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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…
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J. Moyer’s RSP NFL Lens: WR Curtis Samuel (Panthers) And Revisiting Scouting Report Stereotypes
RSP contributor J. Moyer explains why Carolina Panthers wide receiver is on his way to becoming an elite perimeter receiver in the NFL. Follow J. o Twitter at @jmoyerfb Projecting players from the college game to the pros is difficult. Physical attributes poorly predict performance. Production is heavily influenced by contextual factors such as the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: RB Ronald Jones (Tampa Bay) More Patience Required
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines a run from Ronald Jones’ preseason game against the Buccaneers and explains why more patience is needed for the second-year running back. Ronald Jones has been one of the significant storylines from the NFL preseason. He’s added weight, cut down on mistakes, and he’s playing with greater decisiveness than…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: RB Alexander Mattison (Vikings) Cramming Well
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases a decisive run from Vikings running back Alexander Mattison on an outside zone scheme. Zone runs are multiple-choice by nature: A. Cram the run at the designed landmark. B. Bounce the run further outside the designed landmark. C. Cutback the run away from the schemed side of the landmark.…