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RSP Writers Project: Silence by Mark Schofield
ITP’s Mark Schofield wants to feel the power that Kordell Stewart wielded to silence 100,000 crazed Michigan fans within seconds. By Mark Schofield Insidethepylon.com (@MarkSchofield) Silence is nothing; an absence of sound. Yet it evokes a powerful range of emotions. Silence is calming. A quiet moment of meditation. Being home alone while the family is out…
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RSP Writers Project: Benjamin Watson’s 131-Yard Pursuit of Champ Bailey
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RSP Film Room No.56: Florida CB Vernon Hargreaves
Charles McDonald joins the film room for an excellent conversation and analysis on cornerback play. Topics of discussion: The importance of “stillness” of mind and body for a defender. Integrating aggression and patience into defensive play. Playing correct angles as a run defender. Hip flexibility, footwork, and explosion. Ball tracking and team defense on deep…
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RSP Film Room No.51: PSU QB Christian Hackenberg
Emory Hunt requested a hot-button prospect and your votes were for the Penn State quarterback. Neither Emory Hunt or I had watched Christian Hackenberg closely, but some fans and media consider the quarterback the best prospect at his position. Draft Breakdown’s Jeff Risdon suggested the Indiana game as an “eye-opening” example of the passer. We…
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Waldman’s Receivers to Defend the Planet: Randy Moss
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Waldman’s Receivers to Defend the Planet: Jerry Rice, the Perfectionist
He’s the best receiver in the history of the game and arguably the greatest football player of all time, but was Jerry Rice a good teammate? Depends on your team. Watch A Football Life episode on the 49ers great and it’s clear that Rice was an emotionally distant, obsessive perfectionist, whose pursuit of individual greatness was a…
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Brandon Thorn’s Defense to Defend the Planet
Brandon Thorn creates a hybrid defense with many players I know you’ll see again soon. Defensive Coordinator: Bill Belichick Belichick is the more notorious, defensive-oriented counterpart version of “The Genius” Bill Walsh. “The Evil Genius” is a coach renown for finding the smallest weakness in his opponent and mercilessly exposing it by any means necessary.…
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Brandon Thorn’s Offense to Defend the Planet
Brandon Thorn picks the rules and the team to defend our planet and upon that foundation he builds the ultimate West Coast offense. Note: Learn more about Thorn’s overall philosophy and the coaching staff for this project. Offensive Coordinator: Bill Walsh Walsh’s offensive philosophy begins and ends with quarterback play. With an emphasis on timing,…
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Brandon Thorn’s Coaches to Defend the Planet
Tuna with Belichick and Walsh? Sounds like a deli sandwich that packs a punch. It’s also the coaching staff for Brandon Thorn’s team to defend the planet. Opening Remarks There are few things I am more passionate about than the game of football. I have idolized NFL players for as long as I’ve been a…
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Waldman’s Receivers to Defend the Planet: Steve Smith, My Game-Wrecker
If my team is Popeye, Smith is the can of spinach. Choosing a receiving corps to defend the planet was easier than picking the team’s starting running back. Other than a day of indecision between two players that concluded with me adding both to my corps and bumping one of my slot receivers to special teams,…