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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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RSP Film Room No.31: QB Coach Will Hewlett on Jameis Winston
It’s not every day that I have a quarterback coach tell me that he likes my analysis of passers. This happened seven months ago when Will Hewlett introduced himself to me. I didn’t know who Hewlett was–and many of you probably don’t either–but a lot of the quarterback coaches in college and pro football do: Hewlett…
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Football Convos Podcast
Jeff Loyd (@Jeff_LJ_Lloyd) invited me as his guest for his podcast Football Convos. It’s a 36-minute show about the RSP, football evaluation, and writing. Definitely a good show for a quick commute. You can download the episodes here on iTunes.
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RSP Film Room No.30: UCLA LB Eric Kendricks w/Jene Bramel
It may seem strange to many of you, but the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Jene Bramel and football isn’t injuries, but defense. But some of you diehards know exactly why. I’ve been waiting patiently for Jene to be my guest in the RSP Film Room and when I got…
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Three-Cone Drill Podcast
Rivers McCown and Danny Tuccitto have a fun podcast that delves into football and beyond. I think the “beyond” is why they enjoy having me on the Three-Cone Drill. Zook watched enough sub par quarterbacks this year to earn the surgery that he needed. The RSP’s loyal assistant left parts of his teeth in the…
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