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Boiler Room: Arizona State RB Marion Grice
One of my favorite players in this draft thus far is this 6-0, 204-lb. Sun Devils running back with the vision, balance, and grit to get the most from every play. A series I started last spring at the RSP blog is The Boiler Room. One of the challenges involved with player analysis is to be succinct…
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Reads Listens Views 1/17/2014
This week’s RLV: Roger Goodell’s inbox, a killer author, a killer oud performance, and dinosaur pushups. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to things I’m checking out when I’m online. You may not like everything listed here, but you’re bound to like something. It’s also…
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Below the Radar: Alabama Utility Back Jalston Fowler
Alabama FB/HB Jalston Folwer reminds me of Atlanta Falcons’ underrated ‘tweener Jason Snelling, only Fowler is a better ball carrier. The eye in the sky doesn’t lie. It’s a pithy football cliché. But the eyes in our heads can fool us. It happens to everyone while watching a football game and play-by-play commentary can reinforce…
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Futures: Senior Bowl Preview
Another year, another Senior Bowl. What I am looking for, and what does the format of the Senior Bowl help me see? Futures: Senior Bowl Preview by Matt Waldman There will be hundreds of Senior Bowl Previews available within the next seven days. Most of them will explain why the game is important to the…
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UCF QB Blake Bortles
QB Blake Bortles is a tall glass with water at the halfway mark, but is it half-full or half-empty? Last year, I broached the topic of comparing a quarterback prospect – E.J. Manuel – to a half a glass of water. Some saw the Bills quarterback as half-full, others half-empty. Blake Bortles is also one…
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“One Good Year” And Other Asinine Thoughts on QB Evaluation
One good year. It’s a cautionary refrain from the chorus of skeptics not sold on Central Florida junior Blake Bortles as a top-flight quarterback prospect (see my evaluation of Bortles vs. South Carolina). In the wee hours of the morning in a video-lit room evaluating quarterbacks, this three-word phrase will strike the fear in the…
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Reads Listens Views 1/10/2014
This Week’s RLV: A jive turkey worth eating, appreciating Klook, a spec at sea, Cyrille Aimee, and tree houses. Listens Views – Unbelievable Tree Houses For more, including an invisible tree house, check out Higher Learning Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to things I’m…
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Aspire For The Catch, Settle For The Trap
Marqise Lee, Gator Hoskins, and Draftbreakdown.com, provide good examples why extending the arms to catch the ball is important. Draft Breakdown.com is a wonderful source for viewing cut-ups of games. When I don’t have a game I need from my own growing library of recorded games (probably in the thousands by now) this site filled…
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Futures: Fresno State QB Derek Carr
Want a glimpse into a quarterback’s mind? Watch his feet. Derek Carr’s reveal initiative and impulsivity. Futures: Fresno State QB Derek Carr by Matt Waldman Want a glimpse into a quarterback’s mind? Watch his feet. If there’s a minimal amount of footwork before a throw, the passer is making quick decisions. If there are hitches…
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2014 RSP Early Bird Discount
Pre-order the 2014 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Until February 10 for $17.95! “Best thing I’ll buy this year . . .” -Bob Harris, Fantasy Football Hall Fame inductee and editor of Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc. For the past three years, I’ve had readers ask me to make the RSP available for pre-order. My first thought…
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