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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens Chiefs LB Justin Houston: Slowing Time To Catch Shady
Matt Waldman’s RSP showcases a play where Kansas City’s star linebacker Justin Houston sheds a Richie Incognito block and tackles LeSean McCoy. Sport is at its finest when the best talents match up. Teams hired Richie Incognito for his run blocking and one of the sought-after skills of LeSean McCoy’s game is his acceleration to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: Ravens WR Jordan Lasley
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares his pre-draft NFL scouting report on Ravens wide receiver Jordan Lasley, who is showing skill beyond his draft status in training camp. 10. Jordan Lasley, UCLA (6-1, 203) Depth of Talent Score: 83.7 = Rotational Starter: Executes at a starter level in a role that plays to his strengths.…
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RSP Tweet of The Week: Brandon Thorn’s Eight Favorite Plays of Rams DT Aaron Donald in 2017
Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Thread of the Week shares USA Football Writer Brandon Thorn’s analysis thread of Aaron Donald. Twitter is the place for football analysis. Last week, I shared Will Hewlett’s break-down of Aaron Rodgers’ various throwing motions. This week, Brandon Thorn — one of my upcoming RSP Cast guests to discuss defensive line play —…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens Carolina WR Devin Funchess: Getting Low
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases a reception from NFL wide receiver Devin Funchess that illustrates a facet of play that evaluators need to see from big athletes at the position. Mobility is an important characteristic of receiver play. We emphasize the value of high-pointing the football to the degree that it is becoming over-celebrated…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP at the Fantasy Football Players Summit
Matt Waldman’s RSP will be joining a variety of industry professionals at the Fantasy Football Summit — and online event from July 28 – August 1. The Fantasy Football Summit is an online event featuring presentations and Q&A sessions on a number of topics devoted to helping you become a more effective fantasy general manager. Here’s…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens (Saints) WR Cameron Meredith: Hopeful Tidings
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines former Chicago Bear wide receiver Cameron Meredith and what the Saints hope he’ll bring to the offense. Drew Brees and Sean Payton love attacking the middle of the field. The prioritization of receiver types since 2006 tells the story well. In fact, 2006 was Joe Horn’s final year in New Orleans,…
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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce: Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on NFL Pro-Bowl tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs 1. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati (6-5, 255) I could easily say that Kelce and Tyler Eifert are tied atop my board. Eifert has a strong chance to have a more productive career as a…
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Pittsburgh Steeler TE Vance McDonald: Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio Pre-Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald 3. Vance McDonald, Rice (6-4, 267) I don’t talk much about college all-star games because I like to emphasize the importance of studying on-field performance. However, there are things you can glean from these weigh-ins, practices, and interviews…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens WR Chad Hansen (Jets): Fluid Movement
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio NFL Lens showcases an example of fluid movement from second-year Jets receiver Chad Hansen. A great example of high performance is knowing when to break the rules. A rule that Jets wide receiver Chad Hansen has heard numerous times throughout his playing career has been to retract the ball to…