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2017 NFL DRAFT: Pre-Combine Production Profiles (Linebackers)
By Arif Hasan - Feb 14, 2017
Last week, I discussed the importance of incorporating production metrics when scouting players. The biggest reason mentioned — aside from the predictive history for other positions in […]
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2017 NFL DRAFT: Pre-Combine Production Profiles (Offensive Linemen)
By Arif Hasan - Feb 8, 2017
A big component of draft evaluation is production. It’s not the biggest part and it’s not determinative—but it is helpful. Spending a first-round pick on a receiver […]
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SENIOR BOWL: Winners, Losers At (Nearly) Every Position
By Arif Hasan - Jan 28, 2017
The conclusion of Senior Bowl practices and game is pretty exciting for those starving for draft coverage. The game may catch one’s eyes, but for many scouts, coaches […]
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SENIOR BOWL: Day Two Observations (Trenches)
By Arif Hasan - Jan 26, 2017
Day Two of the Senior Bowl should be better in terms of evaluation than Day One, but it still may mean a couple of reps for key […]
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SENIOR BOWL: Day One Observations
By Arif Hasan - Jan 25, 2017
The first day of practice for the Senior Bowl was productive, if limited in application; with a bevy of players to watch, it’s easy to get bogged […]
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SENIOR BOWL: Winning the Weigh-in
By Arif Hasan - Jan 24, 2017
Yesterday, Luke Inman wrote about players with the most to gain or lose from the weigh-in, where talent on the field clashes directly with the thresholds teams […]
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SENIOR BOWL: Offensive Tackles We’re Watching for the Minnesota Vikings
By Arif Hasan - Jan 23, 2017
Luke Inman and I are at the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama with the express purpose of evaluating which players might be the best fits for […]
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Grading the Graders (and Players): Vikings Defense
By Arif Hasan - Jan 20, 2017
The Minnesota Vikings defense clearly led the way for the Vikings near-playoff berth after the team went through a string of injuries on the offensive side of the […]
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Grading the Graders (and Players): Vikings Offense
By Arif Hasan - Jan 16, 2017
After a disappointing season, the Minnesota Vikings offense clearly needs help. It may benefit the team that Pat Shurmur is the now-permanent offensive coordinator, and offensive line […]
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Despite Surprising Offensive Production, Vikings Defense Takes them Out of the Playoffs
By Arif Hasan - Dec 24, 2016
The Vikings didn’t have much of a shot of making the playoffs going into the game, but what plan of attack they could have had was dashed […]
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Minnesota Vikings Earn Four Pro Bowl Nods; Could Argue For Seven
By Arif Hasan - Dec 20, 2016
The Minnesota Vikings have announced that four of their players have made the Pro Bowl: Harrison Smith, Everson Griffen, Xavier Rhodes and Cordarrelle Patterson. Four #Vikings are […]
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Are Opponents Scheming To Put the Vikings in Base Defense?
By Arif Hasan - Dec 20, 2016
The Minnesota Vikings have collapsed, and there’s not much ambiguity about that. It’s tempting—and perhaps correct—to argue that the most recent loss against the Indianapolis Colts was […]