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David Igono’s RSP Lens: Learning How To Miss A Tackle
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor and former Division-I defensive back, David Igono explains why it’s just as important to learn how to miss a tackle as it is to make one. As a former defensive player, I enjoy watching good, solid defense. Good defensive football is predicated on a pack mentality. This mentality is very much…
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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 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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RSP Boiler Room No.172: Judging Speed On Film Is Problematic
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines two plays featuring Tulane wide receiver Terren Encalade that illustrate why assessing speed on film can be problematic. Imagine a wide receiver with the ball in his hand outside the numbers and the green carpet is rolled out for him. The nearest defender with an angle is a safety…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP’s Required Historic Viewing: DE Rich “Tombstone” Jackson
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares highlights of Broncos defensive end Rich “Tombstone” Jackson, a player everyone should know. Brian Frye of the GridFe asked me last month if I would ever craft my Defense to Defend a Planet. One of the reasons I’ve been waiting to build it is that I needed some video of Rich…
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Scott Bischoff’s RSP Film Room LB Genard Avery (Browns): Fists That Go Boom
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Scott Bischoff profiles the striking power of Cleveland Browns pick Genard Avery and illustrates how those skills compare to veteran pass rusher Elvis Dumervil. Former Memphis linebacker Genard Avery enters the NFL as a very underrated pass rusher because he makes plays despite not having the stature that the NFL demands…
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The Rookie Scouting Portfolio’s Junk In the Film Trunk
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares odd football highlights from around the web, including Vita Vea, Jadaveon Clowney, and Ray Lewis toting the rock. If I ever dream of a demon, I’m almost certain that he will resemble a heavily sunburned Kirk Herbstreit thanks to Betz. When it comes to studying the game and his…
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Matt Waldman’s NFL Lens Chandler Jones: Bending the Edge
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the vicious beauty of edge rusher Chandler Jones strip-sacking Russell Wilson. Chandler Jones bends the edge as well as any pass rusher in the league. On this play, he reaches the edge only to get pushed in the back as he works around the tackle. On the razor’s edge…