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Richard's avatar

This is great Brandon. Donald vs Marpet would be interesting to see for week 3. Really anything you think is relevant, love the format.

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Brandon Thorn's avatar

Thanks, Richard. I still don't have that tape but hope to by tomorrow!

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Richard's avatar

Yeah I saw your comments on Twitter. The NFL seems determined to make life hard for independent analysts like you, which is a real shame. One would think that providing support for those not employed by NFL.com and helping those people spread the word on our great game is a valuable commodity. Apparently not :(

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medicoreOLtruther's avatar

Hey Brandon good stuff as usual. Was wondering if you got to see Jawaan Taylor this past week and what you thought of him in particular vs Von Miller. Here is actually a link of the majority of their pass rushing reps(not all of these are true 1 v1s) if its easier. https://vimeo.com/614001278

Thanks again as always!

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Brandon Thorn's avatar

Thank you! And I think it was more of the same from Taylor in terms of the negative & positives. Overall, not a bad performance but not great either. I think the losses are a result of some persistent issues, namely a tendency to overset and drift too far upfield which opens the door inside for rushers (Von) to counter. Also, he's pretty slow to anchor which is surprising given how big and strong he is. That's really a technique thing starting from the ground up. I honestly think his base might be a little too narrow, which makes it tough to generate much stopping power.

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