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RSP Boiler Room No.20: RB C.J. Prosise
Why is Frank Gore pictured for this Prosise run vs. Temple? Read on. C.J. Prosise is a gifted athlete with NFL physcial skills who must learn to become a craftsman at his position if he wants a professional career as anything more than a specialist. If you’re new to the RSP then you’re not familiar with…
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February Brain Dump
This month’s download of thoughts as I study prospects for the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Note: My impressions of players mentioned below may change as I continue studying tape and analyze the workout data. Quarterback After watching the film, I understand why some older NFL analysts have been touting Brandon Allen. He has just enough arm for the…
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Super Bowl Takes
Cam, Peyton, Wade’s crew, Bill, Roger, and Marshawn headline my thoughts on this weekend of football. One can imagine it began sometime this fall at 345 Park Avenue… The Vice President of League Merchandising–or whatever the title is of the person on the executive team in charge of league apparel–is in a conference room reporting…
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RSP Film Room No.72: WR Sterling Shepard w/Matt Harmon
What makes Shepard more NFL-ready than many receives in this class? Find out when Matt Harmon joins the program. Shepard is one of the favorites of the draft community. He’s a capable slot receiver with enough physical and technical skill to work on the perimeter. Matt Harmon of Footballguys, NFL.com, and Reception Perception fame, joins…
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RSP Film Room No.71: WR Kenny Lawler, Cal
Matt Harmon joins the show for a double feature. Part I is a look at the Cal receiver who displays NFL traits despite lacking physically imposing dimensions. The other day I mused on Twitter that football is a game of aggression. If you’re not philosophically or technically the predator, you’re the prey. This applies to…
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Integration, Projection, and Evaluation
Integrating layers of information is vital to good player evaluation. An example of studying Braxton Miller reveals why. There are very few skill players I haven’t seen before I got to Mobile, but my first look at Braxton Miller came at the Senior Bowl last week. Waiting on Miller was by design. The former Buckeye quarterback has only…
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RSP Boiler Room: WR Braxton Miller
Miller has grown since his first game, but this route against Virginia Tech gives you an idea of things he’s had to learn and areas that will require continued focus as he refines his NFL athletic ability into NFL receiving ability. For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio –…
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RSP Boiler Room: RB Brandon Ross And Maintaining a Down-Hill Mentality
Gap runners perform better on fill-in the blank than multiple choice. Ross demonstrates why he’s a better fit for gap plays at this stage of his career. Watch Brandon Ross run it up the middle. Watch it again. See him taking on defenders? See him on the next play attacking the crease and not caring…
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RSP Boiler Room: TTU WR Jakeem Grant v. LSU CB TreDavious White
It’s vital to analyze the alignment of the wide receiver and defense on every play. This long TD from Grant is all about where White begins the play. I would have loved to see Jakeeem Grant at the Senior Bowl. The senior is one of the best return men in this senior class and he’s…
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Senior Bowl Offensive Wrap
What Waldman learned about each offensive skill player after three Senior Bowl practices. The Mobile Mardi Gras parade derailed our opportunity to reveal the tape for extra nuggets to share with you, but missing out on practice tape is far from a devastating development. The takeaways I seek from the Senior Bowl practices are basic:…
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