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David Igono’s RSP Boiler Room: QB Manny Wilkins (Arizona State)…More Cowbell!
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor David Igono does his best Christopher Walken to informs us that, much like the Saturday Night Live skit, if 2019 NFL Draft quarterback prospect Manny Wilkins is the cowbell in the Arizona State offense, then the Sun Devils need more cowbell. One of the reasons why college football is fun and compelling…
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RSP Boiler Room No.174 RB Zack Moss (Utah): Fine Points of Power Running And Film-Data Insights on RBs
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a strong example of power football from NFL Draft prospect Zack Moss of Utah and it sparks additional thoughts on using data and film to identify running back archetypes. Zack Moss is an NFL-caliber running back talent. Whether he’s a lead back, a committee back, or a reserve is something…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 173 QB K.J. Carta-Samuels (Colorado State): Reading Ancillary Coverage
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines two plays where 2019 NFL Draft Prospect, QB K.J. Carta-Samuels (Colorado State) displays strong field vision. I value football players whose games speak intelligible sentences rather than grunt single words. Field vision is a part of smart football. A broad term describing part of a quarterback’s ability to read…
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David Igono’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB K.J. Costello (Stanford): Walking the Plank
What do quarterbacking, piracy, and buffalos have in common? It sounds nutty, but Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor David Igono makes perfect sense of it with his examination of Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello and the 2019 NFL Draft prospect’s work from tight pockets. Danger on the football field often times mirrors real life in the sense that success is usually…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.134: QB Will Grier (West Virginia) with Mark Schofield
Mark Schofield joins Matt Waldman in the RSP Film Room for an extended look at West Virginia quarterback and 2019 NFL Draft prospect, Will Grier. Once a month, Mark Schofield and I meet up for a film session on a quarterback prospect from the current draft class. We each arrive with links to 6-8 notable…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: Tyree Jackson and the HOSS Concept
RSP writer Mark Schofield shares why Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson should be generating the pre-2019 NFL Draft excitement that Josh Allen earned in 2018, What if I told you the 2019 quarterback class might have a player similar to Josh Allen, without the early hype? What if I told you that the quarterback in question…
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David Igono’s RSP Scouting Lens QB Manny Wilkins (Arizona State): Back-Foot Throws in Context
RSP writer David Igono uses film from Arizona State quarterback Manny Wilkins to illustrate why throws made from the back foot aren’t always the bane of effective quarterbacking. A common criticism of quarterbacks is throwing off the “back foot”. Quarterbacks who throw off their back foot somewhat regularly tend to have above average to exceptional…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep. 27: USA Football’s Andy Ryland on the Craft of Tackling
Matt Waldman hosts USA Football tackling expert Andy Ryland on the RSP Cast for a clinic on the key processes of tackling. Andy Ryland is the son of a Rugby coach, an alum of Linebacker U (Penn State), and a Rugby All-American. Now at USA Football, Ryland works with coaches at all levels of football…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep. 26: NFL Network’s Chad Reuter
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast welcomes NFL.com’s Chad Reuter to the show for a conversation about media and NFL scouting, 2019 NFL Draft prospects, and the 2018 NFL season. Chad Reuter is one of my favorites in this industry. A 20-year veteran in this industry, he’s one of the early figures in online draft media. He’s…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.174 RB Wesley Fields (Ga. Southern): Anatomy of A Block
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a conceptually and technically sound stand-up block of a defensive lineman by Georgia Southern running back Wesley Fields, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect. Running backs are the shooting guards of the NBA. You can find a running back off the street, put him into an NFL lineup, and he’s…