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Reads Listens Views 4/20/2012
12th Rounder… Appreciation I’m incredibly thankful to have the readers I do. I have thoroughly enjoyed the feedback I’ve received this month from those of you downloading the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. And by popular demand, I am finally writing a post-draft add-on to the 2012 RSP, which will be available with the publication beginning […]
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Reads Listens Views 2/17/2012
Here’s What A Once In A Lifetime Player Looks Like Lather, rinse, repeat . . . Thank You And More Comin’ NFL Draft Season is clearly underway and there’s a lot of great information available online. For those of you just getting acquainted with the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, thank you for visiting – and thank […]
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Stacking Up To Jason Pierre-Paul
By Jene Bramel Editor’s Note: Dr. Jene Bramel is a staff writer at Footballguys.com where he is among the best in the fantasy football business analyzing individual defensive players and player injuries. His top-notch work includes the columns “Reading the Defense,” “Second Opinion,” and his popular segments on The Audible podcasts. You can find more […]
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UNC DE Quinton Coples: The Importance of Pad Level
By Jene Bramel Editor’s Note: Dr. Jene Bramel is a staff writer at Footballguys.com where he is among the best in the fantasy football business analyzing individual defensive players and player injuries. His top-notch work includes the columns “Reading the Defense,” “Second Opinion,” and his popular segments on The Audible podcasts. Jene would never tell […]
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Super Bowl Linkstravaganza
Here’s some notable posts past and present from here and elsewhere to get you prepped for the game: Super Bowl Preview: Bill Belichick’s Blitz Package – I may be an offensive guy, but I love Blitzology. I feel like I should be paying this blog for the lessons. Jokers – Why Aaron Hernandez is the […]
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Reads, Listens, Views 1/27/12
The RSP Caption Contest Winner is…. Having to play catch up. I thought I’d have it later in the day but I changed this entry to reflect the entry I made later about readers voting on it. Views Marvin Jones Highlights from 2010 (Hat tip to ninersnation.com for mentioning my blog and finding this highlight […]
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Jene Bramel: Scheme Versatility
NFL offenses continue to stretch the binding of their playbooks. Many offenses have gone to spread concepts as their base alignment, using multiple receivers on every down. Those receiving options aren’t necessarily traditional wideouts. The New England Patriots have generated match up nightmares over the past two seasons by huddling with two tight ends and/or […]
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Fifth Down Blog Sr. Bowl Practice Notes
Here’s a current list of links to this week’s practice notes from the Senior Bowl: Day 3 Risers and Fallers Day 3 Practice Notes – Offense Day 2 Practice Notes – Offense Day 2 Practice Notes – Defense Day 1 Practice Notes – All Positions, but WR Day 1 Practice Spotlight on WR Tomorrow morning […]
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Senior Bowl First Impressions
Day 1 Impressions By Jene Bramel Under the mentorship (and light hazing) of Matt and Cecil Lammey, I’m credentialed to cover the Senior Bowl for the first time and getting a crash course in the world of pre-draft scouting in Mobile this week. You can read our detailed scouting observations from Day 1 and check […]
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On the Defense: The RSP Football Writers Project
By Jene Bramel Last week, Matt introduced the RSP Football Writers Project, in which a collection of football writers and thinkers will have 4-6 weeks to put together an NFL team. Each writer will have access to any player they want, but they’ll be forced to work within a salary cap and personnel requirements. More […]