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RSP Film Room No.28: K-State WR Tyler Lockett
SB Nation and Bolts From the Blue Writer Kyle Posey joins the program to examine the game of Kansas State receiver/return specialist Tyler Lockett. What I love about this episode is Posey, a former college football wide receiver, and I touch upon points about the position that I haven’t discussed with anyone else in the…
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Setting It (Up) Straight: A Route Misnomer, Starring Delaware’s Mike Johnson
A straight, well-paced stem is a terrific weapon that some analysts can mistake for a route lacking nuance. Delaware’s underrated Mike Johnson illustrates. If draft analysis in the football writing world was a barn on a farm, it would require a thorough cleaning of the build-up of manure. The majority of this excrement comes from…
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Futures: The Value of Questions Over Answers (Randy Gregory)
Good football analysis often provides answers, but it also helps frame better questions. Two plays from Randy Gregory’s USC tape frame a vital question about the potential top-five pick. Read an Internet scouting report; watch a video breakdown; or check out a message board, Twitter conversation, or comment section of a football website (like the…
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Pocket Presence Chalkboard w/Alabama QB Blake Sims
When it comes to quarterback play, the feet usually tell the story. Blake Sims’ feet say a lot about his game. Sims’ game has an exciting element of athleticism and he has a pass-first mentality when he maneuvers a war-torn pocket. Ask him to get rid of the ball fast on plays that are extensions…
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RSP Film Room No.27: Randy Gregory
Ryan Riddle joins me for a screening of Nebraska edge defender Randy Gregory, a tall, quick prospect with active and heavy hands. Here’s what we cover with one of the safer edge defenders in this class. How Gregory wins with his hands and feet. What makes Gregory a linear player and why does that both…
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Futures: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota
Futures: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota By Matt Waldman The NFL’s private detectives will dig up intel on prospects that sometimes stretches as far back as grade school. Nearly half the teams in the league will hire a consultant touting its military “interviewing” background to assess a player’s ability to lead or be led. And ESPN…
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Todd Gurley: Feed Me, Seymour
It’s not the Eddie George Plate, it’s the Eddie Georgia Plate–and it is fit for a Big Dawg. Feed Me, Seymour I love dreaming, but it requires sleep, which as you can imagine, I don’t do enough between August and April. If I were dreaming, the following scene would be typical of the my imagination…
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Super Bowl XLIX: Making Sense of One Yard
Looking beyond the single-worst call in Super Bowl history to make sense of a winning philosophy that came a yard shy of consecutive championships. Seattle lost the Super Bowl because it dared to win. It’s extraordinarily difficult to reconcile this statement in light of the Seahawks’ choice to call a pass over the middle from the…
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RSP Film Room No.26: WR Jaelen Strong w/Jeff Lloyd
Strong isn’t flashy, but Jeff Lloyd and I show you why this Sun Devil’s ability to flash clean, simple execution makes him a prospect with game that should be pro ready sooner than later. RESN analyst Jeff Lloyd learned how to play wide receiver under former Oregon State offensive coordinator John Garrett. Lloyd visited the RSP…
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Futures: CSU Pueblo QB Chris Bonner
Much of the major media has written off this year’s quarterbacks beyond the top three prospects, but Bonner deserves due diligence. Futures: CSU-Pueblo QB Chris Bonner By Matt Waldman Due diligence is a vital part of player evaluation. Victor Cruz, Tony Romo, Joe Horn, and Priest Holmes were the beneficiaries of this phrase as applied…
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