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Jul 2021
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Trench Warfare's Brandon Thorn on the Br...

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Jake is joined by Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL), who is the best voice on offensive and defensive line play on social media. He discusses the fantastic Trench Warfare Newsletter he has been crafting with advanced defensive metrics like True Sack Rate and much more. Then the discussion shifts to Myles Garrett's elite status, Jadeveon Clowney and Takk McKinley's fit in this defense, and more. Then the shift to offense where discussion on Bill Callahan's expertise, Jed Wills rookie season, Wyatt Teller's play and contract, and some of his notes on James Hudson.


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