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Mark Schofield’s RSP 11 Personnel: 11 Post-Draft Thoughts
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: The Case for QB Brett Rypien (Boise State)
RSP contributor Mark Schofield stands on the table for Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect you should know about. Football Twitter in the weeks prior to the NFL Draft takes on a dystopian feel, as the hours and hours of evaluation build to a near-psychotic crescendo. Every once in a while,…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Mailbag: Quarterback Q&A
Mark Schofield takes your questions about quarterback prospects in this Rookie Scouting Portfolio mailbag. One of the interesting things about my current workload is that I’m flying without an assignment editor. Oh, the work itself gets edited (thankfully) but the assignments are all of my own choosing. Which is great, in a sense, because I…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.53: Mark Schofield and Difficult Quarterback Evaluations
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield visits the podcast for a conversation about difficult quarterback evaluations for this 2019 NFL Draft class. Spoiler Alert: it’s almost all of them. Mark Schofield and I delivered analysis on Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray at the RSP site this week. Our thoughts on evaluating Murray sparked further conversation about difficult…
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RSP’s Mark Schofield and NFL Quarterback Development: Lessons Learned From 2018
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writer Mark Schofield shares what he’s learned about quarterbacking in the NFL and how it will apply to his future evaluation of the position. The wisdom of our elders is often wasted on our youth, but eventually, the lessons are absorbed. As a father of two young children, I am entering that…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Baker Mayfield (Browns) and Chaos
Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens examines Baker Mayfield’s tendency to invite chaos and why it has been an occasional detriment to his game as a collegian and pro. The conundrum of comfort in chaos. When I put that phrase together over two years ago writing about Baker Mayfield, I thought it encapsulated one of the…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: Mental Mahomes
RSP writer Mark Schofield examines three Patrick Mahomes touchdowns and showcases the mental game of the young Chiefs quarterback. Patrick Mahomes is off to the kind of start that few in the football would have envisioned — at least, those outside of the Kansas City Chiefs’ organization. While the raw talent and the arm strength have lived…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Justin Herbert’s Advanced Lesson Plan
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield showcases some of Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert’s advanced understanding of reading coverage that makes him a top prospect for the 2019 NFL Draft. If you ask almost any NFL scout or quarterback evaluator right now, Oregon’s Justin Herbert is the clear quarterback one in the 2019 class. Of…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Aaron Rodgers’ (Packers) Master Class
Mark Schofield shares why Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a master of his craft in this episode of his RSP NFL Lens. At the Matt Waldman Rookie Scouting Portfolio, we spend a lot of time breaking down and evaluating younger players. It makes sense, after all, given that “Rookie” is in the title of what…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: Mitchell Trubisky’s (Bears) Confidence and Development
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Mark Schofield reveals what’s behind quarterback Mitchell Trubisky’s sudden outburst of production in Chicago. After a somewhat sloppy start to his second year in the NFL, Mitchell Trubisky was facing criticism in Chicago. Lots of it. There were some corners of the Midwest calling for head coach Matt Nagy to make…