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RSP Boiler Room No.13: USC QB Cody Kessler, Flow Within Structure
The USC quarterback demonstrates that good game management often means sticking to the overall structure of the play, but making small adjustments to its execution. 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 now. Better yet, if you’re a fantasy owner…
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Gut Check No.356: TE Dynasty Tiers
“Matt Waldman to aisle 11 for a TE dynasty check…Waldman, TE dynasty check, aisle 11.” Although the majority of my leagues are dynasty-IDP formats I don’t do dynasty rankings. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t have the time for at least another 2-3 years. But it’s by far one of my favorite realms of this…
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Gut Check No.354: Dynasties Part II-RB Tiers
“Matt Waldman to aisle 9 for a RB dynasty check…Waldman, RB dynasty check, aisle 9.” Although the majority of my leagues are dynasty-IDP formats I don’t do dynasty rankings. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t have the time for at least another 2-3 years. But it’s by far one of my favorite realms of this…
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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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3-Cone Drill Podcast Part I: Ballin’ Out (NSFW)
I join Rivers McCown of VICE and Danny Tuccitto of Footballguys at the Three-Cone Drill to talk all things football and a lot more. If you’re an accountant or an actuary, you’ll probably feel dissed during this podcast. Sorry. I hope you can laugh at yourselves, especially when you don’t have to live the life…
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RSP Film Room No.59: LSU WR Travin Dural
Saturday2Sunday Podcast host Matt Caraccio joins the program for a two-game study of LSU receiver Travin Dural. No doubt a deep threat, Dural’s game has potential to offer more than the go route and the post. There are some good examples of good plays from Dural’s tape that offer an analyst encouragement about the receiver’s…
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Reads Listens Views 10/2/2015
Kamasi Washington, Steve Smith-AJ Green route mastery, Gunner Kiel, and Bad box score games to scout. Listens – Phil Woods “Stolen Moments” (Rest in Peace) What is Going On Around Here? 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…
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Gut Check No.349: Week 4
Six years of data that point to your next move at each position after Week 3, a third sanity check, and players I’d trade for and trade away. 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…
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On the Couch Episode: 105 minutes w/Bloom
Fantasy owner, football fan? Check out Bloom and I doing what we do on the phone throughout the week (minus the conversation not fit for podcasts like this one). We cover at least half the teams this week: Thoughts on Tevin Coleman and Bloom’s thoughts on how his style has changed from Indiana. Rookie quarterback…
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Gut Check No.347: Week 2 Sanity Check
Attention department store employees, sanity check in the re-draft department…sanity check in the re-draft. 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…