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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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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk: Football Disciplines, Building Evaluation Processes, And Grades vs. Rankings
This week, Matt Waldman RSP Cast breaks down different disciplines of football analysis, the building blocks for a helpful film-grading process, and why grades are far more important than rankings. Laurie Fitzpatrick is off this week, so I did a solo cast on the scouting of player film: Why understanding the disciplines of football analysis…
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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…
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Purdy, Robinson, Tight Ends, and Hard-to-Teach Skills: Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk with Russ Lande
Montreal Alouettes’ head of scouting Russ Lande and the RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss the scarcity of a complete tight end in the NFL, Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ end-of-year strategy with the QB position, Jon Robinson’s firing, hard-to-teach skills, and thoughts on NFL players and prospects we’ve recently studied. Topics This week: A complete tight…
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Deion Sanders to Colorado, Transfer Portal Announcements, and Levis-Richardson: Matt Waldman’s RSP-Campus2Canton Podcast with Felix Sharpe
Campus2Canton’s Felix Sharpe and RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss big names declaring for the transfer portal, Deion Sanders’ move to Colorado, and Matt’s initial film work on 2033 NFL Draft QBs Anthony Richardson and Will Levis. Every other week, Felix @sharpereview of @campus2canton will be joining me to discuss college and NFL talent, many of…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: The In-Set and the Peek Techniques with Stanford WR Michael Wilson
