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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.206: The Refined Game of #UNC RB Michael Carter
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room delivers an in-depth look at the game of 2021 NFL Draft prospect Michael Carter of North Carolina. Michael Carter is one of the most refined running backs in this 2021 NFL Draft class. Well-versed in both gap and zone schemes, Carter is equally comfortable with finding rare cutbacks on Power…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room RB Michael Carter #UNC: A Tip for Scouting Beyond “The Competition”
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room delivers a play from North Carolina running back Michael Carter’s film portfolio to teach a point about scouting beyond the competition and focusing on what a player can control. How do you account for a player’s competition when scouting his talent? It’s one of the most astute questions I get…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: Why Another Year at Clemson Proved Wise for RB Travis Etienne
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines Travis Etienne’s senior campaign at Clemson and shows why another year of college football was a wise decision for the 2021 NFL Draft prospect that many believed should have left the year before. Travis Etienne made the right call to forgo the 2020 NFL Draft. At this time last…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield: Pre-Super Bowl, Post-Senior Bowl Throwdown
Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman reconvene for a pre-Super Bowl, post-Senior Bowl, and post blockbuster trade conversation in this week’s RSP Quick Game. This week, Mark Schofield and I discuss the following NFL and NFL Draft topics: Can the Buccaneers defense stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ offense? Why the offensive schemes are the difference…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.294 RB Jaquan Hardy (Tiffin)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Tiffin running back Jaquan Hardy, a high-effort runner with the size, footwork, and physicality to play in the NFL, but can he become a more mature decision-maker? James Robinson, Joique Bell, Chris Ivory, Danny Woodhead, Isaiah Crowell, and Fred Jackson are just six backs from the past 10 years…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: Is San Jose St. WR Tre Walker A Training Camp Sleeper?
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines the underrated play of 2021 NFL Draft prospect, Tre Walker of San Jose State, a 180-pound acrobatic wide receiver with the potential to become a training camp darling. Is Tre Walker big enough for the NFL? If Isaac Bruce was big enough for a tougher incarnation of the league, we don’t…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette #Iowa: Creativity and Efficiency
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Iowa Hawkeye wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette a 2021 NFL Draft prospect with the creativity and efficiency to make an NFL roster and it will take him honing these skills to a razor’s edge to contribute in a starting lineup. Ihmir Smith-Marsette’s game is all about creativity and efficiency. When…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: Western Michigan WR D’Wayne Eskridge
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines the game of Western Michigan wide receiver D’Wayne Eskridge who is making a good impression on the practice field of the Senior Bowl. D’Wayne Eskridge is a little punk and I say this as a most endearing compliment of his game. This 5-9, 190-pound receiver from Western Michigan who spent a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: The Khalil Herbert-Dalvin Cook Stylistic Parallels
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the play of 2021 NFL Draft prospect, Khalil Herbert, illustrating how the Virginia Tech/Kansas running back’s style has parallels to Minnesota Vikings runner Dalvin Cook. I’ve been keeping an eye on Khalil Herbert for a few years. I mentioned him this summer when I did an RB prospects preview…
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RSP Scout Talk Podcast: Quarterback Evaluation Mistakes and Lessons with Russ Lande and Matt Waldman
Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk podcast with Russ Lande concludes its series devoted to evaluation misses and lessons learned with an episode on the quarterback, the most difficult position to evaluate in sport. Russ Lande and I have had our share of successes between us, ranging from Tom Brady and Marc Bulger to Russell Wilson…