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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB Bilal Powell (Jets): An Underrated Showcase of Cutback Running
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines a pair of cutbacks by New York Jets RB Bilal Powell and reveals why his footwork is something to note when studying NFL Draft prospects. Bilal Powell was one of my top-ranked prospects at the running back position in the 2011 NFL Draft. Mark Ingram was my top prospect; Ryan…
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RSP Sample Scouting Report: Titans RB Dion Lewis
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on Titans running back Dion Lewis. Patience, Grasshopper. That’s the best phrase to encapsulate the running backs from the 2011 NFL Draft class. I thought 13 backs where draftable talents: Mark Ingram: An intelligent runner with as high of a floor as any running back prospect…
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RSP NFL Lens: The Technical Greatness of A.J. Green (vs. Aqib Talib)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio NFL Lens examines the near-perfect technique of A.J. Green on a difficult target versus a top cornerback. There may be 8-12 receivers you might want ahead of A.J. Green in a hypothetical team-building scenario and for various reasons that have validity. Yet, if Green is not among those 8-12 receivers…
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RSP Film Room No.53: Trent Richardson in Hindsight
Ryan Riddle and I look back at Trent Richardson’s Alabama game against a top-ranked Florida defense and then explore the game in context of his NFL career. What is there to learn from watching Trent Richardson’s college tape in 2015 and early-career NFL tape? Ryan Riddle posed this question on Twitter and I invited him…
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RSP Sample: WR Randall Cobb
There was talk that Cobb should be turned into a scat back, but I saw a potential 10-year starter at receiver. Here’s pre-draft evaluation. Randall Cobb was my No.3 receiver in the 2011 draft class of options that included the likes of A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Torrey Smith, Leonard Hankerson, Titus Young, and Jonathan Baldwin.…
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RSP Flashback, Sr. Bowl Story, & Sample: DeMarco Murray
Murray was one of those “Yeah, but…” players for many during his draft class, but I liked him a lot. So did Earnest Byner and Sam Gash… I’ve done a Murray flashback in the past, but I have a little story to add. Murray was one of the options I most wanted to see at…
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On Scouting Wide Receivers
I believe analytics have value, but the grading of wide receivers based heavily on speed, vertical skill, and production is an ambitious, but misguided idea. Further the application is the torturing of data to fit it into a preconceived idea and making it sound objective and scientific due to the use of quantitative data. Unless…
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RSP Flashback: Cardinals WR Andre Roberts
The 2010 rookie class of wide receivers was a minefield for draft analysts. The strength of the class lay in its collective athleticism. For every Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas who have developed into play-makers there are the likes of Arrelious Benn, Carlton Mitchell, David Gettis, and Marcus Easley – eye-catching athletes who have struggled…