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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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Reads Listens Views 9/11/2015
School Days, 9/11, Torturing Sons, New Boiler Room Vid, & Salman Rushdie. Remembering 9/11 Although I will never forget the morning, I don’t have a memorable 9/11 story. To any of you who lost a friend or loved one that day or eventually lost a friend or loved one due to fallout from this horrific event,…
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RSP Boiler Room Video No.4: TCU RB Aaron Green…Less Pretty, More Gritty
Aaron Green’s 7.1 yards per carry on 129 touches last year for the Horned Frogs epitomizes Saturday pretty. This week’s RSP Boiler Room examines whether the 5-11, 202-pound Green has what it takes to be Sunday gritty. The Boiler Room is a series featuring analysis that I would hypothetically share with NFL decision makers if I…
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Gut Check No.346: Week 1
Welcome to my in-season column. If you’re seeking strategic tips, match-up advice, game observations, IDP info, and dynasty advice with a little bit of current football events opinion added to the mix then you’ve come to the right place. Think of the in-season Gut Check column as a department store with a variety of areas:…
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Thoughts on Christine Michael in Dallas & RSP Sample
Christine Michael epitomizes everything I’ve been discussing about talent for years. Ross Tucker and I on “talent.“ Dan Hatman, Sigmund Bloom, Kyle Crabb and I on “talent.” A Game of Inches: The Talent Gap By the Numbers Bryce Brown and the Parable of the NFL Backup RB Michael is a lot like Bryce Brown, an…
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RSP Film Short: Jets DE Leonard Williams in 40 Seconds
I discuss play structure a lot in when it comes to player evaluation. Top players execute inside and outside the structure of a play. You’ll hear me mention it with quarterbacking, but Ryan Riddle broached the same idea with defensive line play in our recent RSP Film Rooms on Robert Nkemdiche and Adolphus Washington. Riddle…
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RSP Film room No.55: Ohio State DT Adolphus Washington
Part II of a comparative analysis with Ryan Riddle featuring two DT prospects against Alabama’s offensive line. Riddle and I spent two hours watching Washington and Ole Miss’ Robert Nkemdiche against Alabama. We learned a lot about both players who have similar dimensions on paper, but the tape showed a lot of differences. I split…
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RSP Film Room No.54: Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche
Part I of a comparative analysis with Ryan Riddle featuring two DT prospects against Alabama’s offensive line. Riddle and I spent two hours watching Nkemdiche and Ohio State’s Adolphus Washington against Alabama. We learned a lot about both players who have similar dimensions on paper, but the tape showed a lot of differences. I split…
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Ross Tucker Podcast: “Talent”
I had another opportunity to cross paths with Ross Tucker. We spoke on his podcast about talent. It’s always a fun talking about the game with Ross Tucker on his shows. The nature of talent is an ongoing conversation I’ve been having with a number of people, including Dan Hatman of the Scouting Academy, Sigmund…
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Reads Listens Views 9/4/2015
More organ, risk analysis metric, crimes against fantasy, and master penmen. Listens: Joey DeFrancesco & City Rhythm Orchestra…As Jene Bramel says, “More organ!” YEAH! If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. On Fridays I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will scratch that itch, but…