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Defenders I’ll Be Watching In Mobile
Bramel shares where practice helps analysts value defensive prospects and who he’ll be watching perform these drills in Mobile. Some argue the limited playbook and lack of full contact during team drills prevent a full reckoning of a defensive player’s talent during Senior Bowl practices. I always counter that there’s much to see in the…
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Day Three Draft Show
Jene Bramel hosts a conversation with me about Day 3 skill players. For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – early-bird purchase for April 1 download available now. Better yet, if you’re a fantasy owner the Post-Draft Add-on comes with the 2012 – 2015 RSPs at no additional…
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Thursday Night Audible Live
Talking Rams-Titans trade with Cecil Lammey, Sigmund Bloom and Jene Bramel. Listen For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – early-bird purchase for April 1 download available now. Better yet, if you’re a fantasy owner the Post-Draft Add-on comes with the 2012 – 2015 RSPs at no additional…
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RSP Boiler Room: DE Noah Spence & Bending the Edge
John Owning of Football Insiders and Bleacher Report joins me for a look at Spence bending the edge and contrasts his footwork with Joey Bosa. Owning, Justice Mosqueda, Ryan Riddle, Eric Stoner, Kyle Posey, and Jene Bramel are among my go-to-guys for RSP Film Rooms on defenders. If you haven’t seen Owning on the show, I…
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2017 NFL Rookie Prospects and Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analysis, Senior Bowl coverage, and scouting reports about 2017 NFL Draft prospects come from research I undertake to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now in the 12th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and analysis that also shows its work at the…
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Update on 2016 RSP Download
Everything is on schedule. Just checking in… I have one more chapter to edit and package. Barring any complications with uploading the document to the server, you should expect the RSP some time tomorrow morning. I will email those of you who have already ordered the RSP as well as announce its availability here and…
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Senior Bowl Central
This post will be updated all week with relevant links to RSP coverage and commentary related to the Senior Bowl. Bookmark. Event Coverage Senior Bowl Offensive Wrap (Waldman) Senior Bowl Defensive Wrap (Bramel) Rod Marinelli: Mickey Goldmill And The Physics of Defensive Line Play (Bramel) North Practice: Day 2 (Waldman) Brief Thoughts on South Practice:…
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Senior Bowl Day 1: First Impressions, Offense
Matt Waldman shares his notebook on the weigh-in and Day 1 of practice. Prologue The first day of practice is both the most and least important of the week. It’s the least important when considering the results. Day 1 winners and losers are for pop media consumption and as forgettable as a sugary snack that…
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Who and What I’ll Be Watching in Mobile
Once again, Jene Bramel and I will be providing coverage of the Senior Bowl practices. Stay tuned and see my initial thoughts as we head to Mobile. Quarterbacks I won’t be spending a lot of time watching quarterback play at Senior Bowl practices. I’ve seen enough from most of the participants on film. What I haven’t…
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2016 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
With the draft approaching, here’s all the 2016 analysis from the RSP blog on one page. The essays, analysis, and scouting reports about recent NFL Draft prospects come from research I undertake to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now in the 11th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine…