How One NFL Snap Turned Into a Career on YouTube – Front Office Sports

The play lasted just nine seconds. Fourth down, the Bears trailed by 11, season on the line: Quarterback Caleb Williams drifted left, got knocked off his feet, and somehow managed to flick a perfect 27-yard pass between four Packers into the hands of receiver Rome Odunze.  Tim Jenkins kept replaying the video, switching among camera angles that didn’t air on the live broadcast. For his audience of more than 52,000 YouTube subscribers, he pointed out two crucial details.  First, Bears tight end Colston Loveland was wide open on the other side of the field and could’ve scored if Williams tossed him the ball instead. Second, Williams never got the chance to see Loveland, because he had to scramble away from the defense after Bears guard Jonah Jackson lunged out of position.  The 84-minute video analyzing this play and other key game moments is the kind of patient film study you’d find at a coaches’ roundtable or players’ session. It’s since garnered more than 42,000 views. The nuanced understanding makes sense for the 34-year-old Jenkins, a former pro football player who has turned his on-field IQ into All Things QB on YouTube. Jenkins’s own NFL moment lasted only one throw. In
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