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RSP Boiler Room No.55 RB Matthew Dayes & The Context of Decision-Making
When evaluating an RB’s decision-making be careful you’re not applying an inappropriate perspective on the runner. The first tip I would give anyone evaluating a football player is to make sure you’re not confusing your vantage point with the player’s. With all the different broadcast angles we have available to watch the game, we can…
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NFL Lens: Reading Blocks (And People) w/David Johnson
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NFL Lens: Quiet Plays With David Johnson
What type of displays should set off fireworks in the minds of talent evaluators? David Johnson’s touchdown catch against Atlanta is one of them. Repeat after me: There is no magic moment without layers and layers of data processed beneath the surface. Try to remember this in light of the moments below: Bo Jackson running up…
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NFL Lens: Hard Break w/Jordan Reed
Reed demonstrates both facets of executing a hard break. I once watched Michael Irvin teach the mechanics of a hard break on an NFL.com pre-draft special. His two pupils: A.J. Green and Greg Little. Irvin explained that the two most important components of the hard break—the style of break often used on outs, curls, and…
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On The Couch 11.22.2016
Sigmund Bloom and I chop it up on the Audible podcast special. Good times on a Tuesday afternoon talking football and fantasy with by bud Sigmund. Here’s the link and here are some of the topics: The Cowboys offense as a successful experiment in team building and strategic management. The Patriots offense moving forward. Inspiration…
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The NFL Lens: Agility and Flexibilty w/LeGarrette Blount
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RSP Boiler Room No.51: WR Anthony Warrum, Illinois St.
How a receiver performs in the red zone can tell you a lot about his preparation. Illinois St. Anthony Warrum is ready. There’s a lot that I could share with you about Anthony Warrum. Over 90 percent of it are things that you’ll learn about any receiver prospect. One area that’s overlooked is red zone…
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The NFL Lens: Fingertips Technique w/Jarvis Landry and Mike Evans
Testing technique is a lot like testing character; how well it holds up under stress will tell you a lot. A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk. -Charlie Chaplin Much to your dismay, I’m not advocating shots before the gauntlet drill at the NFL Combine. I agree, it would be entertaining—even more so…
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The NFL Lens: Economy of Movement With Michael Bennett
A look at one of the most disruptive defensive linemen in the game. Whether it’s offense or defense, you can often spot the best players on the field based on the economy of their movement. Even if that player has a variety of flashy moves and strings them together in mind-blowing ways, they only do…
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RSP Roundtable: On the Nature of Talent w/Dan Hatman, Kyle Crabbs & Sigmund Bloom
What is talent? How does it develop? Is there such thing as ‘natural talent’? How does it apply to football? Scouting Academy Founder Dan Hatman, Footballguys co-owner Sigmund Bloom, and NDTScouting’s Kyle Crabbs join me for an excellent discussion on the topic that’s the root issue of player evaluation. You have no idea how happy…