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Twitch Gang
I. Edge rushers are the easiest position to project in the NFL Draft. The skills required to play the position are easily discernible on tape. Jene Bramel and Andrew Parsons have probably done a better job than anyone at showing what to look for biomechanically from edge rushers on film. Further, the physical ability required…
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RSP Film Room: WR Breshad Perriman
Football Gameplan’s Gene Clemmons and I discuss the details missing in the Ravens receiver’s game as he enters the league. Football Gameplan’s Gene Clemmons joins the RSP Film Room for a look at Ravens draft pick Breshad Perriman. Clemmons and I have watched several games of Perriman’s, but we decided on the N.C. State game to profile…
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Ross Tucker Podcast: Draft Recap
Ross Tucker had me on his Sirius Morning Kickoff to discuss the draft: How the RSP differs from the average scouting process. Elements of a good evaluation process. Player-landing spots I liked. Ameer Abdullah Leonard Williams Ha’ouli Kikaha Andrus Peat T.J. Yeldon Eric Kendricks Owamagbe Odighizuwa Eric Rowe James O’Shaughnessy Preston Smith Quarterback development. You…
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RSP Roundtable Podcast: Alan Dandar and Dan Hatman
Get a whole new perspective on scouting and NFL decision-making and listen to this show before the draft tonight. The NFL Draft begins today and rather than talking about prospects, I spoke with two experienced NFL football operations and personnel people about scouting, management, and strategy of building a team. This is easily one of…
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DLF Podcast Appearance
I talk shop with Karl Safchick and Jarrett Behar on the latest DLF Podcast: Winston-Mariota Dorial Green-Beckham Ameer Abdullah Late round RB prospects Enjoy! For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, get the 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – available now. Better yet, if you’re a fantasy owner the Post-Draft Add-on comes with the 2012…
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Sports Underground Podcast Appearance
Kent Kletscher and I talk Vikings draft and RSP in this episode of the Sports Underground: Kevin White and Dorial Green-Beckham Todd Gurley or Melvin Gordon for Minnesota? Mid-round options at RB. The origins of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Jameis Winston or Marcus Mariota? The quarterback development paradigm of the NFL and why it fails.…
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Futures: 2015 Time Capsule Mock (Open Again in 2018)
Thanks and Goodbye Today’s column is my last at Football Outsiders. I have enjoyed my three-year run with the site and I appreciate the opportunity to write here. It’s a fine staff of writers and I especially wish to thank past and present writers Doug Farrar, Tom Gower, Rivers McCown, Ben Muth, Mike Tanier,…
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Ruining QBs
Quarterback development in the NFL is like trying to flash-fry something; you either get deliciously seared-in flavor, or a burnt piece of crap. – Former NFL scout and current consultant to over a dozen teams. The decision to start a rookie quarterback as the rule rather than the exception confounds me. I’d like to see…
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RSP Film Room No.46: LB/DE Dante Fowler w/Dan Hatman
An instructive session with a former NFL scout who does a methodical job of breaking down a player with potential to play multiple positions. Dan Hatman is the founder of the Scouting Academy, an educational service devoted to teaching the fundamentals of the game and player evaluation to fans, aspiring scouts, media, and football professionals. While…
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Eric Stoner’s Cheesehead TV Podcast Appearance
Stoner joins Aaron Nagler for a “deep dive” on inside linebacker prospects. Download the podcast. Session Notes: The cluster of LBs in the the second and the roles they can fill. Erick Kendricks Stephone Anthony Bernardrick McKinney. Carl Bradford Killing Nagler’s Paul Dawson dreams. Why some freelancing LBs improve in the NFL. QBs Mariota, Winston, Hundley,…
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The Rookie Scouting Portfolio
A Seat in Matt Waldman’s Film Room: The Most Comprehensive NFL Draft Scouting Reports of Offensive Skill Positions (QB, RB, WR, TE) Available.
