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RSP Film Room No.23: Leonard Williams (Best Player We’ve seen this year (so far…))
I just cut two RSP Film Room sessions with Ryan Riddle and they couldn’t be more different. The first features Shawn Oakman, a 6-7 defensive end with a freakish body, whose game is physically, technically, and conceptually raw. Let’s skip that film room session, I’ll profile it later. The second prospect from this twin bill…
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RSP Film Room No.44: Safeties Damarious Randall and Clayton Geathers
Ryan Riddle and I check out two safeties: One who could be overrated and one who might be underrated. Session Notes: Randall’s skill for tracking the ball. The pattern of less-than-impressive tackling technique. Randall’s tendency to bite on plays he shouldn’t. Geathers pass coverage skill. Notable points about Geathers’ production. and it says about his…
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RSP Film Room No.43: Ohio State DT Michael Bennett
John Owning and I examine Michael Bennett’s game and why he may not be Aaron Donald or Geno Atkins, but he’s still capable of being a disruptive pro. Session Notes: Examples of the arm-over/swim technique. The importance of pad level and pad orientation for a tackle. Why Bennett struggles with double teams. How line…
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RSP Film Room No.39: QB Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo
Jordan Plocher of GM Jr. joins the hangout and we discuss why the top of this QB class should be a quartet rather than a trio. Chris Bonner is Jordan Plocher’s (rhymes with “blocker’) top-rated QB in this class. I get it. I don’t think there’s much separation among my top four–and it should be…
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RSP Film Room No.36: WR-Return Specialist Ty Montgomery
Emory Hunt stops by the RSP Film Room to present his case for Stanford return specialist and receiver Ty Montgomery. Hunt and I are on opposite ends of the spectrum with Montgomery. We both value his skill as a return man, open field runner, and change-up to the run game. We differ on his value…
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RSP Film Room No.35: Alabama S Landon Collins
GM Jr.’s Josh Liskiewitz visits the program and shares his assertion that the Crimson Tide safety is not the first-round value many believe. If attending the Senior Bowl to study players was like a year of elementary school, Josh Liskiewitz and I have known each other since the first grade. When I invited Josh on the show 6-8…
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RSP Film Room No.33: FSU C Cameron Erving
GM, Jr. analyst and Footballguys.com writer Scott Bischoff joins the program for a look at Cameron Erving, a player whose career may have been saved by a position change. Ever struggle at something for months or years only to try something new and it flows like water rolling down a hill? I have. I know my…
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RSP Film Room No.33: TCU LB Paul Dawson
Among Eric Stoner’s talents is his experience playing and coaching linebackers. The contributing writer for the RSP blog joined me Sunday morning for a look at Dawson, who was considered a top linebacker prospect before his disappointing combine performance. Should we throw out the numbers or does the tape underscore the data? Here are some…
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RSP Film Room No.32: Kenny Bell Redux w/Turron Davenport
How does one evaluate physical and mental toughness? Watch Turron Davenport and I study three games of Nebraska WR and Combine Stud Kenny Bell. Film session No.32 is the second time I’ve featured Kenny Bell, but even if you saw the first session there’s more to see from the second look. This second look mimics…
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RSP Film Room No.31: QB Coach Will Hewlett on Jameis Winston
It’s not every day that I have a quarterback coach tell me that he likes my analysis of passers. This happened seven months ago when Will Hewlett introduced himself to me. I didn’t know who Hewlett was–and many of you probably don’t either–but a lot of the quarterback coaches in college and pro football do: Hewlett…