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Futures: Georgia LB Alec Ogletree
Six years ago, I met an athletic trainer for the University of Georgia football team. I joined a local gym and wanted to begin a weight training program. I was leery of the bells and whistles that “athletic clubs” have in their facilities and even more skeptical of the trainers who seem to be more…
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Reads Listens Views 9/14/2012
Chris Potter and Marcus Strickland, two of the better saxophonists of my generation playing with a great group that includes the fantastic Benny Green on piano, Martin Wind on bass, and Matt Wilson on drums. Reads From the “isn’t that charming and hip, but completely stupid file,” The USB Typewriter. If someone rigged any of…
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On The Couch With Sigmund Bloom Podcast
This Week’s On The Couch with Sigmund Bloom stars OFBG (original Footballguy) Jason Wood and yours truly as we have a quality football hang: Alfred Morris and Washington’s RB situation Chris Johnson’s trade value Robert Griffin’s fantasy value Wes Welker moving forward Joe Flacco What’s under the cushions of Sigmund’s couch Michael Vick
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Frank’s Flops Week Two: A Caravan of Panic
Frank’s Flops Week 2: The Caravan of Panic What a week! The Packers lose, the Saints lose, the Giants lose, the Jets scored, and Frank went 14-6! Hell, Roger Goodell even lost! What’s next, panic in the streets? There might have been if the commish took the stand and testified that he put the hammer…
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Scouting Report on Redskins RB Alfred Morris
The analysis on Alfred Morris comes from the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. He was my 20th-ranked runner prior to the draft. You can find the rest of my scouting reports at every skill position by purchasing the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Order the 2012 RSP and buy past RSPs (2006-2011) here. For three pages of analysis…
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Pai Mei, Longtones, and Route Running: Lessons of Kung Fu, Jazz, and Football With Utah WR DeVonte Christopher
Football and music (and in this case, Kung Fu) continue to have a number of parallels for me. I played saxophone from the age of 8 until I stopped at 23.This is roughly the same career life span of most college football players. Those who continue playing beyond college and perform on the highest stage…
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Reads Listens Views 9/7/2012
Views Pound-for-pound, one of the fiercest competitors in the NFL. If you don’t want this guy on your team you need a gut check. Although I must admit that he’s completely delusional when it comes to saying that he doesn’t play with a chip on his shoulder. Listen to him say he wasn’t allowed to…
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On The Couch Podcast With Sigmund Bloom
On The Couch is a new 30(-ish)-minute podcast by Footballguys.com’s Sigmund Bloom, who plays Cheswick to Jene Bramel’s McMurphy and my Chief. http://media.blubrry.com/mattwaldmanrsp/podcast.footballguys.com/2012/Footballguys-Audible-2012-Vol118a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.6MB)Subscribe to Matt Waldman's RSP Cast Email | RSS
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One-on-One Fantasy Football-Free!
Most of you reading the RSP blog play fantasy football. If you’re like me your favorite part of fantasy leagues is the draft. There’s nothing more enjoyable than assembling a team, except perhaps the week you play a heated rival and get a chance to smack talk like you’re James Harrison and he’s Ray Rice.…
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RB-OL Collisions: Reading the Road with Marcus Lattimore
A criticism I read about a few college running backs this week was the tendency for some of them to run up the back of offensive linemen. Sometimes this is a fair criticism of a player. However, it’s also an observation that requires a strong frame of reference about the critic. It’s easy to evaluate…