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following a sluggish loss to the Oakland Raiders and a major upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs. While the team overall has been a bit inconsistent https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Matthias-Farley-Jersey , there is one player on the roster who has consistently been putting together dominant performances week after week. That player is the sixth overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Quenton Nelson. Coming off a rookie season where he was named to the Pro Bowl and named as a First Team All-Pro, Nelson appears to be playing at an even higher level in 2019. His pass blocking has taken a great step forward in terms of manipulating and controlling defenders while his run blocking has stayed at an already elite level. In today’s film room, we will be taking look at this elite offensive lineman and why he is among the best overall players in the NFL. Pass BlockingNelson is a tank on the inside while pass blocking and he always keeps his head on a swivel in protection. Rarely will a player get a free rush against the Colts on the left side as Nelson picks up stunts and twists with ease. On this play, he initially chips the nose tackle so center Ryan Kelly can control his block. While doing this, he keeps his head on a swivel and sees Melvin Ingram beat Anthony Castonzo to the outside. Nelson is able to quickly readjust and cut off the talented pass rusher before he can get to the quarterback. Nelson effortlessly controls stunts and twists like they are nothing. He starts the play by directing the defensive lineman in front of him to the block of Kelly. After doing so, he keeps his head up and sees Ingram yet again twisting around to his side. Ingram, one of the leagues quickest and most talented pass rushers, looks completely over matched by the power of Nelson. He is able to quickly control Ingram and take him out of the play with complete ease. While it is great for an offensive lineman to recognize stunts and pick them up, he has to also excel in one on one situations to be truly great. Here is one example of how he just locks it down on his side each and every rep. He keeps a wide base while keeping his strong hands inside on defenders across from him. He even fires off the ball and initiates contact despite being in pass protection. To quote the great Howard Mudd, “Pass pro isn’t passive” and Nelson shows why it doesn’t have to be. Once he gets inside position on a player like this and sets his feet, the rep is effectively over. Against an elite talent like Grady Jarrett, an offensive lineman can’t win in their typical ways every rep. If a guard becomes too predictable against a player like Jarrett, he will eventually make them pay. Here, Nelson doesn’t jump on Jarrett like he typically does. Instead, he fakes a jab at the snap which stands Jarrett up and delays his rush. This subtle fake jab allows Nelson to get his feet square and base established to counter the rush. By the time Jarrett even gets close to Nelson, the ball is already out of Jacoby Brissett’s hands. While this play doesn’t look like much, that fake jab and ability to change up on the fly is another aspect that makes Nelson so good. Even in other reps where he was aggressive with Jarrett, he was still able to find success with his strength and footwork. He attacks Jarrett off the snap on this rep and quickly establishes his base with his hands on the talented rusher. He is able to slide with Jarrett and readjust his feet after every desperate move Jarrett makes while attempting to get free. Big Q stays in control throughout the entire rep and is able to wear down the pass rusher until he is completely taken out of the play. For anyone who has studied Grady Jarrett over the years Christine Michael Sr Jersey , it is remarkable how a second year play like Nelson was able to control him all game in many different ways. Our final pass pro example shows Nelson controlling yet another stunt, but this rep really shows off how nimble and quick he is. He passes off his defensive tackle to Castonzo on the left side then works back to the middle on the twisting end. The defensive end nearly beats Nelson, as he quickly jumps outside and gets a step on him. Nelson, however, showcases immense strength, holding the defender back with one arm until he can readjust and control the block. The ability to hold the end back with his pure strength and then readjust his feet quickly are reasons why he is an elite talent in this league. Run BlockingNow to the fun stuff. Quenton Nelson has been one of the league’s best run blockers since entering the NFL last season. How has been so dominant? One of the factors is just how athletically gifted he is. At 6’5” 330 pounds, he shouldn’t be able to move the way that he does. Look at this first clip as an example. He quickly climbs to the second level on the stretch play and is able to kick the outside linebacker out of the play to spring the big run. His ability to climb to that second level with ease and stay on balance to eliminate linebackers and safeties is incredible for a man his size. Against elite defensive tackles, he isn’t going to win every single rep with his strength and power. That was the case here, as Nelson lined up against defensive tackle Jurrell Casey who is one of the best defensive tackles in the league in terms of leverage and strength. Nelson initially gets beaten off the snap as Casey is able to move him into the backfield. Nelson is very agile, though, as he understands he is beaten so he twists his body. By twisting his body and showing great hip flexibility, he is able to angle Casey away from the run and win the block overall. Nelson is elite in space, too. The Colts often times rely on him to pave the way on crucial downs. Late in the game against the Falcons with the Colts needing a first down, they run behind their star left guard. He pulls around the corner and gets out into space quickly. There is only a helpless corner in the way and Nelson closes in on the block. The cornerback wisely falls to the turf before Nelson can deliver the big block but this play to the outside springs Marlon Mack for the game-clinching big run. On Marlon Mack’s big run on Sunday against the Chiefs, Nelson was again the catalyst on the play. He chips the nose tackle to help center Ryan Kelly before climbing to the linebacker at the second level. Once he engages at the second level, he begins directing the linebacker out of the play. With Mack trying to find space in the whole, Nelson is able to direct his defender multiple ways according to where Mack is cutting. He drives the linebacker out of the play as Mack cuts off his backside for the big gain. These final two clips showcase Nelson's pure power and strength. In clip one, he chips the nose tackle hard before climbing to the second level and taking away the linebacker. By controlling both the linebacker and the nose tackle, he is able to spring Mack for the big gain. In the second clip Pat McAfee Color Rush Jersey , he just manhandles the defensive tackle and knocks him back off the snap of the ball with his incredible power. Whether he is pulling in space or blocking inside, he is an elite run blocker.Pancakes/FinishingThis last section of the film room will feature all the pancakes and finishers that Nelson has had a hand in during this season. He is an absolute wrecking ball and one of the nastiest finishers in all of football. So, sit back and enjoy these slow motion videos of Quenton Nelson driving players into the ground. First clip is Nelson finding work in pass protection. He lays out the spinning Melvin Ingram on the play for the highlight reel hit. Nelson relentlessly pursues linebacker Rashaan Evans on this play and finishes him into the ground with some insane power and strength. First play of the game against Grady Jarrett and Nelson puts him in the dirt by using the snatch and trap technique. Here, a hapless Defender tries to spin to the inside on Nelson. This turns out to be a poor decision as Nelson drives him off balance and into the ground. Another beautiful snatch and trap move by Nelson to use the defender’s leverage against him on the bull rush and bury him in the ground. Relentless strength and leg drive to finish this play with the defender on his back. Again on the goal line, Nelson is able to get lower than the man across from him and finish the block. Final clip showcases yet another snatch and trap where he uses a defender’s leverage against them. Nelson is one of the smartest and most physical lineman in all of football. Final ThoughtsSome Colts fans and even members of the National media actually questioned the Colts when they selected Quenton Nelson with the sixth overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Their reasoning for this was mostly regarding the value of taking a position like offensive guard in the top ten with other “more valuable” positions available. The biggest response to that now is that Nelson isn’t just a guard. He isn’t even just one of the better lineman in the league. Quenton Nelson is one of the best overall players in the NFL. He is an absolutely *dominant* player who is playing some of the best football that we have ever seen at the guard position. He looks even better than he did last year, when he was a First Team All-Pro.I don’t know what the future holds for this Colts team but one thing is for certain. The Colts have a superstar on this team and his name is Quenton Nelson. WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts view last year’s defensive statistics as a snapshot.Nothing more.So rather than describe the progression as a momentum-building or game-changing season, the Colts threw out the numbers and have gotten back to work cleaning up what they can.“We’re starting over on everything from the basics up front, the techniques and fundamentals, everything that we talk about,” defensive line coach Mike Phair said Sunday. “We have to be a great hustling defense and it all starts with our front. We set the tempo.”So far, it’s worked perfectly.What Phair and Indy’s defensive staff wanted to instill was a consistent attitude that superseded the constantly changing names and faces on the roster.And nobody could quibble with the numbers in Matt Eberflus’ first season as defensive coordinator.Indy jumped from 30th in scoring defense and total defense to 10th and 11th, from 26th to eighth in run defense, from 28th to 16th in pass defense and from 31st to 19th in sacks and the unit improved steadily throughout the season. Colts fans hadn’t seen anything like it since its Super Bowl seasons.But while everything looked good on paper, Eberflus, Phair and linebacker Darius Leonard and others understood the harsh reality — it wasn’t good enough to win a Super Bowl.Now, by reinforcing fundamentals and demanding the Colts play faster in their second season under Eberflus, the Colts believe they’re primed for another major jump in 2019.“Last year (at training camp), I didn’t know the playbook https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Jack-Doyle-Jersey ,” Leonard said. “I was one step behind because I was second-guessing myself and now I know exactly what to do in each situation. I know how the offense is going to try to hit me. I’m seeing all formations, I know what plays are coming out of formations, so I can move a whole lot faster.”That’s bad news for a league that watched Leonard record a league-leading 163 tackles in 15 games, make the All-Pro team and earn the Defensive Rookie of Year award. Yet he spent the offseason studying how to eliminate the missed reads, missed tackles and missed opportunities.He’ll also have more help around him.While the Colts return all 11 defensive starters, general manager Chris Ballard added 30-year-old defensive end Justin Houston in free agency. Houston won the 2014 NFL sacks title and the Colts believe he will help their pass rush.Ballard also went heavy on defense in the draft. He took play-making cornerback Rock Ya-Sin with his top pick and pass rusher Ben Banogu. Both second-rounders have stood out early in camp.The Colts added linebacker Bobby Okereke in Round 3, hard-hitting safety Khari Willis in Round 4 and linebacker E.J. Speed in Round 5. Speed and Willis are already pushing for playing time and Okereke might not be far behind.“He’s jumping off the tape right now in terms of just hitting, speed and those things,” Eberflus said when asked about Speed. “He still has a long way to go in terms of what to do and all those things and how to do it. Once he learns those he’ll be better.”The Colts may need this defense to play significantly better, especially with Andrew Luck still out.Luck missed all of the team’s offseason workouts because of a strained left calf and after spending the first week of training camp on a limited workout schedule, Luck has been out for more than a week. Coach Frank Reich announced Saturday that Luck would return to the practice field before Thursday’s preseason opener at Buffalo.Reich had already said Luck wouldn’t play against the Bills and it’s unclear if he’ll make any preseason appearances leading up to the Sept. 8 season opener at the Los Angeles Chargers.“You won’t see him out here this week,” Reich said. “But just ramping it up from last week, it was so productive last week that we feel like we are on the right track.”And that means not talking about numbers or rankings for this young, improving defense.Instead, the Colts would rather focus on getting the job done correctly.“When you look at things you say, ‘Well, I’ve got to do something special or something different.’ That’s never the case,” Eberflus said. “You’ve got to work on fundamentals and techniques and do what you do better.”