More so than perhaps any other week Cheap Customized Buffalo Bills Jerseys , the rest of this Saturday’s slate of college football will be overshadowed by a single game. With the best team in the country, No. 1 Alabama, traveling to Baton Rouge to face its first real worthy opponent of the season in No. 3 LSU, it’s inevitable that other match-ups will get overshadowed. From a scouting perspective, it’s these types of games—those that feature multiple future first-round picks—that get you excited. We shouldn’t give short shrift to the other games on the schedule for this Saturday, however. As always, let’s talk about the games, leave questions on prospects, and enjoy the weekend!Keep your eyes onC Lamont Gaillard (Georgia)A center is worth watching this week? You better believe it! Kentucky has one of the better linebacker corps in the nation and Gaillard excels at being out in front of runs and getting to the second level. His run blocking will be a major highlight all game long. In pass protection, the 6’2” senior usually wins the leverage battle with his low center-of-gravity but doesn’t necessarily have the strength to stand his ground against bigger defensive tackles.Other prospects to watchWR Stanley Morgan Jr. (Nebraska)Nebraska has been unequivocally terrible this season, but Morgan has managed to stay productive in catching 44 passes for 638 yards and five touchdowns. The senior is a powerful yards-after-the-catch runner who doesn’t go down easily. His hands are some of the best in nation. He’ll need to be physical against the Ohio State corners though, as he won’t be able to shake them with his speed alone.QB Gardner Minshew II (Washington State)One of the few true risers at the position, Minshew has been lighting up defenses with his decision-making and pinpoint accuracy www.billsfootballauthentics.com , similar to his predecessor Luke Falk. The East Carolina transfer is the nation’s leading passer, but Cal brings a top-ten Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) passing defense to the table. If Minshew carves them up similarly to Stanford or USC, his stock will continue its upward trajectory.LB Ben Burr-Kirven (Washington)A linebacker who reminds this observer of Matt Milano, Burr-Kirven is a proverbial “new age” ‘backer. Undersized, but quick and flexible—he’s at his best when allowed to knife through the offensive line to blow up runs. He’s also quick enough to be able to run with tight ends in coverage, which will be important against Stanford’s Kaden Smith, one of the best receiving tight ends around.CB Isaiah Johnson (Houston)A likely press-man specialist, Johnson is a former wide receiver who made the adjustment to corner and is just beginning to scratch the surface of his potential. He brings great size and length to the field, which he’ll need to utilize against SMU’s prolific passing offense. It would be in his best interest to come down with an interception in the game, as he only has one on the year and scouts always appreciate corners with ball skills.RB Myles Gaskin (Washington)The Stanford front seven is weak this year, which means that a player like Gaskin should be able to take advantage of them in both the running and passing game. Gaskin is a versatile player—equally proficient catching the football as he is running with it—but, despite that versatility, observers are worried that he doesn’t have any elite traits. Coming out and having an ultra-productive day against The Cardinal would greatly help his draft stock.Game of the WeekNo. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 LSU8:00 PM Buffalo Bills T-Shirt , ESTCBS Far and away the biggest game of the college football season so far, this game will be absolutely chock full of NFL prospects. Almost every starting defender for both teams will be drafted, with highlights being LSU cornerback “Greedy” Williams, LSU linebacker Devin White and Alabama’s underclassman phenom, defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. However, don’t neglect the offenses. Alabama’s offensive line is experienced, especially tackle Jonah Williams. LSU’s tight ends, Foster Moreau and Thaddeus Moss couldn’t be more stylistically different, but are both on scouts’ radars.Buffalo Bills quarterback Nathan Peterman and throwing velocity on sideline passes As the Buffalo Bills begin regular season preparations for their week one opponent, Nathan Peterman will be the quarterback under center against the Baltimore Ravens. While it’s undeniable that Peterman consistently produced during the preseason, many fans are still filled with trepidation. One oft-cited concern is the dreaded sideline pass.To demonstrate why this pass is so troublesome for Peterman, we turn to math and science, because that’s kind of my deal. But first Buffalo Bills Hats , let’s find a sample play. Nathan Peterman throws this short pass to Logan Thomas,and Mike Jordan nearly has a pick-six. Yikes! This pass wasn’t even likely to have earned the Bills a first down even though it was a second-and-six scenario. The term “short pass” doesn’t lend itself to visions of high difficulty. Let’s lay some groundwork on what makes this pass so tough. We have a few things to juggle here. First and foremost, as most readers surely guessed, the idea of a “short pass” is actually somewhat misleading when we talk sideline throws. The first problem is that we’re used to seeing stats based on the amount of yards gained. In this case, assuming no yards after the catch by Logan Thomas, it’s a mere four-yard throw. Based on where Peterman’s hand is when he releases the ball, we’re already looking at ten air yards. That’s more than double what you’d see on the stat sheet. If you’ve heard of Pythagoras and his work with triangles, you likely already know the next step. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the GIF above just saved me more than 80,000 of them. Everything should be front and center, giving us our approximate real distance of 60 feet, or 20 yards. It turns out that the air distance is actually five times greater than the yards gained. The camera angles the NFL uses makes it very difficult to grasp just how wide the field is (160 feet, or about 53 yards). Sideline throws ramp up the distance needed to deliver the ball much higher than the broadcast footage suggests. There’s one more thing that makes these throws so dangerous. y illogical distance comparison. This is how much the camera angle skews what we’re seeing. If thrown straight forward we’d be calling this a decent heave downfield. The angles also reveal another layer of the difficulty with a sideline throw. Pay very close attention to the cornerback. With the pass that’s thrown Buffalo Bills Womens Hoodie , the defender has easy access to read the quarterback the entire time. Mike Jordan is also in position to start driving forward quickly, as he’s breaking out of a backpedal rather than a sprint. Jordan is in prime position to cut around Thomas as well, due to the angle of attack. Now visualize a pass over the middle. The defensive back is likely shadowing the receiver and attempting to stay with him stride-for-stride. This creates a higher level of difficulty in reading the quarterback. It’s also much harder to change direction when sprinting than while backpedaling. The receiver should be more directly between the quarterback and defensive back, making it harder to jump the route. EDIT: One of the more frequently cited concerns with Nathan Peterman is a weaker arm, resulting in relatively low pass velocity. Sideline throws combine the worst of all worlds for a quarterback. Despite the often short gains, the travel distance is more like a mid-tier throw than a check down. Making matters worse, the positioning for defensive backs is rarely more advantageous. Many passes can be conceptualized as a race between the ball and the defensive back (with the receiver as the finish line). Sideline throws then give the defender a head start, making throwing velocity all the more important.