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Inside the Tape Post/Cross Combo (Drew Brees & Sean Payton)

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QB Film Room takes us inside the All-22 Tape. New Orleans HC Sean Payton is an Elite Play Designer. The post/cross combo is a prevalent concept throughout the National Football League and we take a look at it here.

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Player Review, Robert Griffin III

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With Robert Griffin not seeing the field at all in 2015 and his pending status being all but done as a quarterback in the nation’s capital, Robert’s destination in 2016 is up in the air.  In doing our annual end of season player reviews we were forced to go back to the 2014 tape on Griffin. Below  are some of our notes while watching the All-22 film from a late season affair between New York and Washington.

Robert Griffin III looks the part and from an unscripted and scripted movement perspective, is as good they come at the QB position. RG3 made plays on the move yet struggled with pre snap reads especially in the short game.  It is apparent to us at QB Film Room that Jay Gruden and his staff are encouraging Robert to use his legs on unscripted movement.  Robert shows above average ability to make down the field throws when making the correct reads from the pocket. We feel Robert  has elite movement skills, above average arm strength and is fearless in the pocket as well. He also is one of the better off script movers in the league at the position.

Griffin’s  perpetual achilles heel is deciphering his options before the snap, particularly pertaining to the short and even intermediate passing game.  He must get better at diagnosing coverages pre snap while speeding up his internal clock post snap.  Robert also must continue to sharpen his decision making skills from the pocket. 

Inside the Design – Marcus Mariota to Delanie Walker

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Author- Bryan Trulen

Mike Mularkey may be one of the more underrated offensive designers and play callers in the league. Mularkey has a history of success in developing quarterbacks and utilizing his Tight Ends in a highly creative fashion.  Lets take a look a look at the Titans 2nd play of the game against the Jaguars as we go inside the design. (All screen shots courtesy of NFL Game Pass)

Tennessee comes out in TE dominated version of “Base” personnel. Their X Receiver is in a Tight Split and the strong side of the formation is condensed “trips” which forces the Jaguars to play an 8 man box with a single high safety.screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-53-45-pm

With the Jaguars only rushing four this is an ideal situation for a drop back pass. Mariota turns and sells play action to Demarco Murray, which does just enough to influence the Jaguar linebacking corps to at least think about a run possibility. screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-53-55-pm

Mariota quickly gets his head around after selling play action as the Jaguars remain true to their pre snap coverage look playing cover 3 zone. screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-54-17-pm

As the play develops the Tennessee receiving threats are really pushing vertical down the field in a hurry. This is made possible by the tight alignment which allows the receivers to press the cushion of the defensive backs in true straight line fashion. Mariota has ample time to survey and with Demarco Murray releasing into the flat puts extra stress on the SS who is forced to cover him. screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-54-35-pm

We can now clearly see the Mularkey play design coming to fruition as Mariota releases the ball into a defined window that was created by stretching the defense both horizontally and vertically. The (X) WR runs a deep 30 yard corner route which essentially opens the window for the “Over” route ran by Delanie Walker underneath at 20 yards. Demarco Murray is the last piece of the puzzle as he continues on his route trajectory to the sideline at 5 yards maximizing even further the window for Mariota to throw the football into. 

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The pass is complete to Walker for a chunk play on 2nd and long and proved to be the first of many explosive plays in the passing game for Tennessee, many of which came out of “Base” personnel packages.screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-55-04-pm

Passing Game Creativity out of 12 Personnel.

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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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-12-38-am

 

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.screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-12-50-am

 

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…screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-13-09-am

 

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-13-26-am

 

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-14-18-am

Watch the play in its entirety  below.

Passing Game Creativity out of 12 Personnel. (Norv Turner, Teddy Bridgewater)

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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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-12-38-am

 

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.screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-12-50-am

 

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…screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-13-09-am

 

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-13-26-am

 

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-14-18-am

Watch the play in its entirety  below.

Using Design and Timing to beat the Carolina Panthers Defense

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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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-42-40-am

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-43-14-am

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-43-32-am

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-43-46-am

 

Using Design and Timing to beat the Panthers Defense (Gary Kubiak)

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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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-42-40-am

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-43-14-am

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-43-32-am

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. screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-1-43-46-am

 

2016 QB Preview, Eli Manning

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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.

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#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

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Author – Bryan Trulen

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#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.

2016 Philadelphia Eagles QB Preview

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Author – Bryan Trulen
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#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.