Football Film Room Weekly Newsletter
Week of August 14
This week at Football Film Room…
Is this finally the Cowboys’ year?
We’re now at 28 years and counting since the Cowboys reached an NFC Championship Game. That’s been a fun punchline for NFL fans around the country. This season, however, Dallas is in position to make that streak finally come to an end.
There are plenty of reasons to be so optimistic. For two straight years, the Cowboys have been among the NFL’s best on both sides of the ball. This offseason, they addressed their holes in a substantial way, making them easily one of the three best teams in the conference on paper along with the Eagles and 49ers… [Click here to read the rest]
Will the Eagles avoid a Super Bowl hangover?
Based on the talent they still have on their roster, as well as what they added this offseason, the Eagles are well positioned to maintain their spot as the best team in the NFC in 2023.
Their biggest question is about continuity. Teams that reach the Super Bowl tend to lose key coaches. The Eagles are no exception. They lost both their offensive and defensive coordinators to head coaching gigs this offseason… [Click here to read the rest]
What do Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott add to their new teams?
The Jets are doing exactly what they should be doing after signing a soon-to-be 40-year-old future hall-of-fame quarterback. They’re going all in.
Running back is not a position that was a dire need. Yes, there are uncertainties, particularly with Breece Hall. How quickly will he make it back? Can he carry a full load. Will he get back to being 100% of himself at all this season?
Now, the Jets don’t have to worry quite as much about those questions… [Click here to read the rest]
Using motion to create running lanes
There are many elements to a running game that can make it successful. The use of motion is one factor that has become more popular in recent years.
Few coaches around the NFL do a better job of creating running lanes than 49ers Head Coach, Kyle Shanahan. He perennially has one of the most, if not the most, versatile running schemes in the league, using everything at his disposal to create favorable matchups and blocking angles. Motion is one of those tactics that he leans on regularly to generate successful plays on the ground.
This example from the 49ers’ 2019 Divisional Playoff win against the Vikings is one of the best illustrations of this… [Click here to read the rest]
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