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The College Draft with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: 2020 College Running Back Preview
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman and Ross Tucker review the prominent college running backs with NFL potential in this week’s College Draft. For the next three weeks, Ross Tucker and I will be reviewing prominent skill-position prospects who you’ll see on Saturdays this fall. Last week, we begin with quarterbacks. This week, running backs:…
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The College Draft with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: 2020 College Quarterback Preview
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman and Ross Tucker review the prominent college quarterbacks with NFL potential in this week’s College Draft. For the next four weeks, Ross Tucker and I will be reviewing prominent skill-position prospects who you’ll see on Saturdays this fall. This week, we begin with quarterbacks: Why Trevor Lawrence shares a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast 2020 Projection Series with Dwain McFarland: New England and New York Jets
RSP contributor Dwain McFarland joins the RSP Cast to kick off our team-by-team NFL projection series for the 2020 season with an in-depth examination of the New England Patriots and New York Jets. Note: If you tried listening before and the volume was too low, I fixed that. Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) and I begin our…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast with Russ Lande: Inclusivity and Scouting
Russ Lande and Matt Waldman discuss why the tenets of inclusive thinking are naturally the most effective ways of scouting players in this week’s RSP Scout Talk podcast. Generalizations are dangerous. When applied to the evaluation of football players, generalizations can unnecessarily exclude talented, hard-working, and well-adjusted young men from NFL opportunities that could have…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.200 with Mark Schofield: QB Trey Lance (North Dakota State)
Celebrating the 200th RSP Film Room episode, Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman examine over two dozen plays of North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance, one of the top prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft class. Red-shirt sophomore Trey Lance is a thick-legged, 220-pound quarterback with speed to threaten a secondary, quickness to shake or bounce…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.268 WR Damonte Coxie (Memphis): Obeying the Ball
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Memphis wide receiver and NFL Draft prospect Damonte Coxie’s route running, body control, and anticipation of open space. Explaining football is a lot different than playing football. This seems obvious until you get into the profession of breaking the game down as a coach, scout, or player. The more…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.199: WR Sage Surratt (Wake Forest)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines the body control, hand strength, and separation skills of Wake Forest wide receiver Sage Surratt, and how the Deamon Deacons tailor the scheme to Surratt’s strengths. Donte Moncrief captured the imagination of draftniks thanks to his frame and above-the-rim game at Ole Miss. I was never a fan because…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: QB Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) with Mark Schofield
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writers Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman break down moments from four of Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s 2019 performances that reveal a technically-sound passer with pocket presence and pre-snap/post-snap skills that any NFL team would covet. Trevor Lawrence is an old-school quarterback in a new school body. His technique tells the tale. Look…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast–Scout Talk with Russ Lande: The Pandemic and Scouting Football
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Tyler Johnson’s (Minnesota) Craft with the Fade
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines 2021 NFL Draft prospect Tyler Johnson’s ownership of space when running the fade route. The end-zone fade is no longer the route of choice for NFL offenses because it is a low-percentage play against the caliber of defensive backs at the professional level. The shift away from this route…