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Futures: The Value of Questions Over Answers (Randy Gregory)
Good football analysis often provides answers, but it also helps frame better questions. Two plays from Randy Gregory’s USC tape frame a vital question about the potential top-five pick. Read an Internet scouting report; watch a video breakdown; or check out a message board, Twitter conversation, or comment section of a football website (like the…
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RSP Film Room No.27: Randy Gregory
Ryan Riddle joins me for a screening of Nebraska edge defender Randy Gregory, a tall, quick prospect with active and heavy hands. Here’s what we cover with one of the safer edge defenders in this class. How Gregory wins with his hands and feet. What makes Gregory a linear player and why does that both…
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Futures: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota
Futures: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota By Matt Waldman The NFL’s private detectives will dig up intel on prospects that sometimes stretches as far back as grade school. Nearly half the teams in the league will hire a consultant touting its military “interviewing” background to assess a player’s ability to lead or be led. And ESPN…
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RSP Film Room No.26: WR Jaelen Strong w/Jeff Lloyd
Strong isn’t flashy, but Jeff Lloyd and I show you why this Sun Devil’s ability to flash clean, simple execution makes him a prospect with game that should be pro ready sooner than later. RESN analyst Jeff Lloyd learned how to play wide receiver under former Oregon State offensive coordinator John Garrett. Lloyd visited the RSP…
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Who is Eric Stoner?
Those of you who use Football/Draft Twitter like a breathing apparatus are probably well aware who Eric Stoner is. If not, here’s an introduction to the RSP blog’s newest writer. [Matt’s Note: Twice a month between February and the NFL Draft, Eric Stoner will be supplementing the RSP blog with his analysis of the draft.…
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RSP Rorschach: QB Dylan Thompson
Some plays are like Rorschach drawings: There is no singular answer, but they will elicit a strong leaning in one direction. It has been a quarterback-heavy month at RSP HQ, which means a great deal of ambiguity. Sound decision-making is a vital asset of successful quarterback play. However, as in life, successful decisions are often…
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RSP Film Room No.25: QB Marcus Mariota + the Lost Minutes
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Boiler Room: UMass TE Jean Sifrin
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What I’m Seeking at the 2015 Senior Bowl
Sure, I’m here for the prospects, but it’s far from the only reason. There are several dozen sites providing a strength/weakness introduction to this week’s Senior Bowl rosters. If you’re reading me then you’re probably reading many of them. Tonight, I’ll layout what I’m seeking this week from the pregame events. I’m not listing these…
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Process The Process: New Podcast Hosted by Josh Norris
Rotoworld’s Josh Norris asked me to be his first guest on a new podcast available on iTunes. Learn more (and perhaps win a 2015 RSP). Josh Norris is a good friend of the blog. The Rotoworld draft writer invited me to kick off his new podcast Process The Process. The aim of this show is discussion of…