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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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Futures: Kentucky Edge Men Bud Dupree and Za’Darius Smith
By Matt Waldman Football is simple. It’s a game of running, hitting, throwing, and catching. And in this simple worldview of the game, Bud Dupree and Za’Darius Smith are incredibly similar football players. Both are big, strong athletes with the job of protecting the edge of a defense while threatening the edge of the offense.…
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Odell Beckham in Hindsight and Performance Theory
Late in the year, SB Nation writer and former NFL defensive lineman Stephen White tweeted that no one knew that Odell Beckham would be this good. A follower of mine responded to this Tweet and told him that I did, referring to my February 4, 2013 post, Six Plays That Make Me a Fan of Odell Beckham’s Game. …
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Boiler Room: UGA WR Chris Conley
For many, the highlight of Christian Conley’s Georgia career was this 26-minute video: Not that Conley is bad at football, but most people were more familiar with Conley’s Star Wars fan film than they were with his athletic exploits until Saturday. After last weekend’s Combine, where Conley posted a record-setting broad jump, a 45-inch vertical,…
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Conversion Program: OT T.J. Clemmings by Eric Stoner
Eric Stoner gives an excellent primer of o-line footwork while profiling his pet project in this year’s draft, a former defensive lineman converted to offensive tackle. Who is T.J. Clemmings And What Does He Mean to You? My first exposure to T.J. Clemmings came from listening to Josh Norris’ podcast Process the Process. He and…
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RSP Film Room No.29: UCLA DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa
DraftBreakdown.com writer John Owning joins the program and brings with him the tape of a man my in-laws would probably call “Godzilla” as a shorthand for his full name Owamagbe Odighizuwa (O-diggy-zu-wa). And man does Godzilla wreak havoc on offensive tackles in this episode of the film room. Owning, a jiu-jitsu instructor and a trained…
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