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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Chad Kelly’s Preseason Debut
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines Broncos QB Chad Kelly’s preseason debut against the Minnesota Vikings. I’ve been eagerly anticipating Chad Kelly’s first game exposure since last year because he’s an intense, decisive, and aggressive football player. His game lacks fear. I know, this doesn’t sound like hard-hitting analysis, but it is. Football is a performance…
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Matt Waldman on the FantasyPros Podcast: Buy or Sell the Hype
Matt Waldman of Footballguys and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio joins the FantasyPros Podcast for a discussion of hyped players heading into 2018. I joined the well-oiled machine of MIke Tagliere (@MikeTagliereNFL) and Bobby Sylvester (@bobbyfantasypro) to discuss players who’ve generated excitement during the 2018 NFL preseason: Saquon Barkley Jerick McKinnon JuJu Smith-Schuster Stefon Diggs Robby…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Deshaun Watson (Texans) And Matching Vertical Routes to Arm Talent
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases the vertical game that the Texans matched with Deshaun Watson last year. Velocity was the over-used analysis point of the 2017 NFL Draft for quarterbacks. Deshaun Watson was the target. Before that, Jared Goff was the target for hand size concerns in 2015’s draft despite the fact that the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB Alvin Kamara (Saints): Pass Pro Excellence
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases an excellent cut block from Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Based on early returns, I missed on Alvin Kamara developing this early. He had enough foolish decisions and ball security issues at Tennessee that I did not anticipate how fast he might shore up those issues. When a prospect improves…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB Derrick Henry (Titans): Evaluating Behavior vs. Motivation
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines Derrick Henry handling of a Myles Jack blitz that could have been much better than the result. Pass protection: The task that puts more talented young running backs on the bench than injuries, fumbles, and dropped passes. Here’s Derrick Henry executing a good blitz pick-up of Myles Jackson through…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Pre-NFL Draft Sample: WR Isaiah Ford (Dolphins)
Matt Waldman shares his pre-draft evaluation of Miami Dolphins WR Isaiah Ford, who is making a good impression in camp for the second consecutive year. 5. Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech (6-1, 194) Ford’s draft stock was on the rise until it hit a speed bump at the NFL Combine when he ran a 4.62- second…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB Joe Mixon (Bengals): Flashes of the Exceptional
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio NFL Lens showcases a cutback run by Bengals running back Joe Mixon on a play where he only succeeded because of his exceptional physical traits. You don’t cut back on a gap play. That’s the guideline with running power, trap, counter or toss. The marshaling of resources to create the…
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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…
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RSP NFL Lens Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky: Accuracy in Progress by Mark Schofield
Mark Schofield analyzes two plays from Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubsiky’s portfolio of work and illustrates why Trubisky is making progress with his accuracy. Who will be Top Gun of the 2017 quarterback class? That was last year’s burning question with four dramatically different choices: DeShone Kizer, Patrick Mahomes, Mitchell Trubisky, and Deshaun Watson. Watching…
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Locked On Chiefs Patrick Mahomes Preview with Matt Waldman’s RSP – Part II
Locked on Chiefs Ryan Tracy and Chris Clark host Matt Waldman for part two of a conversation about Patrick Mahomes in 2018. I joined Tracy and Clark for an extended conversation about Mahomes. Part I focused on Mahomes’ rookie performances. Part II covers thoughts on Mahomes’ expected development track and projections for the 2018 season. I’ll…