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Tweet of the Week: Why Coaches Must Not Be Seduced by the Logo on the Helmet
USA Football’s Andy Ryland, a specialist on tackling, explains why a drill highlighted by The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen does not address the issue it’s intended to fix. Football is a wild and wonderful sport. The wild part applies to the tremendous amount of variables in the sport. This not only applies to what happens on…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Reads (August 10, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended reads of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch that itch…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 161 RB Trayveon Williams (Texas A&M): Effort is Also Mental
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a chip block of Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect, and explains why the notion of effort is not just physical in nature. When we think of effort in athletics, we default to the physical. A player with a “high motor” is desirable. In the case…
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RSP NFL Lens RB Peyton Barber (Buccaneers): Short-Yardage Masterpiece
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines a fantastic short-yardage run from Buccaneers running back Peyton Barber. Unless Ronald Jones II finds the super-secret cheat code to upgrade his game in two weeks, Peyton Barber has earned the starting job for the Tampa Buccaneers. If you’re a regular reader of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, you know…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: WR Demaryius Thomas Invokes Reggie White
What do Reggie White and Demaryius Thomas have in common? A good hump move. Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio NFL Lens illustrates. Like Reggie White, Demaryius Thomas has a hump move. Ok, it’s not exactly a hump move, but the idea and execution have a ton of similarities. So do wide receiver releases and pass…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP (August 3, 2018): Views
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended views of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. For years, I used to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP (August 3, 2018): Listens
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended listens of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. For years, I used to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Reads (August 3, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended reads of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. For years, I used to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 154 QB Jarrett Stidham (Auburn): Pocket Play
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2019 NFL Draft quarterback prospect, Jarrett Stidham’s timing and feel from the pocket. Playing from the pocket is like playing the piano. A quarterback must read and act on multiple levels of the field in the way a piano player is often reading two staves of music. Reading coverage…
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