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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Scout Talk with Russ Lande: Changing the Combine, the Wonderlic, and Prospect Talk
CFL Scout Russ Lande and RSP author Matt Waldman discuss what they would change about the NFL Combine, share how the deservedly maligned Wonderlic Test can actually have a reasonable purpose for scouting NFL talent, and reflect on players that influenced our scouting of talent. This is a jam-packed show with excellent topics: Why Russ…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Talks QB and RB 2020 NFL Draft Prospects on FantasyPros
RSP author Matt Waldman joins Kyle Yates and Mike Tagliere for a conversation about 2020 NFL Draft prospects on the FantasyPros Podcast. Kyle, Mike, and Matt discuss the running backs they are looking forward to seeing work out at the NFL Combine—both marquee prospects and some lesser-known names. Matt also discloses that, as of February,…
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The College Draft with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: The Combine as a Scouting Tool
RSP writer Matt Waldman and College Draft host Ross Tucker discuss the usefulness of the NFL Combine as a scouting tool, including how Matt applies workout metrics, how his views have changed about interview questions, and how much the event can alter a player’s draft stock. With the NFL Combine days away, Ross and I…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room WR Quintez Cephus (Wisconsin): Physicality
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room dives into the tape of Wisconsin’s Quintez Cephus, a receiver who can take and give physical play like an NFL starter and has ball skills and route potential to build on. If Quintez Cephus’s workouts meet the baselines I expect from him—which is a lower bar than you might expect—remember…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: WR Justin Jefferson’s Feel for the Game (Starry Night)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares four clips from LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson’s work against Auburn that illustrates how intangibles like Jefferson’s can be quantified in an evaluation. Justin Jefferson has feel for the game. This sentence is the out-dated way of describing one of the underlying traits of a football player’s work because…
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Nothin’ But The Dawgs Cleveland Browns Podcast: Matt Waldman on the 2020 Browns
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman joins the Nothin’ But the Dawgs Podcast for a conversation about the Cleveland Browns’ 2020 offseason, including the draft, coaching changes, and current players. Listen here. Topics: The organization’s attempt at alignment. Nick Chubb in a wide zone scheme. The do-or-die year for David Njoku in Cleveland. Baker Mayfield’s…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room WR Laviska Shenault, Jr. (Colorado): Don’t Call Him “Gadget”
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines 2020 NFL Draft prospect Laviska Shenault, Jr., a do-everything prospect who will not be a ‘gadget player” on Sunday. When I made my first pass through the 2020 NFL Draft class of wide receivers this summer, I wondered if Laviska Shenault might have more in common with Cordarrelle Patterson…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast with Mark Schofield: Draft Season, Draft Twitter, and Draft Capital
Hosts Matt Waldman and Mark Schofield broach the kookiness of NFL Draft Season, Draft Twitter, red herrings of pre-draft analysis, pitfalls of analysis videos, and the good and bad of Draft Capital in this episode of the RSP Cast. Here’s what Mark and I discussed in this week’s RSP Cast: Who are these characters (besides…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB Jacob Eason (Washington) Reading the Middle Redux
Mark Schofield continues his RSP examination of 2020 NFL Draft prospect Jacob Eason of Washington and Eason’s quarterbacking in the middle of the field. Player evaluation often brings more questions than answers. A few weeks ago, I began my work on Washington quarterback Jacob Eason. It led to this piece, where I examined his ability…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.192 RB Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room takes an in-depth look at what makes Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor a compelling 2020 NFL Draft prospect at the running back position. Jonathan Taylor reminds me of Seattle’s Chris Carson—a physical back with enough burst and speed to break long runs when he’s not initiating scrums and also possesses enough…