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Boiler Room: ECU QB Shane Carden
One play can say a lot about a player: What he can do, what he can’t, and what might be possible 2-3 seasons from now. Today’s single-play analysis comes from ECU QB Shane Carden’s tape. The mission of the Boiler Room is to illustrate the pivotal areas of a prospect’s game and distill these areas…
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RSP Film Room No.39: QB Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo
Jordan Plocher of GM Jr. joins the hangout and we discuss why the top of this QB class should be a quartet rather than a trio. Chris Bonner is Jordan Plocher’s (rhymes with “blocker’) top-rated QB in this class. I get it. I don’t think there’s much separation among my top four–and it should be…
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Footballguys Thursday Live Audible 4.9.15
This week’s Audible Live show was an excellent podcast/hangout. Details inside. or listen to the podcast format. Mariota falling in the draft? Mike Mayock’s ranking change of Mariota three weeks before the draft. Expected and Unexpected Destinations for Todd Gurley. Randy Gregory, Marijuana, and Marijuana Testing. Discussion of Todd Gurley’s prospects. Discussion of Melvin Gordon’s…
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RLV 4/10/2015 + RSP Film Room No.38 w/Sigmund Bloom
Tre McBride RSP Film Room w/Sigmund Bloom, Sweet Home Chicago, Trey Flowers, and Wycheck vs. Lewis RSP Film Room No.38 – Tre McBride w/Sigmund Bloom Apologies to George Kritikos who asked me about McBride in the DLF Q&A, but I politely nixed the question so I could wait to discuss him the first time here.…
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Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork
Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork by Matt Waldman More film analysis forthcoming at Futures, especially on the Big Uglies, the island inhabitants on the perimeter, and the rovers and enforcers of the defense. In the meantime, indulge me one more week on offensive skill players. After all, I finished a 220-page skill position draft…
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Futures: Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler
Futures: Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler By Matt Waldman I’m a big fan of Stephen White’s draft profiles. The former NFL defensive end-turned-blogger has a writing voice that transports me to a corner booth at a late-night Korean barbecue joint where, over the sizzle of pork belly, beef brisket, and kimchi on the iron-cast lid, we’re…
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Dynasty League Football Q&A
George Kritikos of DLF conducted a Q&A with me this weekend, covering the following topics: The RSP’s evolution over the past 10 years. Lessons I’ve learned about evaluating players during the past decade. How I evaluate my work. Why I “show my work.” The importance of Marcus Mariota’s landing spot. Does evaluation of a small-school…
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My Latest Appearance On the Couch w/Sigmund Bloom
Bloom and I spend 90 minutes talking all sorts of things NFL Draft, including: Good and bad matches for Mariota, Winston and Hundley. Which backs are good fits for Dallas, Arizona, Houston, and San Diego? Discussion of zone and gap blocking schemes with regard to this RB class. Who are the best best receiving backs…
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Vikings Draft Invasion Podcast
I had a good time joining Andy Carlson on his podcast to talk Vikings draft and NFL prospects: • The work that goes into the Rookie Scouting Portfolio • Where did he have Teddy ranked coming in? • What about McKinnon and Cordarrelle? • The Vikings’ options at #11 • Kevin White vs Amari Cooper vs…
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Marcus Mariota: The Task-Oriented QB
Matt’s Note: This is the second part of an analysis Eric performed on Mariota. The first part is how to develop a grading scale for quarterbacks. This post covers notable parts of Mariota’s game from Eric’s tape study. I’m restating this post with the end of the previous one. If it seems familiar, you know why .…
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