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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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RSP Film Room No.45: RB Skills & Drills w/Chad Spann
If you want to learn what’s in the secret sauce of running back play in regards to footwork, pad level, leverage, and cuts, this is the episode for you. I don’t care if you watch this film room, because I’m going to be wearing out this episode on YouTube. 2010 MAC Offensive Player of the…
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Waldman 49ers Better Rivals Podcast Appearance
I had the pleasure of speaking with Oscar and David for an hour on the Better Rivals podcast. Session notes might not be completely accurate because the duo will be chopping up the podcast into two episodes. I’ll post the second episode when it’s out, but here’s the comprehensive menu: My pre-draft thoughts on Quinton…
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Sigmund Bloom On the Couch Podcast: Eric Stoner
RSP contributor Eric Stoner joins Bloom On the Couch 10 days before the draft for a great discussion from the trenches and off-ball linebackers: Who was part of the Draft Mehcca crew? The two archetypes of quarterbacks High-variance and efficient Examples of both Why Mariota compares to Matt Ryan On Leonard Williams’ prospects Why he’s already at his…
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RSP Film Room No.23: Leonard Williams (Best Player We’ve seen this year (so far…))
I just cut two RSP Film Room sessions with Ryan Riddle and they couldn’t be more different. The first features Shawn Oakman, a 6-7 defensive end with a freakish body, whose game is physically, technically, and conceptually raw. Let’s skip that film room session, I’ll profile it later. The second prospect from this twin bill…
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