Shawn Syed

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[Shawn Syed @SyedSchemes]

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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Caleb Williams had 8 20+ yard completions against the Patriots

The Eagles and Cardinals both have 9 20+ yard completions on the entire season

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Caleb Williams (8) and Drake Maye (2) combined for 10 20+ yard completions in Week 7

That is the 2nd most combined 20+ yard completions in a game this season, per @SumerSports

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Caleb Williams had 8 20+ yard completions against the Patriots

That is tied for the most by a quarterback in a game this season, per @SumerSports

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Caleb Williams throwing between the numbers against the Patriots, per @SumerSports:

*11/14, 163 yards, 1 TD, 57% success rate

[Jon Ledyard @LedyardNFLDraft]

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

https://t.co/Fc2aewB71o

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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%

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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

[Shawn Syed @SyedSchemes]

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)

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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)

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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

[Shawn Syed @SyedSchemes]

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

[Sheil Kapadia @SheilKapadia]

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!

https://t.co/kpWeNQ9vUl

[Shawn Syed @SyedSchemes]

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.

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Another example of the Panthers getting McMillan on a safety with the motion player occupying the CB

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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

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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

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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

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@Roddy404 Haha, this is a fair point given the spacing, could just be a happy accident!

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Bears go 13 personnel and have all 3 tight ends to the top of the screen for a quick screen to Colston Loveland

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Always nice when the doubles up to the LBs work out like this

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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