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RSP Film Room No.33: TCU LB Paul Dawson
Among Eric Stoner’s talents is his experience playing and coaching linebackers. The contributing writer for the RSP blog joined me Sunday morning for a look at Dawson, who was considered a top linebacker prospect before his disappointing combine performance. Should we throw out the numbers or does the tape underscore the data? Here are some…
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Eric Stoner: Stanford LT Andrus Peat, A Conversation
While picking the brain of his friend Alec, Stoner shares thoughts of his own about Peat, the state of tackle play, scouting quirks, and NFL Draft philosophies that he’s kept locked away until this post. Eric: Thoughts on Peat? Alec: Honestly, I still don’t think he’s very good. I wanted to like him because his body type…
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2015 RSP Preview: “On the Hybrid TE Revolution”
Just wrapped up the first draft of the Tight End chapter for the 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. I shared a little of it informally on Twitter last night. Here’s a more fully-formed taste of some of the commentary you get along with the rankings, reports, and analysis of the RSP available for download April 1.…
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RSP Film Room No.32: Kenny Bell Redux w/Turron Davenport
How does one evaluate physical and mental toughness? Watch Turron Davenport and I study three games of Nebraska WR and Combine Stud Kenny Bell. Film session No.32 is the second time I’ve featured Kenny Bell, but even if you saw the first session there’s more to see from the second look. This second look mimics…
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Futures: RB Jay Ajayi, Wild Horse or Thoroughbred?
Boise State RB Jay Ajayi has the talent to have the best career of any back in this stacked 2015 draft class of runners. But he’ll need at least one firm boundary before he runs free. By Matt Waldman Jay Ajayi is a wild horse. Watching him gallop about the field, his gait and…
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RSP Film Room No.31: QB Coach Will Hewlett on Jameis Winston
It’s not every day that I have a quarterback coach tell me that he likes my analysis of passers. This happened seven months ago when Will Hewlett introduced himself to me. I didn’t know who Hewlett was–and many of you probably don’t either–but a lot of the quarterback coaches in college and pro football do: Hewlett…
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RSP Film Room No.30: UCLA LB Eric Kendricks w/Jene Bramel
It may seem strange to many of you, but the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Jene Bramel and football isn’t injuries, but defense. But some of you diehards know exactly why. I’ve been waiting patiently for Jene to be my guest in the RSP Film Room and when I got…
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Three-Cone Drill Podcast
Rivers McCown and Danny Tuccitto have a fun podcast that delves into football and beyond. I think the “beyond” is why they enjoy having me on the Three-Cone Drill. Zook watched enough sub par quarterbacks this year to earn the surgery that he needed. The RSP’s loyal assistant left parts of his teeth in the…
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Futures: Kentucky Edge Men Bud Dupree and Za’Darius Smith
By Matt Waldman Football is simple. It’s a game of running, hitting, throwing, and catching. And in this simple worldview of the game, Bud Dupree and Za’Darius Smith are incredibly similar football players. Both are big, strong athletes with the job of protecting the edge of a defense while threatening the edge of the offense.…
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Boiler Room: UGA WR Chris Conley
For many, the highlight of Christian Conley’s Georgia career was this 26-minute video: Not that Conley is bad at football, but most people were more familiar with Conley’s Star Wars fan film than they were with his athletic exploits until Saturday. After last weekend’s Combine, where Conley posted a record-setting broad jump, a 45-inch vertical,…