Sam Bradford’s Statement Drive in Charlotte
In this video, Bryan Trulen of QB Film Room breaks down a momentum changing early 2nd half Viking drive that turned the tide.
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Isolation Series – Ryan Tannehill
Creator – Bryan Trulen
At QB Film Room, we are introducing a new series for our viewers called Isolation. The objective of this undertaking is to scour the tape and “isolate” one play that we best feel exemplify a strength or a weakness of a specific player.
Today we Discuss Ryan Tannehill.
QB Film Room Isolation Series – Ryan Tannehill
Creator – Bryan Trulen
At QB Film Room, we are introducing a new series for our viewers called Isolation. The objective of this undertaking is to scour the tape and “isolate” one play that we best feel exemplify a strength or a weakness of a specific player.
Today we Discuss Ryan Tannehill.
Isolation Series – Blaine Gabbert
Creator – Bryan Trulen
At QB Film Room, we are introducing a new series for our viewers called Isolation. The objective of this undertaking is to scour the tape and “isolate” one play that we best feel exemplify a strength or a weakness of a specific player.
Today we Discuss Blaine Gabbert.
QB Film Room Isolation Series – Blaine Gabbert
Creator – Bryan Trulen
At QB Film Room, we are introducing a new series for our viewers called Isolation. The objective of this undertaking is to scour the tape and “isolate” one play that we best feel exemplify a strength or a weakness of a specific player.
Today we Discuss Blaine Gabbert.
Passing Game Creativity out of 12 Personnel. (Norv Turner, Teddy Bridgewater)
Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner is an absolute wizard when it comes to utilizing and taking advantage of the tight end position within the play action passing game. Unpredictability and using players as movable chess pieces on a board that is the football field can create throwing windows that were previously nonexistent. The crude stages of whiteboard introductory design to repping the play all week in practice to calling the play at the right time on game day is considered a culmination of sorts in terms of all of the aforementioned stages coming to fruition in a matter of seconds. We take a look at a prime example of creativity in the play action pass game.
The Vikings come out in 12 Personnel with three pass eligible targets on the left side of the formation. The CB at the top of the screen does not have a WR in his zone which sets the stage for deception. 
Post Snap, Bridgewater extends the ball to sell the run fake which clearly impact the 2nd level of the defense. The Cardinals stay in their Single High safety look with the CB at the top of the screen fixated on the run action due to not having a receiving threat on his side of the field.
As Bridgewater Sets in the pocket the picture is taking shape down the field. To the Cardinals, this looks like a classic vertical stretch concept at this juncture of the play with the TE (MyCole Pruit) getting ready to bend his route to his right, but wait just a second…
As Bridgewater continues to buy time at the top of his drop the TE (Pruit) plants his right foot in the ground and re-directs the trajectory of his pattern, essentially running a double move out break route to further confuse the Arizona secondary. His (TE) objective now becomes to run across the field to the left while gaining depth. 
The ball is released by Bridgewater blending anticipation and touch to ensure completion. As we can clearly see there is a vast area of green grass created to drop the ball into due to crafty and creative play design by Norv Turner. 
Watch the play in its entirety below.
Passing Game Creativity out of 12 Personnel.
Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner is an absolute wizard when it comes to utilizing and taking advantage of the tight end position within the play action passing game. Unpredictability and using players as movable chess pieces on a board that is the football field can create throwing windows that were previously nonexistent. The crude stages of whiteboard introductory design to repping the play all week in practice to calling the play at the right time on game day is considered a culmination of sorts in terms of all of the aforementioned stages coming to fruition in a matter of seconds. We take a look at a prime example of creativity in the play action pass game.
The Vikings come out in 12 Personnel with three pass eligible targets on the left side of the formation. The CB at the top of the screen does not have a WR in his zone which sets the stage for deception.
Post Snap, Bridgewater extends the ball to sell the run fake which clearly impact the 2nd level of the defense. The Cardinals stay in their Single High safety look with the CB at the top of the screen fixated on the run action due to not having a receiving threat on his side of the field.
As Bridgewater Sets in the pocket the picture is taking shape down the field. To the Cardinals, this looks like a classic vertical stretch concept at this juncture of the play with the TE (MyCole Pruit) getting ready to bend his route to his right, but wait just a second…
As Bridgewater continues to buy time at the top of his drop the TE (Pruit) plants his right foot in the ground and re-directs the trajectory of his pattern, essentially running a double move out break route to further confuse the Arizona secondary. His (TE) objective now becomes to run across the field to the left while gaining depth.
The ball is released by Bridgewater blending anticipation and touch to ensure completion. As we can clearly see there is a vast area of green grass created to drop the ball into due to crafty and creative play design by Norv Turner.
Watch the play in its entirety below.
Using Design and Timing to beat the Panthers Defense (Gary Kubiak)
Author- Bryan Trulen
Bronco QB Trevor Siemian has enjoyed some early success for Denver. Through two games he has displayed traits such as ball placement, timing and an overall sense of calm being the triggerman for Kubiak offensive system in the mile high city.
In his first career start against Carolina, Siemian consistently found the open man but was also managed very well by Gary Kubiak. Below is an illustration of one of Siemian’s many pin point throws on the evening.
Denver comes out in 20 personnel with Siemian under center on 1st Down. Carolina is showing their hand defensively by playing man to man with their cornerbacks with two safeties deep in coverage. 
Denver begins the play with a hard play fake to the RB and brings the Fullback through the middle to further sell the run. The two WR’s to Siemian’s left begin their routes down the field. Carolina is blitzing their CB at the top of screen as well. 
Siemian is able to set up comfortably in the pocket off of play action with the blitzing Carolina CB slowed down due to the run fake. On the bottom of the screen, Denver has a classic curl flat combination against what has now turned into Cover 3 Zone. 
Siemian throws the curl route into a clearly defined window for a completion. The combination of excellent route depth by Denver’s WR’s exectuing the curl flat concept to perfection aided by Carolina rotating post snap into Cover 3 Zone due to a blitzing CB made this play work. 
Using Design and Timing to beat the Carolina Panthers Defense
Author- Bryan Trulen
Bronco QB Trevor Siemian has enjoyed some early success for Denver. Through two games he has displayed traits such as ball placement, timing and an overall sense of calm being the triggerman for Kubiak offensive system in the mile high city.
In his first career start against Carolina, Siemian consistently found the open man but was also managed very well by Gary Kubiak. Below is an illustration of one of Siemian’s many pin point throws on the evening.
Denver comes out in 20 personnel with Siemian under center on 1st Down. Carolina is showing their hand defensively by playing man to man with their cornerbacks with two safeties deep in coverage.
Denver begins the play with a hard play fake to the RB and brings the Fullback through the middle to further sell the run. The two WR’s to Siemian’s left begin their routes down the field. Carolina is blitzing their CB at the top of screen as well.
Siemian is able to set up comfortably in the pocket off of play action with the blitzing Carolina CB slowed down due to the run fake. On the bottom of the screen, Denver has a classic curl flat combination against what has now turned into Cover 3 Zone.
Siemian throws the curl route into a clearly defined window for a completion. The combination of excellent route depth by Denver’s WR’s exectuing the curl flat concept to perfection aided by Carolina rotating post snap into Cover 3 Zone due to a blitzing CB made this play work.
Sam Bradford to Kyle Rudolph All 22 Analysis
Sam Bradford connects with Kyle Rudolph for a touchdown in the Red Zone. We give you All 22 Coaches Tape Analysis.
Sam Bradford to Stefon Diggs All-22 Analysis
Sam Bradford started for the Vikings after just two weeks of being in Minnesota. Bradford looked comfortable running the offense and made huge throws all night. Bradford exemplified ideal arm strength, accuracy and toughness all evening long and we go ahead and analyze one of his best throws from the evening.
Carson Wentz Week 1 Review (2016 Debut)
Carson Wentz turned in a stellar debut performance vs the Browns. We analyze four of his throws from the All-22 Tape.
Carson Wentz Week 1 Review
Carson Wentz turned in a stellar debut performance vs the Browns. We analyze four of his throws from the All-22 Tape.
2016 QB Preview, Eli Manning
Eli Returns for year 3 in the Ben MacAdoo west coast system that plays to the strengths and preferences of Eli as a player. With OBJ and other emerging young pass receiving talents in the Big Apple, 2016 just may be the year that the New York Football Giants make a playoff run.
#10 Eli Manning 6’4″ 218 13th Year, Mississippi
Eli Manning is the quintessential rhythm and timing thrower. Eli has an average arm and is just an average athlete yet can still throw very well on the move. Eli however is anything but average as a professional quarterback. Eli holds two super bowl rings and his play on the field can be classified as a model of consistency and availability as as he has never missed a start during his career. Eli simply put has build a Hall of Fame career for himself. A defining Staple of his game continues to be his ability to throw with Hall of Fame level touch and ball placement on a variety of throws particularly the deep ball as Eli has made his money throwing the fade ball better than anyone else in the league. Manning operates with ease from the pocket and is comfortable changing ball speeds to ensure completion. He is a perfect fit for the Ben MacAdoo west coast offense and we feel like he has 3-4 more solid years ahead of him.
Washington Redskins 2016 QB Preview
Author – Bryan Trulen
#8 Kirk Cousins 6’3″ 210 5th Year, Michigan State
Kirk Cousins enjoyed a fantastic 2015 in which we saw a quarterback who on multiple occasions put the offense on his own shoulders and deliver in critical moments. Kirk was rewarded with a one year franchise tag that will pay him well during 2016 and will also give him the chance to make even more money if he were to duplicate his 2015 production again.
On tape, Kirk has demonstrated that he is an easy thrower of the football who plays the position very fast in terms of his processing speed before and after the snap. Kirk we feel is a cross between Tony Romo and Matt Ryan in how he plays the position. He is a very decisive decision maker who throws with elite touch and ball placement while consistently putting his WR’s in ideal position to make plays after the catch. Like Romo, Cousins is not afraid to pull the trigger on designed shot plays down the field and even extend the play with his legs in order to make a throw. Cousins boasts a quick and natural throwing motion that aids him in throwing into tight windows down the field. Cousins routinely throws with very good ball placement and anticipation on down the field throws making up for any glaring arm strength limitation.
#16 Colt Mccoy 6’1″ 215 7th Year, Texas
Colt McCoy is a 7th year veteran. Colt rarely saw the field in 2015 however in 2014 he played in stretches for the Redskins and showed he belongs in the league still. On separate occasions, Colt led Washington to a huge Monday night win at Dallas and engineered a game winning drive in a game against Tennessee which say McCoy come in off the bench and throw the ball around the yard with anticipation and accuracy. When Colt has stepped in between the white lines from 2014-2016 he has generally performed pretty well as he has used early career rough patches to develop into a crisp, smart veteran backup quarterback. Colt was rewarded this off season with a long term deal that will keep him in the nations capital for a few more years. McCoy is a guy with a limited arm yet is able to throw with timing and good decision making within the short game in a consistent manner making good decisions with the football. Lastly, McCoy can throw well on the move and is a perfect fit for Jay Gruden’s offense in a backup role.
Utilizing the “Texas” route in Red Zone.
Author- Bryan Trulen
The Minnesota Vikings travel to Nashville on September 11 to play the Tennessee Titans. Watching Pre-Season Titan Film, we have uncovered an opportunity to use the “Texas” route versus the Titan Defense to score points inside of the 10 Yard Line.
NFL Game Pass Content
3rd and Goal from the 6. Oakland comes out in a modified 10 personnel. The Two Strong Side WR’s utilize a tight split and are essentially stacked. The Raiders field side WR’s are in a normal alignment. Tennessee pre snap is showing they are committed to playing the pass.
NFL Game Pass Content
Derek Carr takes the shot gun snap and immediately positions his eyes to the left where the Oakland WR’s are streaking down the field. This puts stress on the Tennessee defenders on the left. Meanwhile, at the top of the screen, Oakland is running a mesh concept out of a close formation. Typically in the “Mesh” the flat or outlet receiver will continue to the sideline. As we can see the RB coming out of the backfield has the flat defender convinced he will do just that.
NFL Game Pass Content
As Carr gets ready to throw, the RB has made a hard pivot and cut back across the middle of the field in the classic “Texas” or angle route. Conceptually, Oakland does a great job with their WR Spacing to create the illusion of “Mesh” only to have the RB come open on the “Texas Route.
NFL Game Pass Content
Carr Delivers a strike into a decent sized window for six points on a great play call on 3rd and goal by coordinator Greg Olson.
2016 Philadelphia Eagles QB Preview
Author – Bryan Trulen
#10 Chase Daniel 5’11” 225 8th Year, Missouri
Chase signed a lucrative free agent deal with Philly after spending the past 3 Years in Kansas City learning the Andy Reid/Doug Pederson system. He has been a QB who has showed up extremely well during exhibition play and in his two regular season starts in place of Alex Smith. Chase is a fundamentally sound naturally accurate quarterback who has shown the ability to get the ball to his playmakers. Chase also is a playmaker himself as he is legitimate threat running the football.
Weak areas of chases game are his lack of NFL arm strength and inability to see from within the pocket. Chase is 5’11” and simply struggles when forced to hang in the pocket and survey down the field. If Bradford struggles at any point during 2015, expect Chase however’ to receive a legitimate opportunity to make the Starting QB job his in Philly. He has waited a while for this type of opportunity and may run with it for as long as possible.
#11 Carson Wentz 6’5″ 237 Rookie, North Dakota State
Carson enjoyed a meteoric rise to celebrity from January – May 2016. There is considerable substance behind all of the hype being generated around him however. He reminds us at QB Film Room of a smoother version of Colts QB Andrew Luck when he was coming out of Stanford. Carson played within a pro style system at North Dakota State and put on display traits such as having a rhythmic feel to his throws, ability to anticipate throws and the ability to throw effortlessly while on the move. Carson already possesses high end NFL arm talent as a rookie. Intangibles wise Carson has it all as he is a certified gym rat, highly intelligent and savvy with the media. Carson is an innate leader who inspires his teammates and we would not be surprised to see him instantly become the vocal and inspirational leader of the Eagle locker room when his time to play comes. Carson has a Pro-Bowl ceiling but he will not be forced into action until he is ready to do so and may not take a regular season snap if Philly’s QB Plan stays in tact during 2016.
What are the Vikings getting in Sam Bradford?
With Minnesota trading for Sam Bradford, Vikings fans not yet acclimated with Bradford as a player need not fret for us at QB Film Room have you covered with a 2016 Player Capsule on Sam Bradford.
#7 Sam Bradford 6’4″ 224 7th Year, Oklahoma
Multiple injury plagued seasons put a halt to Sam Bradford’s development as franchise quarterback in St. Louis and he was dealt to Philly in 2015 in what turned out to be a resurrection opportunity for him as an NFL QB. Bradford saw extended action as Philly’s starter in 2015 and was playing really good football during the 2nd half of the season. Bradford re-established himself as a viable NFL starting QB during the 2015 season and is back again as the “starter” entering week 1, barring any last minute trade activity.
On tape, Bradford showed the ability to throw with both comfort and accuracy from the pocket and made several big time throws down the field during 2015. Bradford has a very strong arm that he uses when he needs to. Bradford at times made big throws on the run as well in 2015, showing the ability to extend the play off-script and still find the open man.
Even though Sam re-established himself last year, inconsistency still marred his game and showed up on tape. The luke warm assessment as him being Philly’s 2015 starter should be noted as he will have to play well in year one of Doug Pederson’s new offense in order for him to sustain the title as starting quarterback for the duration of the season.
2016 Dallas Cowboys QB Preview
Dallas Cowboys (Written in Mid July 2016)
Author – Bryan Trulen
#9 Tony Romo 6’2″ 230 14th Year, Eastern Illinois
Tony Romo had one of the best years of his career in 2014 as he played at an MVP level in leading Dallas deep into the playoffs and essentially making a big time pressure throw to beat Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game before having the reception over turned. Romo however had an injury plagued 2015 as staying on the field was a year long struggle. When he did play he was inconsistent and at times played poorly. All indications are that he has had a great off-season and is ready to play at a high level again in 2016.
On Film, Romo continues to display a whip like release of the football, something that has been a staple of his game since entering the league in 2001. Romo boasts possibly the quickest release in all of the league. Tony is naturally accurate- making a variety of types of throws and throws with elite touch. Romo exemplifies a QB who can beat you time after time as he combines his quick release with tremendous touch allowing him to fit balls into tight windows over and around defenders enabling his WR’s to make routine catches in traffic. As a intuitive passer, Romo is very adept at changing ball speeds
Romo naturally likes to play within the defined structure of the play but if forced to improvise out of structure can do so as he uses his elite pocket feel to spin out, step up and throw on the run at a Pro- Bowl Level. As Romo has aged, his athleticism and arm strength have diminished but his pocket instincts, football IQ and ability to throw with touch and timing have us thinking he can still play at a high level for 2-3 more years.
#4 Dak Prescott 6’2″ 226 Rookie, Mississippi State
Prescott was drafted with the idea of having the Cowboys groom and develop him to eventually become the QB of the future in Dallas. He will be afforded an opportunity (in theory) to learn some of the nuances of the game sitting behind Tony Romo in a reserve role. Prescott’s skill set and rate of development will determine when and how fast he gets on the field.
From a Raw Material perspective, Dak has it all, Arm Strength, Athleticism, Size, and ability to throw on the run. Traits such as ball placement and touch will be emphasized as areas of improvement for him as he gets acclimated to the pro game. Dak should be able to develop into the Cowboys QB of the future as long as he stays on the right track.
#17 Kellen Moore 5’11 1/2 200 5th Year, Boise State
Moore had an opportunity to gain game experience when Tony Romo went down in 2015 and he showed the ability to be an average backup option moving forward. Moore is undersized and struggles to make plays from the pocket. He does however show an ability to make quick decisions and get the ball out of his hands with zero wasted motion or hesitation. Moore is at his best when operating within a pure west coast system where he is making quick decisions. Moore can throw with precision in the short game but his lack of arm strength will make him a career backup at best. His instincts are starter worthy and if given an extended opportunity we feel he could turn some heads but we feel that may not be in the cards for Moore moving forward.
LA Rams 2016 QB Preview
Author – Bryan Trulen
With the move from Missouri to LA, it is safe to say the Rams are searching for a star powered QB who can produce consistently for the team. They selected Jared Goff #1 overall in the 2016 draft with the intent of him being their franchise QB of the future. We go ahead and take a look at who they have on their roster.
#17 Case Keenum 6’0 1/2 205 5th Year, University of Houston
Case is a gun slinging, risk taking type of quarterback who lacks NFL Size. Case is a pocket passer at heart who has a high football IQ. Case possesses a very crisp and clean throwing motion without much wasted motion. Case has decent mechanics throwing the ball as well. He does struggle to see at times and lacks the requisite arm strength to push the ball outside the hash marks with velocity. Case does an excellent job at getting the ball out fast and accurately within the short game and is a very good seam ball thrower. His deep balls with lose steam at the end of throw. Case has shown well during the pre-season and looks very poised and decisive operating within the Rob Boras system out in LA.
#16 Jared Goff 6’4″ 215 Rookie, California
In studying Goff during the lead up to the draft it became apparent that he shows elements of Tom Brady but also Nick Foles on tape. Goff is a very decisive and smooth thrower making great pre-snap reads while trusting his receivers, much like Tom Brady. Goff reminds us of Brady specifically when operating as a passer within the short and intermediate game. Goff however will become skittish in the pocket when he feels pressure either real or perceived, thus reminding us of Nick Foles in that regard.
At times Goff has showed the ability to evade pressure and make plays outside of structure, yet other times Goff’s lack of pocket awareness led to mistakes and mis-fires on throws. He also played in a very quarterback friendly system at Cal which makes his projection to NFL a bit tougher. Goff is an athletic mostly fluid mover who will anticipate throws. Arm talent wise he is very similar to Matt Ryan as Goff possesses a very quick release and ability to get rid of ball in a hurry.
#14 Sean Mannion 6’6″ 233 2nd Year, Oregon State
Sean Mannion is a big quarterback who was drafted by the team as a developmental prospect in 2015 and who we believe has a bright future in the league. Blessed with ideal size and a fluid throwing motion, Mannion has shown shades of Drew Bledsoe in the way he throws the football. Mannion shows the ability to change ball speeds with ease and throw with good ball location on different types of throws. Experience will be the number one concern for Mannion as he looks to continue to develop as a reserve and possible starting (eventually) quarterback for the LA Rams.
#5 Nick Foles, 6’6” 225 5th Year, Arizona (No Longer on Roster)
Nick Foles’ Pro Bowl season of 2013 seems very distant just less than three years later. Foles was hand picked by Andy Reid in the 2012 draft and enjoyed tremendous success playing for Chip Kelly as an Eagle during 2013. Foles brings many good traits to the table such as his high end deep ball accuracy and a his instincts for letting it rip deep down the field.
Foles has an innate ability to throw deep ball (Post and Fade) with touch, arm strength and ball placement. A major weakness for Foles though are his cement feet in the pocket and a deer in head lights look at times when forced to deal with pressure. He is a highly natural accurate thrower of the ball though. Foles is equipped with just average pocket feel and can be frazzled by pressure on a fairly routine basis. His best fit is in a west coast system and he recently signed with Kansas City reuniting with Andy Reid. Do not be shocked if Foles enjoys success in Kansas City.
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