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Updated PPR Tiers at Footballguys 8.27.15

PPR tiers and commentary about specific upside players in each round. Every year for the past three, Sigmund Bloom and I have discussed our desire to present more nuanced draft plans that are still easy for readers to grasp. A snap shot of what’s going on in our brains without the page looking like jumbo…
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RSP Boiler Room No.3: TCU WR Josh Doctson

Learn why “feel for the game” matters and how WR Josh Doctson illustrates this concept in various ways. The RSP Film Room has a new series: The RSP Boiler Room. These will be short videos 5-15 minutes in length that profile a small number of plays on a prospect. The one on Josh Doctson below is…
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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…

