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RSP Film Room No.88: QB Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) – Extended Look
An extended look at Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes. I believe Johnny Manziel had the skills and talent to become a good NFL quarterback. If that statement disqualifies you from taking my analysis seriously, I suggest you leave now. Not all, but many of the people I have spoken with who couldn’t imagine Manziel being…
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RSP Film Room No.87: RB Dalvin Cook (FSU)
An extended look at the FSU star. Despite the 20-plus minutes on Dalvin Cook in this RSP Film Room, there’s more that I want to see from the FSU back before I feel comfortable with my overall assessment of him. I’m sold that he’s one of the safest bets in this class of runners, but I’m…
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RSP Boiler Room No.66: QB DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) – Field General
Several things make a strong field general. Notre Dame’s Kizer exhibits some of these skills on two plays during a second-half rally against Michigan State. I’d like to tell you that I’m a laid-back dude. Sometimes I am. A former boss—a far more extroverted, charismatic charmer on the surface—said my team operated like it was…
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RSP Boiler Room No.65: QB DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) – Long-Range Accuracy
Three plays display Kizer’s arm strength, accuracy, and maneuverability. Arm strength can break the will of a defense, but it takes maneuverability and accuracy to make it happen. DeShone Kizer has this triumvirate of skills. This Boiler Room episode features three plays from Kizer’s Michigan State performance that demonstrates three impressive skills: vertical accuracy; opposite…
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RSP Boiler Room No.63: TE David Njoku (Miami)
The RSP Boiler Room takes an extended look at several facets of Njoku’s game. David Njoku could use an additional 10-15 pounds on his frame. Additional strength through weight training is among a few minor but significant factors in his game that could prevent this tight end from becoming an NFL-ready contributor of note in…
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RSP Boiler Room No.62: QB Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina) Pocket Pressure
When does an overreaction to pressure become a chronic problem with a quarterback’s game? Waldman explores this issue while noting a pivotal play involving QB Mitch Trubisky from a one-point game between North Carolina and Florida State with 0:14 left. How a quarterback reacts to pressure is a thorny issue. Publishing analysis that shows a…
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RSP Boiler Room No.60: QB Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) – Free From the Taskmaster
Ole Miss passer Chad Kelly demonstrates freedom of thought on the type of play that has enslaved many a top prospect. I’ve seen many good college quarterback prospects throw blind into underneath coverage because the rhythm of the play process enslaves their senses. Quick plays where the quarterback looks to one side of the field before…
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This Is How I (Matt Waldman) Play: A Dynasty Fantasy Football League Q&A
DLF invited me to participate in a Dynasty Fantasy Football Q&A session. Link below. Dynasty League Football has an ongoing series about fantasy writers. You’ll see a lot of familiar names and faces on its roster of Q&A subjects. If you’re interested in this kind of thing, Eric Dickens and company have done a good…
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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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RSP Boiler Room No.48: RB D’onta Foreman (Texas) Part II, The Goods
Everything you need from a running back? Maybe… Walking off the bus, 6’1” 249 pound D’onta Foreman looks like the kind of back who can do everything on a football field. Considering that Foreman’s name was on a list of the most elusive running backs in the Big 12 after some news outlet polled folks…