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RSP Film Room No.6: RB Zach Zenner and DE Shane Ray
Is Zach Zenner a bigger, faster, and more conceptually gifted Donald Brown with elements of Alfred Morris’ game? Can Shane Ray become an every-down contributor in the NFL? Alex Brown and I evaluate. I met Alex Brown for the first time at Senior Bowl practices. Brown covers the SEC and Big 12 for Optimum Scouting,…
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Reads Listens Views 10/3/2014
Siamese Fighting Fish; RSP Film Room Hangouts; Waltz on the walls of city hall, Poynter.org on Bill Simmons’ suspension, 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 may…
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Boiler Room: Auburn WR Sammie Coates
Coates is a great athlete, but a raw receiver. Two plays reveal where he struggles, but why there’s good reason for optimism for his professional development. FoxSports reporter Bruce Feldman has Sammie Coates as his “freak dela creme” on his annual list of great college football athletes. If you choose to click on the link, you’ll…
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Futures: UCLA LB-RB Myles Jack
Futures: UCLA LB-RB Myles Jack By Matt Waldman “Myles Jack once took a knee in a victory formation . . . it was a 38-yard gain.” This is the lead comment to describe a collection of Myles Jack highlights on YouTube. The nod to the Dos Equis Most Interesting Man in The World ad campaign…
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RSP Film Room w/Draft Breakdown’s Ryan Lownes: RB Mike Davis and WR Rashad Greene
Mike Davis and Rashad Greene are large cogs in their respective offensive machines at South Carolina and Florida State. Ryan Lownes and I discuss the details of Davis’ power, footwork, and what to note about running back’s perimeter speed. We also spot some correctable flaws with Green’s route running that leads to losing match ups…
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Reads Listens Views 9/26/2014
Street Art in Ann Arbor; RSP Film Room Hangouts; Inches, Milliseconds, and Jamison Crowder; and Writing Advice From Two Greats 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 may not like…
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RSP Film Room No.4 w/Ryan Riddle: LB Shaq Thompson and RB Jay Ajayi
Ryan Riddle and I love watching football together and it shines through in our examination of two prospects: Washington linebacker Shaq Thompson and Boise State running back Jay Ajayi. Riddle does a fantastic job of noting that Thompson might be a player without a position at this stage of his career and in the process,…
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Boiler Room: Duke WR Jamison Crowder
Inches and milliseconds separate good college players from quality starters in the pros. Two plays illustrate how close (and far) Crowder might be from the NFL. A series I started last spring at this blog is The Boiler Room. One of the challenges involved with player analysis is to be succinct with delivering the goods. As the author…
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Futures: Miami RB Duke Johnson
Is Johnson capable of NFL brilliance? Burst will ultimately tell the tale. by Matt Waldman The 2015 running back draft class is a potential embarrassment of riches. It may test the collective sentiment of recent claims from football media that running back is no longer an early-round position. To give full disclosure, I’ve often tried…
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RSP Film Room No.3 w/Guest Josh Norris, Rotoworld: RBs T.J. Yeldon and Tevin Coleman
Rotoworld’s rising star Josh Norris joins me in the RSP Film Room to review tape of Alabama RB T.J. Yeldon and Indiana back Tevin Coleman. Some of the topics covered in this episode: Norris’ concept “Where he wins.” What is “having a nose for the end zone?” Fine points of RB pass protection. NFL creases…
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