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RSP Boiler Room No.5: WR Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
Profiling the versatile Shepard on a vertical route. The Boiler Room is a series featuring analysis that I would hypothetically share with NFL decision makers if I was asked to find a handful of plays that illustrates the talent, skills, limitations, and future potential of NFL prospects. This week’s episode highlights why the first 5-15 yards are…
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Reads Listens Views 10/30/15
Footballguys DFS Town Hall, Myles Jack RSP Film Room, Space Drum, ‘Escape Rooms’, and D&D turns 40. 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…
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Ross Tucker’s College Draft Podcast Appearance
This morning I joined Ross Tucker and Fran Duffy to talk prospects where I differed from the consensus. I always have a great time talking ball with Ross Tucker. This week, I joined Tucker on his College Draft podcast co-hosted with Fran Duffy. The players I discussed: UGA OLB Leonard Floyd Pitt WR Tyler Boyd…
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RSP Film Room No.61: LB Myles Jack w/Eric Stoner
RSP Contributor and Twitter fave Eric Stoner returns to the Film Room with a look at UCLA RB Myles Jack Bully Football. It’s the term Eric Stoner uses for physical players who take the action to their opponents. When friend Ryan Riddle saw Myles Jack in the Rose Bowl last month, he commented that he…
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Reads Listens Views 10/23/2015
Clip Quiz Answer, Taking on Mike Shanahan, My favorite black bird, the Hurricane music dynasty, & Film Room No.60 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…
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RSP Film Room No.60: Notre Dame RB C.J. Prosise w/Brandon Howard
Sports Talk Florida’s Miami Dolphins Insider Brandon Howard joins the show for a look at the versatile C.J. Prosise Brandon Howard was a running back at West Virginia around the time Adam Jones and Chris Henry were dominating the Mountaineers’ scene. Howard requested we study Notre Dame’s starting back and Prosise sparked good discussion about…
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Clip Quiz: Cal WR Kenny Lawler
Watch the play involving Cal WR Kenny Lawler and then choose the best explanation for the play. Why is this an incomplete pass? I’ll share my answer on Friday’s Reads Listens Views. Here are the possibilities: The LB jumped the route: The defender read the break of the receiver and acted fast enough to get down hill…
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Three-Cone Drill Podcast-Part II (NSFW)
Rivers McCown & Danny Tuccitto posted the second part of our football and life podcast. This one is heavier on life within the scope of the game. Listen here. What we discuss (with language often NSFW): The transition from college to pro football. New football adjustments. New life adjustments away from the game. Media scrutiny.…
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Gut Check No.351: Week 6
Charcandrick West, SPARQ scores, Green-Sherman duel, McCown-Benjamin connection, and scouting lag. Welcome to my in-season column. If you’re seeking strategic tips, match-up advice, game observations, IDP info, and dynasty advice with a little bit of current “football” events opinion (if anything involving the madness of the NFL commissioner’s office actually qualifies) added into the mix…
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Inside the Pylon Podcast Appearance
I joined Mark Schofield and Chuck Zodda of Inside the Pylon for their weekly podcast: About the RSP Scheme fit and talent. Dion Lewis analysis. Tre McBride analysis. Marcus Mariota’s transition. 2016 Prospects. Listen to the podcast here.