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Feel It or F#@k It — NFL And NFL Draft: A Matt Waldman RSP Cast with Bob Harris
A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams Topics Ben Violin’s thought that the Conference championships are an argument that you don’t need a high-paid QB. Daniel Jones: Worth $40 million a year? Aaron Rodgers, Packers moving on…
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2023 Running Back Class B-Z: Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast
Matt Waldman delivers a solo RSP Cast with pre-NFL Combine thoughts on 52 running backs from the 2023 NFL Draft class. Topics Why is Bijan Robinson entering the NFL at the perfect time for his skills? Which backs’ draft capitals could wind up running backward and which back is literally running backward? Which runners have…
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Evaluating WRs, A Subtle and Pervasive QB Bias, and Collegians with Something to Prove in ’23: Matt Waldman’s RSP-Campus2Canton Cast
Campus2Canton’s Felix Sharpe and RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss the craft of wide receiver evaluation, a subtle and pervasive form of bias present in major media with quarterback analysis, and collegians with something to prove heading into 2023. Every other week, Felix @sharpereview of @campus2canton will be joining me to discuss college and NFL talent, many…
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On the Clock NFL Draft Show Episode 1: RB Talk with RSP’s Matt Waldman
Matt Waldman joins KT Leverett, Nino Brown, and John Schepps to share his five running backs of note for the 2023 NFL Draft class. Topics The running back in this class whose talents between the tackles remind him of a cross between Darren Sproles and Christian McCaffrey. Why the Saquon Barkley comparisons for Bijan Robinson…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Glossary: Overextending with RB Kendre Miller (TCU)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary illustrates with the help of 2023 NFL Draft prospect, Kendre Miller of TCU, why overextending at the collision point as a pass protector places a running back at a disadvantage with his assignments. What Is Overextending? Pretty much what you’d expect: leaning too far forward. For pass protection, overextending…
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Kyler Murray, Justin Fields-Bryce Young, Tyjae Spears, and RB Eval Criteria: Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk with Russ Lande
Montreal Alouettes’ head of U.S. scouting Russ Lande and the RSP’s Matt Waldman discusses the Cardinals’ changes on Kyler Murray’s development challenges, the Justin Fields-Bryce Young offseason conundrum, our criteria for scouting RBs, and Tulane RB Tyjae Spears. Topics This week: The backdrop for Kliff Kingsbury’s firing and what’s ahead for Arizona. The work ahead…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: Curvilinear Movement with RB Bijan Robinson (Texas)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary illustrates how Texas running back Bijan Robinson of the 2023 NFL Draft class uses curvilinear movement to efficiently defeat two angles of pursuit at the same time. What Is Curvilinear Movement? Imagine a motorcyclist or speedskater taking a curve at a high speed. Their bodies (and in the biker’s…
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Players Studied for Matt Waldman’s 2023 Rookie Scouting Portfolio
Matt Waldman’s running list of 2023 NFL Draft prospects who will appear in the April 1 RSP publication. Each year, I like to list the players who will be in the Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication. If any of these players return to school, I will save them for the 2023 publication. You can pre-order the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: Accounting for Ancillary Coverage with TCU QB Max Duggan
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary illustrates how TCU quarterback Max Duggan of the 2023 NFL Draft class accounts for ancillary coverage to deliver an optimal target to his fellow draft classmate, wide receiver Quinton Johnston. What Is Ancillary Coverage? There are probably multiple ways to describe this coverage among coaches. I call it ancillary…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: Accounting for Leverage with QB Tanner McKee (Stanford)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary illustrates how 2022 NFL Draft quarterback prospect Tanner McKee of Stanford accounts for the leverage of two defenders in coverage with his ball placement on a downfield target after evading two pass rushers early in the play. What Is “Accounting for Leverage?” Leverage is the favorable or unfavorable position…