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Best of the Q&A Mail Bag
Questions came this morning on Twitter and the names in parenthesis are Twitter accounts. Q (Dave Larkin): Is this the day Mark Ingram breaks out? A: I think this five-week stretch with Carolina, Tampa (twice), Indianapolis, and Saint Louis is the time that Mark Ingram is going to either build steam or become a wait-til-next…
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12th Round
If you want evidence that the talent gap among NFL prospects is extremely small, consider that just 19 years ago there were 12 rounds in the NFL Draft. We’re talking about nearly twice the draft pool than the present day. Some may argue that fewer starters emerge from the late rounds and free agency…
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Pocket Presence
One of my first blog posts was Losing Your Football Innocence: 10 Things to Develop A More Critical Eye. It stresses the importance of studying NFL players and using them as a standard for evaluating college talent. Many of my peers who study games agree that while you’ll be hard pressed to find a college…
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Crossing the Divide: Titans WR Damian Williams
Last week, I wrote about the great emotional divide that NFL prospects must cross in order to transition from college talent to productive pro player. A player currently attempting to cross this divide is Titans wide receiver Damian Williams, a third-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft currently starting in place of the injured Kenny…
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Maryland RB Davin Meggett
I finished studying Maryland RB Davin Meggett’s performance against the Miami Hurricanes and I discovered that someone posted all of Meggett’s touches from this game. So I’m providing my analysis of Meggett’s performance with these highlights. When it comes to the son of the former New York Giants star, four things stand out: Meggett has…
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Gone Fishing…
Hey Folks, I’ve been ill for the past week and I was in Baltimore the week before on a family trip. I’ve only had enough energy to direct to the paid gigs. However, beginning next week I will be posting with greater frequency. Best, Matt
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Talent and Production: The Great Emotional Divide
This is my seventh year studying the on-field performance of football players. I can say unequivocally that I know more about the techniques and strategy of the game than I knew when I began. I’m also beginning to realize that I have learned just as much about player evaluation during the four months I have…
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Reads, Listens, Views 9/23
Greg Pruitt – there’s a lot of Pruitt in the best of Reggie Bush. I doubt there was a fine on the Chargers defender in`73. I’ve been under the weather this week, so my regular posting schedule has been disrupted somewhat. However, a sincere thank you to those of you who continue to the make…
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Travelle Gaines: API Director of Elite Athlete Development
Travelle Gaines gets people to do things they never thought they could. Considering that most of these people are elite college and pro football athletes makes his job fascinating. Gaines lacks the formal education of a trainer (kinesiology, physical therapy, etc.). His educational process was more old school: apprenticeship and experience. A former college football…