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With the recent Vic Fangio news, @OllieConnolly was kind enough to make my piece on Fangio’s system free for everyone on @ReadOptional!
Read it here ⬇️
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Covered a bunch of fun NFL-related topics w/ @SyedSchemes on the pod this week!
-JSN vs the Broncos
-What WR type should Seahawks target in a trade?
-Bears & Falcons surprising defenses
-Caleb Williams
-Jonathan Gannon
-Should we believe in the Texans?
-Analyzing the Rams situation
-Pros & cons of the pistol formation
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Highest % of team total receiving yards through 6 weeks (since 2016), per @SumerSports:
1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba '26: 48.8%
2. Antonio Brown '17: 46.0%
3. D.J. More '23: 45.3%
4. Ja'Marr Chase '23: 45.2%
5. Jaxon Smith-Njigba '25: 44.7%
Rams offense on deep throws (20+ air yard attempts) through 6 weeks in ‘25 vs. ‘26, per @SumerSports:
*Deep throw %: 13.5% (7th) -> 10.4% (21st)
*TD/INT: 2/0 -> 1/3
*Completion %: 53.6 (3rd) -> 26.9 (26th)
*EPA/att: 1.12 (3rd) -> -0.18 (27th)
*Success Rate: 57.1 -> 26.9
Atlanta Falcons defense blitz/pressure numbers and ranks, per @SumerSports:
*Pressure rate: 44.4% (4th)
*Blitz %: 23.7% (26th)
*4-man rush %: 75.6% (3rd)
*% zone coverage behind a blitz: 58.1% (17th)
QB Total EPA leaders heading into Week 7, per @SumerSports:
1. Josh Allen: 59.8
2. Brock Purdy: 57.6
3. Jared Goff: 52.8 (5 games played)
4. Trevor Lawrence: 47.4
5. Lamar Jackson: 36.2 (4 games played)
Matthew Stafford through 6 games in 2025 vs. 2026, per @SumerSports:
*Under center dropback %: 37.3% -> 27.2%
*Play action %: 30.5% -> 24.5%
*INT%: 0.97% (2) -> 2.44% (6)
*Shotgun EPA/dropback: 0.25 -> 0.03
*EPA/dropback vs. man coverage: 0.27 -> -0.13
Carnell Tate's 26.7% target share through 6 weeks ranks 12th among receivers, per @SumerSports
His target share this year is the 5th most for a rookie WR through 6 weeks of a season since 2022
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New Philly Special: Sixers opening night takeaways with @TheBSLine and @daboulcliff!
Then @SyedSchemes joins for his weekly Eagles film review: the offense with McKee, defense underperforming, stock up/stock down, and more!
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With the 49ers beating the Commanders, no NFC East team has won a game in the last two weeks. This last happened to the AFC East in Weeks 9-10 in 2023, though the Dolphins had a bye in week 10 that year.
Panthers are in 13 personnel to get base defense. Motioning the TE all the way out means Tetairoa McMillan will see a safety instead of a CB
With the 3rd down conversion on that TD drive, Mike Evans is once again tied for the league lead among pass catchers with 1st downs created on 3rd down (12, tied with Brock Bowers), per @SumerSports
Bears go 13 personnel and have all 3 tight ends to the top of the screen for a quick screen to Colston Loveland
A lot of the successful blitzes this year share these goals:
*Force the RB into pass protection
*Get a 2 on 1 with the RB
*Create a free runner without having to send everyone
Play Action rates through 6 weeks (before MNF), per @SumerSports:
1. Buffalo Bills: 36.5%
2. Kansas City Chiefs: 35.6%
3. Detroit Lions: 33.3%
4. Chicago Bears: 33.1%
5. Carolina Panthers: 31.4%
Jonathan Gannon's defensive usage changes from 2022 w/ PHI to 2026 w/ GB so far, per @SumerSports:
*Blitz %: 25.2% -> 32.2%
*MOF disguise %: 27.8% -> 40.1%
*Stunt %: 13.6% -> 31.4%
*Cover 1: 21.1% -> 10.7%
*Cover 2: 5.6% -> 22.7%
The Kansas City Chiefs are the only team that rank in the top 5 in both offensive EPA/play and defensive EPA/play allowed this season, per @SumerSports
The Packers defense is up to 5th in EPA/play allowed on the season, per @SumerSports. Their defensive performance percentiles by game:
Wk 6: 76th percentile
Wk 5: 95th percentile
Wk 4: 68th percentile
Wk 3: 6th percentile
Wk 2: 71st percentile
Wk 1: 55th percentile