Tag: 2014 NFL Draft

  • Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Practices Day 3

    Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Practices Day 3

    Players Who Grew On Me Oregon’s Josh Huff leads this list of players who I like more as I leave Mobile than I did upon my arrival. The receiver demonstrated that he could catch the ball with his hands on a consistent basis. While he doesn’t make receptions at the level of difficulty we see…

  • Jene Bramel’s Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Practice Notes Day 3

    Jene Bramel’s Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Practice Notes Day 3

    Yesterday, I called the Tuesday sessions at the Senior Bowl Momentum Day, as players try to build on their strong performances from Monday’s opening practice. On the way to Ladd-Peebles this morning, Cecil Lammey said that Wednesday should be called Confirmation Day. I think that captures the theme of the week perfectly. Though there were fewer scouts present at…

  • Futures at Football Outsiders: What’s After Clowney?

    Futures at Football Outsiders: What’s After Clowney?

    by Matt Waldman Jadeveon Clowney is one of the headliners of the 2014 NFL Draft, but defensive end is not this year’s marquee position. One of the predominant reasons is the current prevalence of the 3-4 scheme in the NFL. A true 4-3 end capable of stopping the run and pressuring the quarterback at an…

  • Sr. Bowl WR Technique Roundtable

    Sr. Bowl WR Technique Roundtable

    Five Senior Bowl wide receivers talked with Matt Waldman and provided helpful tips behind the techniques of playing their position. RSP: Cody, tell us about your development transitioning from high school to college. Cody Hoffman: In high school, we didn’t even have a receiver’s coach. When I got to BYU I worked on route running and the…

  • Jene Bramel’s Day 2 Defensive Practice Reports

    Jene Bramel’s Day 2 Defensive Practice Reports

    Starring “Zach Thomas” and “The Maniac” headlining a dozen notable players catching Bramel’s eye.    Tuesday is Momentum Day at the Senior Bowl. Players who started quickly on Monday can build on their performance and generate a positive buzz that can last until the NFL combine and beyond. Players who disappointed at the weigh-in or during practice on Monday need…

  • Reese’s Senior Bowl Report Day 2: North-South Offense Notes

    Reese’s Senior Bowl Report Day 2: North-South Offense Notes

    Today’s practice report will have a stream of conscious format minus my id. I wouldn’t do that to you. If you haven’t heard elsewhere, the jet stream made a personal appearance at Ladd-Peebles Stadium for Day 2 of Senior Bowl practices. I’m not sure if tomorrow will be as blustery, but the morning practice could…

  • Jene Bramel’s Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Practice Day 1 Notes

    Jene Bramel’s Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Practice Day 1 Notes

    Jene Bramel posts his takes on the North squad’s front seven on the opening day of practice.  By Jene Bramel The first day of practice in Mobile is a transitional practice of sorts. Each NFL team that I’ve seen coach in Mobile runs their practice a little differently. Players that assimilate concepts in drills and…

  • Reese’s Senior Bowl Day 1 Offensive Practice And Media Night

    Reese’s Senior Bowl Day 1 Offensive Practice And Media Night

    It’s not where you start, but how you finish. This is true in life and often during a Senior Bowl practice week. While not true for all players, the first practice session for an all-star game is good for setting an informal baseline for the week ahead. We did not attend the Jaguars’ South practice,…

  • Senior Bowl Weigh-In

    Senior Bowl Weigh-In

    Funky historic undertones aside, the Sr. Bowl Weigh-In provides necessary data.  By Matt Waldman with contributions from Jene Bramel Save the occasional whisper, the shuffling of paper, and feedback from a microphone, there’s a period of 109 minutes at the Senior Bowl Weigh-In where you only hear five things. It begins with a man at…

  • Boiler Room: Arizona State RB Marion Grice

    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…