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Scott Bischoff’s RSP Scouting Lens: DTs Dre’Mont Jones (Ohio State) And Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay), Interior Disruption
Will we be comparing Ohio State defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones to Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Pro Gerald McCoy? Matt Waldman’s RSP contributor Scott Bischoff highlights the early similarities. Ohio State defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones lives in opposing backfields. He is a disruptive interior defender loaded with physical ability to win in a variety of ways. At…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Justin Herbert’s Advanced Lesson Plan
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield showcases some of Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert’s advanced understanding of reading coverage that makes him a top prospect for the 2019 NFL Draft. If you ask almost any NFL scout or quarterback evaluator right now, Oregon’s Justin Herbert is the clear quarterback one in the 2019 class. Of…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.178 TE Matt Sokol (Michigan St.): Ball Tracking
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a target to NFL Draft prospect, Michigan State TE Matt Sokol and the benefits of tracking the football properly. Every choice a player makes on the field changes the outcome of a play. It’s why even the smallest details are so important with a player’s execution. Matt Sokol’s decision…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.177: RB Bruce Anderson (NDSU) And the Tackle-Breaking Benefits of Good Ball Security
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a run by North Dakota State Bison runner Bruce Anderson, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect whose ball security provides ancillary benefits to his production. Football fans regard ball security as a vital but boring topic. There are a lot of things I love now that I initially found boring…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 176: RB Nick Brossette (LSU) And Grading Pass Protection
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room profiles the astute pass protection recognition and execution of LSU’s senior running back Nick Brossette, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect. A difficult area of running back play to project for the pro game is pass protection. It’s metaphorically the frontier days when it comes to how various analysts and entities…
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David Igono’s RSP Boiler Room: RB James Williams’ (Washington State) Check-Down Alchemy
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor David Igono profiles the satellite skills of Washington State running back James Williams, an NFL Draft prospect who exhibits a lot of James White’s alchemy on the check-down. One of the most disappointing plays in football very well maybe the check-down. Often times a check-down pass feels like going through the drive-thru at…
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RSP’s Mr. Jackson on DE Nick Bosa (Ohio State): Better Than Joey?
Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa may be the best prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft class, RSP contributor Jackson block explains why Nick should be better than his All-Pro sibling, Joey. Editor’s Note: Jackson Block is a student at CU Denver. Prior to a career-ending injury, Block was once the top-rated outside linebacker-defensive end…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast No.32: Draft Analyst Dane Brugler, The Athletic
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast hosts The Athletic’s Dane Brugler for a conversation about the craft of football evaluation. Dane Brugler and I share a northeast Ohio background, making our adult homes in the south, and evaluating football talent for a living. Dane has worked as a draft analyst at CBS and NFL Draft Scout, and…
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David Igono’s RSP Boiler Room: N.C. State QB Ryan Finley in the Pocket
The Rookie Scouting Portfolio’s David Igono reveals the philosophy of pocket movement with a subtle display of skill from N.C. State quarterback Ryan Finley, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect. Consistency is the currency of starting quarterbacks. The more a quarterback can take risk off the table in his decision-making process, the harder it is for that offense to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.30: Football Gameplan’s Gene Clemons
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast welcomes Football Gameplan’s Gene Clemons to the show for a conversation about Cleveland’s Baker Mayfield, Alabama’s Irv Smith, Lehigh’s Brad Mayes, and a debate on the upside of Nick Chubb. I’ve had the good fortune to have Gene Clemons as a semi-frequent guest for Rookie Scouting Portfolio programs. Gene and I…