Nick Mullens is a player who most die-hard football fans hadn't heard of. He doesn't exist on Madden, and before Thursday he wasn't even verified on Twitter. But over the course of his game against Oakland, twitter verified him, and his play verified that he belongs in this league. But was it him playing great?... Continue Reading →

This play's actually going to be a pretty poor read by Prescott. Tennessee's going to be playing a variation of a cover 2 man. Since it's a red zone situation, there's no reason for the Titans to have 2 safeties deep, so they're going to have a safety and linebacker play zone right at the... Continue Reading →

The Packers are running a variation of a cover 2 zone package on this play. New England put Julian Edelman in motion, and since nobody followed him, the Patriots can have a pretty good idea that Green Bay's playing zone. However what's really interesting about this play is that Green Bay's going to have 7... Continue Reading →

On this play, Los Angeles is running a cover 1 hole concept. It's man coverage, but with a defensive back and linebacker taking away the middle of the field. As you see here, New Orleans has several routes towards the middle of the field, so on paper this is a good thing for the Rams.... Continue Reading →

Denver's running a cover 1 linebacker blitz, which means for Houston to have success on this play, Watson's going to have to find a matchup that he finds favorable, and find it quickly since Denver's going to be rushing an extra man. Here Watson sees he has his tight end Jordan Thomas against Broncos linebacker... Continue Reading →

On this play, Minnesota's running a cover 3 out of a nickel double a gap. Detroit's going to run a pretty standard zone buster on this play, by having TJ Jones run a go route, and Marvin Jones is going to run an out route, where he cuts right in where a gap of coverage would... Continue Reading →

On this play, Kansas City is facing a 3rd and 20. Cleveland is playing cover 2 man, and not even trying to hide it. Their safeties are at the first down marker, and their other defensive backs are pressing on Kansas City's receivers. Since Kansas City knows what play Cleveland's running, they can attack it... Continue Reading →

After the Packers Sunday night loss to the Patriots, the sky has been falling in Green Bay. I'm hearing members of the media who I like talk about how the Packers are in trouble. I've even seen people talk about whether or not Mike McCarthy should be fired mid-season (I'm not saying Green Bay shouldn't... Continue Reading →

This play isn't anything crazy, but it's a play preformed well. Pittsburgh's running a Tampa 2 out of a nickel, and Baltimore's going to be running a pretty traditional zone buster route concept. Michael Crabtree's going to run a curl route (his route's in yellow). As you see, this is going to put him in... Continue Reading →

This is what I like to call a lottery play by Chicago. The Jets are going to be running a 3-4 thunder smoke. This is a gutsy playcall, because 7 men have the responsibility to rush the quarterback, leaving just 4 players playing man. This means that one eligible receiver for Chicago is going to... Continue Reading →