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RSP Film Room No.51: PSU QB Christian Hackenberg
Emory Hunt requested a hot-button prospect and your votes were for the Penn State quarterback. Neither Emory Hunt or I had watched Christian Hackenberg closely, but some fans and media consider the quarterback the best prospect at his position. Draft Breakdown’s Jeff Risdon suggested the Indiana game as an “eye-opening” example of the passer. We…
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Reads Listens Views 8/22/2015
Who are these five women? Answer at the bottom of the post. Listens: Fishbone Live from San Francisco 1992 (NSFW) What’s the Deal With This Post? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Until last December, I used Fridays to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I…
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Advice on “Breaking into the Fantasy Football Biz”
What do you tell someone who asks for advice on becoming a fantasy writer? I get this question a lot and depending who is asking and how it’s asked, I have a variety of answers. Today I hogged Twitter timelines to give an answer. It’s not the only answer or the best answer. I’m going…
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The Chicken or the Gravy: A Player Evaluation Parable
If you had to choose, which would you rather have as your sustenance? The chicken or the gravy? How does this apply to player evaluation? Imagine that you’re about to be placed in a bomb shelter for 16 weeks. You’re told that if you leave the room before those 16 weeks are up you will…
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Gut Check No.343: Complete ADP Desirability Rankings
Sigmund Bloom and I have a lot of conversations throughout the course of a week. One vibrant, on-going topic is the state of fantasy football rankings. There’s value to a linear set of rankings spanning 1-250 that are based on statistical modeling. It’s the safest way to create a blueprint for a draft. There are…
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Aussie Guys NFL Podcast
I hung out with the fellows from Melbourne and they asked me a lot about the Rookie Scouting Portfolio: it’s origins, it’s criteria, and how it applies to some of the rookies from the 2015 class. Stitcher: http://t.co/KmAOtpl1VP iTunes: https://t.co/jBFjp9Cozf
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Woot & Wye NFL Podcast
This Georgia boy took a podcast tour of Australia on Friday. Here’s my appearance on the Woot & Wye NFL show. Players I don’t like this year. Players I do like this year. Specific route techniques that hampered Breshad Perriman in college that are likely hampering him now. Why Andre Ellington is a value. Why…
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RSP Film Room No. 50 – WR Mike Williams (Clemson) w/ Matt Harmon
We kick off the 2016 RSP Film Room like the way we ended it: Matt Harmon and I studying a wide receiver. Clemson’s Mike Williams has the build of Martavis Bryant and A.J. Green. Does he have the same game? Matt Harmon and I didn’t see enough contested plays involving Williams against N.C. State and Oklahoma…
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Reads Listens Views 8/14/2015
Worth a second week to lead off Reads Listens Views with this twin bill from Emory Hunt and crew at Football Game Plan. The Return of Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Until last December, I used Fridays to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling…
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Gut Check No.242: 2015 Upside Down Draft Strategy
Upside Down Drafting. High Stakes winners have used it, there’s a book on it, and it has even earned a different name. Waldman coined the original name. Learn about his UDD approach for 2015. UDD CLIFFS NOTES If you aren’t familiar with the UDD Strategy here’s the basic explanation of the philosophy, the strategy, and…
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