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Reads, Listens, and Views…and Tweets 8/5
A great week of football at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. A healthy dose of training camp helps. Special thanks to all of you who have subscribed to the blog or have made it part of your daily ritual. If you like what you’ve seen thus far, please consider these three acts of kindness:
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Sigmund Bloom Part III
In this part of my conversation with Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys senior staff writer and Draftguys co-founder, we discuss under appreciated NFL players, emerging NFL players, the Bloom 100, what he’s watching when he’s evaluating players, and why he plays in 25-plus fantasy leagues . Waldman: Aside from fantasy football, just as a fan of the…
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Eye Catching Tweets From NFL Camps 8/3
Twitter is a great place to get camp updates but they come so fast and furious, I thought I’d pick a few about rookies from various beat writers and provide my takes on these quick reports. Blaine Gabbert: @Taniaganguli‘ s piece on Blaine Gabbert’s defense of David Garrard provide a glimpse of…
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Sigmund Bloom Part II
In this part of my conversation with Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys senior staff writer and Draftguys co-founder, we discuss NFL trends, the appeal of the NFL Draft, and the value of the Game Recaps he does at Footballguys.com. Waldman: Tell me about the more profound things you’ve learned about the game on the field because of…
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Eye-catching Tweets From NFL Camps 8/2
Twitter is a great place to get camp updates but they come so fast and furious, I thought I’d pick a few about rookies from various beat writers and provide my takes on these quick reports. Packers WR Randall Cobb Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press Gazette reports that Packers rookie receiver Randall…
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Zach Law’s Q&A of Matt Waldman
Zach Law has been doing a series of interviews with fantasy football writers. He decided I should be one of them ($10 helps). Here’s the first part… Interview
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Conversation with Footballguys & Draftguys Sigmund Bloom
Ask Sigmund Bloom who he became a football writer and draft analyst and he’ll tell you that its because he’s a compulsive talker, narcissist, and egomaniac and he found and audience that accepted it. As his colleague at Footballguys.com I can assure you that he’s not a narcissist or an egomaniac. However if you heard…
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The “Why” of Bears WR Earl Bennett
Earl Bennett was my No.2 WR prospect in the 2008 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. He demonstrated consistent ability to adjust to passes thrown away from his body, the concentration to make difficult catches in traffic, and yards after the catch skill. Bennett’s transition to the NFL has been slow, but the past couple of years have…
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Reads, Listens, and Views 7/29/11
Another nice week here at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. It helps that the NFL has a CBA agreement that lasts a decade with no opt-out clause. Special thanks to all of you who have subscribed to the blog or have made it part of your daily ritual. If you like what you’ve seen thus far,…
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