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RSP Film Room No.35: Alabama S Landon Collins
GM Jr.’s Josh Liskiewitz visits the program and shares his assertion that the Crimson Tide safety is not the first-round value many believe. If attending the Senior Bowl to study players was like a year of elementary school, Josh Liskiewitz and I have known each other since the first grade. When I invited Josh on the show 6-8…
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Futures: Deep Diving for Small-School Sleepers
TE James O’Shaughnessy, WRs Darius Davis and Dezmin Lewis, and RB Zach Zenner are small-school players worth monitoring. By Matt Waldman In his recent article on CSU-Pueblo quarterback Chris Bonner, Mike Tanier referred to me and Optimum Scouting’s Eric Galko as “deep divers” of the draft analyst community. With my caps and “seafarer” grooming, I…
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RSP Film Room No.33: FSU C Cameron Erving
GM, Jr. analyst and Footballguys.com writer Scott Bischoff joins the program for a look at Cameron Erving, a player whose career may have been saved by a position change. Ever struggle at something for months or years only to try something new and it flows like water rolling down a hill? I have. I know my…
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Futures: Two Non-College Prospects
Two tight ends on the Denver roster show that talent isn’t always evident at first glance. Futures: Two Non-College Prospects by Matt Waldman Some players are out of sight from NFL fans and media, but they aren’t out of mind for many NFL teams. Every new draft class may seem like the terminus of football…
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LB ‘Press & Cut’: Baiting Offensive Linemen
While studying TCU linebacker Paul Dawson with Eric Stoner in Sunday’s RSP Film Room, I asked Eric if he’s ever seen linebackers bait linemen in a direction the way a running back would bait opponents with a press and cut? I could tell he had seen it, but couldn’t recall specific example. For the hell…
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RSP Film Room No.33: TCU LB Paul Dawson
Among Eric Stoner’s talents is his experience playing and coaching linebackers. The contributing writer for the RSP blog joined me Sunday morning for a look at Dawson, who was considered a top linebacker prospect before his disappointing combine performance. Should we throw out the numbers or does the tape underscore the data? Here are some…
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Eric Stoner: Stanford LT Andrus Peat, A Conversation
While picking the brain of his friend Alec, Stoner shares thoughts of his own about Peat, the state of tackle play, scouting quirks, and NFL Draft philosophies that he’s kept locked away until this post. Eric: Thoughts on Peat? Alec: Honestly, I still don’t think he’s very good. I wanted to like him because his body type…
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2015 RSP Preview: “On the Hybrid TE Revolution”
Just wrapped up the first draft of the Tight End chapter for the 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. I shared a little of it informally on Twitter last night. Here’s a more fully-formed taste of some of the commentary you get along with the rankings, reports, and analysis of the RSP available for download April 1.…
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RSP Film Room No.32: Kenny Bell Redux w/Turron Davenport
How does one evaluate physical and mental toughness? Watch Turron Davenport and I study three games of Nebraska WR and Combine Stud Kenny Bell. Film session No.32 is the second time I’ve featured Kenny Bell, but even if you saw the first session there’s more to see from the second look. This second look mimics…
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Futures: RB Jay Ajayi, Wild Horse or Thoroughbred?
Boise State RB Jay Ajayi has the talent to have the best career of any back in this stacked 2015 draft class of runners. But he’ll need at least one firm boundary before he runs free. By Matt Waldman Jay Ajayi is a wild horse. Watching him gallop about the field, his gait and…
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