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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: Jalen Hurts (OU) and Growth Potential
Player evaluation is an art of projection. The process of looking at young athletes and trying to determine how their current level of play will translate to the professional level is an imperfect art at best. Part of the reason for this is that you are making determinations before critical pieces to the puzzle are […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens – The Curious Case of Mr. Montez
Matt Waldman’s RSP contributor Mark Schofield examines Colorado quarterback Steven Montez in this week’s RSP Scouting Lens. We all have our biases. Mine should be rather obvious by now. But if not, well, here goes: I can be a bit of a softie when it comes to evaluating quarterbacks. Perhaps it is due to my […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Cole McDonald (Hawaii) and Learning on the Fly
Matt Waldman’s RSP contributor Mark Schofield examines the game of 2020 NFL Draft prospect Cole McDonald, the quarterback from Hawaii. Draft Season never ends. The popularity of the National Football League—in particular, the NFL draft—coupled with the growth of coverage, usage of social media and expanding access to recordings of games means that the draft […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Will Grier (West Virginia) and the Dangers of Assumption
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield shares one of the areas where 2019 NFL Draft prospect Will Grier must improve his diagnosis of defenses in this week’s RSP Scouting Lens. We all know the idiom: “Never assume. It makes an….” As I said, we all know the idiom, so there’s no sense in completing it […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Drew Lock (Missouri) and Arm Talent
Matt Waldman’s RSP contributor Mark Schofield does not like player comparisons but when asked to do so, he has a whopper of one for quarterback Drew Lock. Our perceptions of the unfamiliar are often shaped, for better or worse, by the worlds of art, literature, and the twin pillars of the big and small screen. […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: Tyree Jackson (Buffalo) and When Mechanics Matter
RSP contributor Mark Schofield invokes his inner Sam Tarley to profile Tyree Jackson’s stanky leg that only looks good when James Brown did it on stage. He also explains why quarterback evaluation might be as difficult as the act of being evaluated at the position. Quarterback evaluation is one of those exercises where the act […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Kyler Murray (Oklahoma), Is He a Mold-Breaker?
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield delivers his analysis of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray and it comes down to one question: Is he the mold-breaker? This week, Oklahoma Sooners quarterback and Heisman Trophy Winner Kyler Murray announced that he was 100% committed to playing quarterback in the NFL. Murray’s announcement comes in the wake of […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: Tyree Jackson and the HOSS Concept
RSP writer Mark Schofield shares why Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson should be generating the pre-2019 NFL Draft excitement that Josh Allen earned in 2018, What if I told you the 2019 quarterback class might have a player similar to Josh Allen, without the early hype? What if I told you that the quarterback in question […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Justin Herbert (Oregon) And the Extras
Mark Schofield illustrates with 2019 NFL Draft prospect quarterback Justin Herbert why the non-negotiables for quarterbacking are the most exciting part of studying passers. I am often asked on radio shows or podcasts what my “non-negotiables” are when it comes to evaluating quarterbacks. The traits I believe every passer must have, and have at a […]