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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: Rodgers, Winston, Stafford and the Dino Concept
Mark Schofield profiles a dangerous vertical route concept demonstrated by the trio of NFL quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Jameis Winston, and Matt Stafford. Football is a copycat game. When a route concept, play design or coverage scheme is known to work, coaches are going to find a way to get it into their playbook. While watching […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Speed Kills (Our Sensibilities for Understanding RB Play)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens profiles a pair of runs from Saquon Barkley and Malcolm Brown to illustrate why speed is over-emphasized in some circles of scouting the running back position. Speed is the cleavage of football analysis. No matter how much the NFL tells you that they’ve evolved and speed is simply one of […]
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J Moyer’s RSP Running Back Room Week 1: LeSean McCoy And Miles Sanders–What is Vision?
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor J. Moyer defines his methods for grading a running back’s vision and uses the positives and negatives of NFL running backs LeSean McCoy and Miles Sanders as examples. We all know that ‘vision’ is an important trait for running backs. But what is vision? In its most simple conceptualization, vision describes […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens QB Gardner Minshew (Jaguars): Confirming Coverage and the Cut Call
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield breaks down a play from Gardner Minshew’s strong debut with the Jaguars last week. First RSP readers, a bit of a confession. Gardner Minshew was perhaps my favorite quarterback to talk to at last year’s Senior Bowl. I loved his personality, I love how he spoke about Mike Leach’s […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens QB Russell Wilson (Seahawks): Footwork Is The Window Into A Quarterback’s Soul
Matt Waldman deconstructs an off-script completion from Russell Wilson to D.K. Metcalf and reveals how a quarterback’s footwork is a window into his football soul. Bill Walsh said the best way to learn about a quarterback is to watch his feet. It’s one of the elegant truths of scouting the position. A quarterback’s feet are […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room RB Alvin Kamara’s (Saints) Tackle-Breaking And Contact-Balance
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the precision behind Saints running back Alvin Kamara’s tackle-breaking and contact-balance. I’m not a football skills coach, but I watch enough runners that I notice patterns that the best running backs display. Many of you watch enough to do the same—I’m simply in a position to articulate them. Alvin […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers) And The Lesson of Making the Game Easy
Mark Schofield shows how Aaron Rodgers’ quarterbacking against the Chicago Bears exhibits a lot of common sense. Football, even at the NFL level, does not have to be a hard game. There are some simple tenets that are always applicable. Tackle the guy with the football. Throw to the open receiver. Run to daylight. Tackle […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: On Dwayne Haskins, Human Nature and Development
Mark Schofield examines quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ preseason performance in Washington as it relates to his college tape. It is human nature to want to be right. Whether in a relationship, professionally, or just in friendly debates at the local watering hole, when we make a statement or prediction we want to be proven correct in […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Drew Brees Speaks Quarterback With Sophistication
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases a play from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to illustrate that Quarterbacking is a language and the best speak it with sophistication. Preseason quarterback ratings look nice when your favorite young quarterback is sitting atop them if you’re simply into window dressing. Quarterback rating approximates how well a […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: The Jarrett Stidham Edition of ‘Playing Quarterback Is Hard’
Mark Schofield begs to differ with Ted Williams by revealing how even the most mundane decisions for a quarterback often require an immense amount of on-field awareness and split-second processing. Follow Mark on Twitter @markschofield So you want to play quarterback in the NFL? Good luck with all…that. It is a standard line, one that […]