Better Rivals podcast: Bruce Ellington, player rankings, and the anatomy of a pass play

On this week’s episode of the Better Rivals podcast, we round out Scheme Month with a sort of Passing game 101. What’s going through a quarterback’s mind before the snap? How does the quarterback determine where to go with the football? What is a passing concept and how do routes complement each other? All that, plus our first Player Spotlight, 90-man roster player rankings, and new intro music from Stephen Schreffler and Jarrod Taylor!

Show notes:

• If you’re interested in checking out the Facebook Live stream of this episode, which includes some additional content and Q&A, you can find it here.
• For more details on the Bruce Ellington data we referenced on the show, here’s the link to Matt Harmon’s Reception Perception article.
• For some additional information on the quarterback’s process before and after the snap, here is David’s article on Colin Kaepernick from before the 2014 season.
• If you’re interested in checking out the Darin Slack R4 System that was referenced during the show, you can find the videos here.