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Senior Bowl Central
This post will be updated all week with relevant links to RSP coverage and commentary related to the Senior Bowl. Bookmark. Event Coverage Senior Bowl Offensive Wrap (Waldman) Senior Bowl Defensive Wrap (Bramel) Rod Marinelli: Mickey Goldmill And The Physics of Defensive Line Play (Bramel) North Practice: Day 2 (Waldman) Brief Thoughts on South Practice:…
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Oregon QB Vernon Adams, Jr.: The Language of a Playmaker
Marcus Mariota’s replacement is an intriguing NFL prospect in his own right. See why the Ducks made the right call to sign this red-shirt senior from Eastern Washington and what makes him a compelling option despite his physical limitations. Let’s get this out of the way: Forget Drew Brees, Jeff Garcia, Doug Flutie, Teddy Bridgewater…
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Quick Thoughts on Catching the Football
Yesterday, I posted a RSP Boiler Room episode on Notre Dame WR William Fuller. An athletic prospect with deep speed and skill after the catch, much of the five-minute video is devoted to highlighting where Fuller’s technique for catching the ball experiences breakdowns that could slow his transition to the NFL or limit his usefulness…
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RSP Boiler Room No.16: WR William “Flash” Fuller, Notre Dame
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Early January Brain Dump
I’ve been making a lot of short videos this year in lieu of written articles. If you miss the written pieces, let me know. And if you miss the written pieces, you’ll probably appreciate today’s quick download of thoughts from my “first pass” at prospects between June and December. These are initial impressions. Some, if…
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RSP Film Room No.69: S.Miss WR Michael Thomas, Sleeper Alert
Allen Hurns and Stefon Diggs were draft-day values the past two years. This Golden Eagle has the skills to be the next pleasant surprise in the NFL. Football Gameplan’s Turron Davenport joined me last week to share compelling thoughts on projecting De’Runnya Wilson’s skills to the NFL. This week, I had Davenport return so I could share…
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Reads Listens Views 1/1/2016
Welcome to the draft season, Vad Lee’s Rorschach answer, 2016 RSP Early-Bird Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. On Fridays I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will scratch that itch, but I haven’t read yet. As I’ve long said about this…
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RSP Boiler Room No.15: Going Deep With QB Jared Goff
One play says a lot about Goff’s arm talent, but even more about his diagnostic skill, feet, and ability to integrate several skills in less than two seconds between snap and throw. For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – early-bird purchase for April 1 download available…
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Cardinals RB David Johnson: A Pre-Draft RSP Summary
I’m a big proponent about context over rankings. What I reported on David Johnson explains why. Note the team choices in the analysis from March-April. I’ve had my share of rankings successes and failures, but I’ve never been one to get too hooked on the number when I’m not creating a board for a specific…
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RSP Boiler Room No.14: QB Joel Stave, Wisconsin
7 Plays that make the Wisconsin QB a worthwhile NFL prospect. RSP Contributor David Igono delivered an analysis of Stave (The NFL Redshirt) that’s well worth a read. Below is my look at Stave that concurs with many of Igono’s points. The quarterback has a pinpoint short game and flashes impressive intermediate passing. His management of…