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Cool Intermission
While I’m finishing up more game film on Juron Criner and Chris Polk and still 8-10 hours from giving you some takes on the Shrine Game Participants, here’s a video performance of an old friend of mine who is a performer, arranger, and composer. Once you hear Darren Kramer play you’ll never hear the “paperclip” …
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A Bait and Switch Fiesta: How Oklahoma State’s defense revealed chinks in Andrew Luck’s armor.
I’ve always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie. -Bill Paxton, American actor and director. Good football is about successfully perpetrating a con. Almost every element of the game is designed to persuade the opponent to fall for a bait and switch. The most basic techniques of…
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2012 RSP Update
With the NFL well into its postseason, I’m steadily working my way through draft prospects for the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio, which will be sold exclusively through a link to a secure shopping page you can access from this blog. If you’d like to purchase the 2011 RSP it is still available for $9.95. Back…
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Free Playoff Fantasy Football
You can’t beat the intensity of the NFL playoffs, but you can add to it with one-on-one fantasy football. Mike MacGregor and I are holding playoff fantasy football all the way through the Super Bowl at Fantasy Throwdown. That’s right, you can have a Super Bowl fantasy match up. In fact, we’re holding a playoff…
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RSP Cutting Room Floor: College RB and WR Notes
If you haven’t noticed, the RSP blog is often my catchall area to write about anything I can relate to football. Nonetheless, rookie evaluation is still far and away the headliner. With the regular NFL season in the books I’ve ramped up my film study of college players. Here’s a few odds and ends about…
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Boycotting the Corner Store: A Lesson for RBs
Isaiah Pead is an NFL running back prospect for the 2012 NFL Draft. The 5’11”, 198-pound University of Cincinnati senior is agile, and quick. He earns his tuition gaining yards from spread and pistol sets. This morning I’m watching Pead gain 191 total yards from scrimmage and score two touchdowns against NC State. I’m not…
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Gone Fishing
For the next week I’ll be spending most of my waking hours watching college prospects. I have studied nearly 100 players this fall for the 2012 RSP, which will be available on April 1. With time off from work, I’m devoting my break solely to watching film. I’m also depressed about Adrian Peterson’s injury. I…
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