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Boiler Room: WR DeVante Parker
Selling a vertical route starts with the first few steps off the line. See why this is so important with successful route running. It’s hard not to like Louisville wide receiver DeVante Parker as an NFL prospect. He’s tall, fast, and has a quick first-step with the ball in his hands. I also like his…
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Reads Listens Views 8/29/2014
Mathematical GIF Art, Weed-Inspired Logos, Jason Wood’s “On Second Thought” Series, Icelandic Landscapes, Battling Tenors, and RSP Post-Draft Listens – Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt If could play remotely like either of these guys this blog would not exist. What is Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. I post…
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Kasen Williams and The Gray Area Between Attacking and Protecting The Target
Do you look at your past evaluations and apply what you’ve learned to your present work? The response might not be what you think. Washington receiver Kasen Williams’ game offers me a way to explain. I’m often asked how I evaluate my work. Usually, the question is attached with an assumption of how I evaluate…
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The Boiler Room: Nebraska RB Ameer Abdullah — The Difficulty of Judging Football Speed
A common refrain among experienced coaches, scouts, and personnel managers is that football players rarely run untouched in a straight line for 40 yards. I’m not knocking the 40-yard dash as a combine activity — only attempting to place a proper frame around the evaluation tool when the media and fans magnify its importance. Whether…
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Reads Listens Views 8/22/2014
Japanese One Stroke Dragon Art, The morbid and beautiful denizens of Lake Natron, Pete Carroll and the Inner Game of Tennis, and RSP Post-Draft Views Details at Colossal 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…
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RSO Journal: My Draft, Auction Prep, and Results
The RSO Writers League held its auction this weekend. Here’s a look at my strategy and execution for a free agent auction in this unique and fantastic format that you should try. In case you haven’t heard of RSO’s site and leagues, here’s the quick rundown: It’s a contract-keeper-hybrid-auction league site that two former employees…
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Footballguys Tiers Update
ABOUT MY PPR TIERS If you don’t know by now, I have a reputation for views on players that differ from the norm. Even so, my rankings accuracy is still very high by industry standards over the past 3-5 years and where I have performed best dovetails nicely with the strategy I write about the most: Upside Down…
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Reads Listens Views 8/15/2014
Logan Thomas, Believe It or Not, Icelandic Island, WDR Big Band, Dex, and RSP Post-Draft Views 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 everything listed here, but you’re…
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QB Logan Thomas: Look Out Below!!!
Utter the name “Logan Thomas” on Twitter and assign some positives to his game before the NFL Draft and the most likely responses coming your way were derision and confusion. The cynicism stems from the failures of NFL teams that have consistently pursued big, strong quarterbacks without enough regard for pocket presence, capacity to learn…
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