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RSP Flashback, Sr. Bowl Story, & Sample: DeMarco Murray
Murray was one of those “Yeah, but…” players for many during his draft class, but I liked him a lot. So did Earnest Byner and Sam Gash… I’ve done a Murray flashback in the past, but I have a little story to add. Murray was one of the options I most wanted to see at…
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Boiler Room: RB Joe Bergeron
Former Texas running back Joe Bergeron has size and strength, but these two qualities alone do not make a powerful NFL runner — see Andre Williams Joe Bergeron is 6-1, 232 pounds with thighs that resemble Earl Campbell’s. The big back scored 25 touchdowns in three years with the Longhorns, earning 1592 career yards from…
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Football Outsiders: Rutgers TE Tyler Kroft
There’s a growing diversity of players that are labeled tight ends in the NFL. Rutgers’ Tyler Kroft flashes upside to become more than a receiving specialist, but there’s no guarantee he’ll fulfill this potential. By Matt Waldman If there’s one prospect type in football that rarely lives up to the first-year hype of the general…
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UGA RB Todd Gurley: RSP Film Room No.7 w/guest Cecil Lammey
RSP Film Room: Todd Gurley, Cecil Lammey, South Carolina tape? Doesn’t get much better. Good friend Cecil Lammey of Footballguys and ESPN Radio Denver stops by the RSP Film Room to take a look at UGA RB Todd Gurley against South Carolina. Gurley is one of the top backs in this class and arguably the…
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Reads Listens Views 10/10/2014
Central Park North; Creepy Clowns in Deserted Town; Matt Bowen, Andrew Healey, Great Punt Returns; Color Blind or Color Brave, and more… What is Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. I post links on Fridays to content I’m saving for later consumption or pieces that I found compelling. You…
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Listens: Three-Cone Drill Podcast w/Rivers McCown & Danny Tuccitto
Listens – The Three-Cone Drill Podcast Rivers McCown and Danny Tuccitto host the Three-Cone Drill Podcast. It’s a fine show (adult language is a factor so keep that in mind where and when you’re listening) and one I hoped to join as a guest. The duo was kind enough to have me on last week.…
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Deny Emotion and You Only See a Fraction of the Game
Football and the analysis of the sport have become an increasingly intellectual pursuit of a physical game. However, the impact of emotion on the performance of players, plays, and a team remains as important as ever despite the desire to hide its seat at the table. There are a few things this post is not. Although some…
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Boiler Room: WR Kevin White
With receivers like WVU’s Kevin White, it’s often how you start and not how you finish — especially in the red zone. A player whose stock is rising this year is West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White. At 6-3, 210 pounds, White has the muscular dimensions of a player like Michael Crabtree while wearing the…
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The Stiff-Arm Collection
The other night, I watched Auburn WR Sammie Coates deliver a stiff-arm so violent that I half expected the Texas A&M cornerback to bounce a few feet off the ground. Based on his body language after the play you could tell the defender was embarrassed to be on the end of this thorough smack down. You…
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Futures: Washington LB/DB/RB Shaq Thompson
Futures: Washington LB/DB/RB Shaq Thompson By Matt Waldman Author’s Note: For all of the RSP Film Room excerpts with Ryan Riddle, you’ll have to click the red and white play button in the center of the screen and then click the refresh symbol (the half circle with an arrow in the lower left corner of…
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