Colts’ Julian Blackmon rated number eight in USAToday Top 11 safety rankings
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In an article written by Doug Farrar of USAToday, linked here he ranked his Top 11 safeties in the league currently. Colts’ safety Julian Blackmon was ranked number eight on that list, putting him just ahead of Vikings’ safety Harrison Smith.
Blackmon started 14 games for Indy after former starting safety Malik Hooker went down early on in the season. The rising star, who was coming off an ACL injury, made his presence known very early on.
During his 14 starts, Blackmon had two interceptions, both of which came in key situations for the Colts last season. His first came against the Chicago Bears, a game in which Indy’s defense held Nick Foles and Bears’ offense to just ten points. With Chicago driving and needing a stop, Blackmon picked off Foles, capping off an exceptional defensive performance.
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On the move: How teams use motion to help quarterbacks
With a surprising Daniel Jones twist at the end!
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In a recent piece in his ongoing series on the use of motion by today’s offenses, my colleague Doug Farrar outlined the two different concepts employed by teams when putting a player on the move before the snap: Motion for information, and motion for impact, or to “disrupt.”
As someone who has long argued for the use of motion to help quarterbacks and in particular Daniel Jones of the New York Giants I thought it would be beneficial to dive into these two concepts and outline what they do to help the quarterback before the play, during the play, or both.