors and what to expect from a record standpoint, The Breakdown will provide a hyper-focused analysis of what makes the teams tick via their respective schematic philosophies. We... Continue Reading →
The former high school defensive tackle served an LDS mission following his prep career, but returned two years later to play football at Snow Community College, finishing as an All-American and the number one junior college recruit via Scout.com. He started 12 games in 2016 as a first team All-Pac-12 member. Bolles has the build... Continue Reading →
NFL Draft analysts are a fickle group when it comes to quarterbacks. As we inch ever so closely to the draft, the vast majority of us have eliminated the disconnect between our analyzation of this year’s top quarterback prospects. There are no standardized rankings that we can pigeonhole these passers into, but such rankings are... Continue Reading →
Those near and dear to the family of former Stanford superstar, do-it-all running back Christian McCaffrey knew he was supposed to be here. By, now you’ve likely immersed yourself into an admiration of the McCaffrey legacy and familiarized yourself with such bloodlines that feature an NFL vet, an Olympic medalist, a Duke basketball player and a former... Continue Reading →
Time and again, the NFL has proven to be incredibly fickle. Kind to a team or player one week and unceremoniously unkind to either the next; just ask the Los Angeles Rams and their quarterback, Case Keenum. After their Monday Night opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a performance that couldn’t conjure up enough negative superlatives... Continue Reading →
The Los Angeles Rams christened their return to L.A. by defeating the perennial NFC power Seattle Seahawks in a 9-3 slugfest last Sunday. Their continued offensive struggles perpetuated their need to lean on their defense as the Rams have yet to score a touchdown while the other unit held the ‘Hawks to a mere 306... Continue Reading →
The Los Angeles Rams fell in their Monday Night opener to the San Francisco 49ers, and it was vastly underwhelming. Remember those times your parents would say, “We’re not mad, we’re disappointed” whenver you would get in trouble? That’s exactly how I felt last night, simply because it didn’t seem the Rams would regress, and had made... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has quickly become one of the game’s best interior defenders, and continues to be on the inside what J.J. Watt is on the edge. Let’s take a deeper look into what makes my fifth-rated prospect in the 2014 draft a complete defensive tackle. His pass-rushing prowess is matched by his ability to... Continue Reading →
Preseason Alabama: Nick Saban has built the Crimson Tide into the gold standard of college football, annually taking the nation’s top recruiting classes and turning them into highly-touted NFL draft picks. Of course, I made the mistake of betting against them last year. There are questions abound surrounding the quarterback position, but they remain unwarranted:... Continue Reading →
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