Author: Matt Waldman

  • Conversation with Footballguys’ Jene Bramel

    Despite the excitement over the DT duo of Vince Wilfork and Albert Haynesworth, Footballguys.com Jene Bramel believes that Bill Belichick will need to be at his imaginative best to mask the vulnerabilities of this 4-3 unit. Photo by 0B1. If you’re an offensive-centric fan of the NFL or you play fantasy football the same way…

  • Eye Catching Tweets From NFL Camps 8/7

    While training camp is in session I will be selecting eye catching tweets from NFL beat writers, fantasy football writers, and football analysts, posting them here, and providing my take on the tweet. Steve Smith (Carolina) @josephperson Steve Smith: CAR new O is refreshing. Says Chudzinski is using him more effectively than Fox’s staff. My…

  • Hall of Fame and Tweets 8/6

    A couple of months ago I had a chance to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Here’s the link to the original post with a slideshow of the exhibit. Blaine Gabbert ChrisWesseling: From @PriscoCBS: What I saw from Gabbert is “like nothing I’ve witnessed on any #Jaguars‘ practice field in 16 years.” http://bit.ly/ptc4Mw

  • Reads, Listens, and Views…and Tweets 8/5

    A great week of football at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. A healthy dose of training camp helps. Special thanks to all of you who have subscribed to the blog or have made it part of your daily ritual. If you like what you’ve seen thus far, please consider these three acts of kindness:

  • Eye Catching Tweets From NFL Camps 8/4

    Twitter is a great place to get camp updates but they come so fast and furious, I thought I’d pick a few about players from various beat writers and provide my takes on these quick reports.  Derrick Mason: @jamisonhensley is reporting Derrick. Mason will sign with the #Jets tomorrow. If he does Floyd needs to…

  • Sigmund Bloom Part III

    In this part of my conversation with Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys senior staff writer and Draftguys co-founder, we discuss under appreciated NFL players, emerging NFL players, the Bloom 100, what he’s watching when he’s evaluating players, and why he plays in 25-plus fantasy leagues . Waldman: Aside from fantasy football, just as a fan of the…

  • Eye Catching Tweets From NFL Camps 8/3

      Twitter is a great place to get camp updates but they come so fast and furious, I thought I’d pick a few about rookies from various beat writers and provide my takes on these quick reports.     Blaine Gabbert: @Taniaganguli‘ s piece on Blaine Gabbert’s defense of David Garrard provide a glimpse of…

  • Sigmund Bloom Part II

    In this part of my conversation with Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys senior staff writer and Draftguys co-founder, we discuss NFL trends, the appeal of the NFL Draft, and the value of the Game Recaps he does at Footballguys.com. Waldman: Tell me about the more profound things you’ve learned about the game on the field because of…

  • Eye-catching Tweets From NFL Camps 8/2

    Twitter is a great place to get camp updates but they come so fast and furious, I thought I’d pick a few about rookies from various beat writers and provide my takes on these quick reports.   Packers WR Randall Cobb Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press Gazette reports that Packers rookie receiver Randall…

  • Zach Law’s Q&A of Matt Waldman

    Zach Law has been doing a series of interviews with fantasy football writers. He decided I should be one of them ($10 helps). Here’s the first part… Interview