General Manager @Agents4Players Former Sac State player personnel "Beliefs are hypotheses to be tested, not treasures to be guarded."
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✍️ Former App State coach Shawn Clark died one year ago this week.
His wife Jonelle started a foundation to get coaches to take better care of their health. 60+ teams signed up.
"The subculture inside of coaching, it’s just not really talked about ever"
nytimes.com/athletic/7620900…
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NEW: In the NIL era, college football players are buying houses near campus.
In addition to living in them, athletes use them to put up family members, host teammates, generate rent and serve as long-term investments.
wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-h…
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One fact of life during the portal era is that #NFL scouts arrive at schools handed lists, sometimes, of 20-30 "prospects" that they must then whittle down. Is there anything that can be done about it? We talked to NFL evaluators to get their takes in the Friday Wrap. Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
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John Harbaugh’s 90-10 Rule:
If a player does 90% well, acknowledge it 90% of the time.
Harp on the 10% constantly, and he will start believing you think he is only 10% good.
Even Ray Lewis wanted correction. He also needed the full context.
Listen to the full episode on Coach and Coordinator Podcast.
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The most valuable pregame signal in football might be whether the head coach decided normal pants would not cut it.
I spent an unreasonable amount of time classifying what NFL head coaches wore on the sideline over 15 seasons. I found 64 games where at least one coach wore what I classified as rain pants or weather shell pants.
The game finished under the closing total in 48 of them and over in 16. That is 75 percent unders, with those games finishing 5.8 points below the closing number on average.
These were closing totals. The market had all week to see the forecast and price the weather.
My theory is that rain pants capture the last mile of hyperlocal information. During pregame, the coach gets to stand on the exact field, feel the actual wind and rain, and decide that normal pants are not sufficient.
The play by play supports the idea. Teams averaged 50 fewer passing yards and passing EPA collapsed.
The next step is simple. Watch the pregame sideline. If you see rain pants, plan on severely downgrading expectations for the passing game and overall scoring.
Forecasts are regional. Rain pants are field level.
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Hard to really put into words this post…. we lost someone way too soon in @DiabeticTyler ❤️ I’m so happy and grateful that I was able to play a small role in allowing you to live out your dream to be a scout in football. Till we meet again bro 🙏
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best feeling in the world: guy grades out well in the model, his tape looks great, and his 247 page looks like this:
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One thing became clear in CFB recruiting this spring: Unofficial visits emerged as a new (updated?) economy in the pay-for-play era.
From 5-figure NIL deals to cash-stuffed envelopes, teams spent BIG to secure visits.
"How do they not get caught?"
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NEW: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Senate Bill 178 (Teddy Bridgewater Act) into law.
Allowing middle and high school coaches to use up to $15k of their own funds to support student-athletes with food, transportation and recovery services.
Read: on3.com/high-school/news/flo…
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The inner circle around a player is more important than ever in college football because of NIL and revenue sharing.
Virginia Tech GM Andy Frank told me parents can and have cost their kids scholarships in the past.
@NextUpBreneman x @TRAVISMATHEW
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NEW: Western New Mexico has hired AC Patterson as its Offensive Coordinator.
Patterson was the Director of Recruiting/Pro Liaison at Sac State @coachapatterson 🚨
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I’m not sure why he’s getting ripped for this.
Of course the coach’s starting point isn’t to dive into full games- that’s what the scouting department is for.
These “highlight” tapes he’s talking about aren’t like recruiting videos HS kids make to get noticed by colleges.
They’re made by the scouts to showcase the things the coach needs to see. (Best practice is to include good and bad in those cut-ups so the picture is more complete.)
This conversation *does* highlight the absolute importance of having a scouting department and coaching staff that are swimming in the same direction and who respect each other’s processes.
It’s a massive advantage to be on the same page.
And not every team has that.
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said he doesn't watch prospect tape until February and relies on position coaches to make highlight tapes on each prospect, via @RichEisenShow:
"If I don't like their highlight tape, I'm not going to watch anything after."
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#Ravens GM Eric DeCosta was asked about the consensus board and gave a really interesting answer about how, from what they’ve seen, a lot of teams around the NFL are drafting similarly to the Ravens and how their board is set up.
This is fascinating stuff for draft junkies.
#Ravens GM Eric DeCosta on the positional value of taking a guard early in the draft:
“I do believe, looking at how things have transpired, that the old argument that tackles are way more important than guards and guards are more important than centers has morphed into: they’re all pretty important, and we gotta be as strong as we can up front or we got no chance.” 🎯
(🎥 @Ravens)
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Oregon State @BeaverFootball edge Nikko Taylor invited, and accepted invites to #Chiefs and #Bears rookie minicamps, per a league source
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There were 257 NFL draft picks this year. Here's the breakdown by classification:
P4: 239
G6: 13
FCS: 4
NA: 1
It's yet another example of the talent drain for the G6 and FCS due to the transfer portal.
