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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Quick Game Week 16 with Mark Schofield
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writers Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman discuss the NFL, college prospect evaluation, the football writing industry, and non-football topics in this 90-minute, holiday episode of the Quick Game. This week’s RSP cast covers a lot of football and non-football territory. Which NFL player has demonstrated significant improvement this year? Do backups of…
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American Football Stories Podcast: SEC Championship Skill Player Preview w/Matt Waldman
American Football Stories hosts Nick Knudsen and Robert Parker welcome Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman on to breakdown individual prospects in the 2020 SEC Championship Game. I had a terrific time talking ball with Nick and Robert as we looked at the well-known draft prospects at the offensive skill positions for the upcoming SEC…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk Podcast with Russ Lande: WR Evaluation Misses And Lessons
Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk podcast with Russ Lande begins a series devoted to evaluation misses and lessons learned. This week’s episode on wide receivers offers a lot of players to choose from. This episode of Scout Talk with Russ Lande is a fantastic conversation about the wide receivers who we didn’t evaluate well and…
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Links to Matt Waldman’s 2021 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analysis, Senior Bowl coverage, and scouting reports about 2021 NFL Draft prospects come from research Matt Waldman and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio staff undertakes to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now in the 16th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and…
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Players Studied for Matt Waldman’s 2021 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication
Matt Waldman’s running list of 2021 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 2022 publication. The opportunity to pre-order…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: #Saints TE Adam Trautman’s Future Looks Bright
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the game of Saints’ rookie tight end Adam Trautman, whose progress report paints a bright future as a versatile weapon in the New Orleans’ offense. Dayton is in a remote universe away from schools that are known for NFL talent. Even so, one thing that translates to the NFL,…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Pre-Draft Scouting Report of Vikings WR Justin Jefferson
Matt Waldman’s RSP shares its pre-NFL Draft scouting report on Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson, a player Matt recommended as a relative bargain to Jerry Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb who could play inside and outside. Justin Jefferson, LSU (6-1, 202) Depth of Talent Score: 87.85 = Starter: Capable of a larger role and learning on…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Anthony McFarland (And What Frank Gore Would Do)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines a play from Anthony McFarland’s work against the Jacksonville Jaguars and shows why Frank Gore is the perfect teaching tape for what’s lacking in the Steeler rookie’s game. Anthony McFarland is a dynamic athlete for the Pittsburgh Steelers who is learning how to play running back at a professional…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Film And Data Rookie Check-in with Dwain McFarland
PFF and Fantasy Football Hustle analyst Dwain McFarland rejoins the RSP Cast for another episode of Film and Data. We examine a number of rookie seasons from the 2020 class as well as look behind the numbers at Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Dwain McFarland drops by the RSP Cast for an hour-long conversation…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Scout Talk with Russ Lande (Coaches, Coordinators, QBs, and WRs)
This week’s edition of Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Scout Talk with Russ Lande debates the merits of Daniel Jones and Carson Wentz, the value of head coaches and offensive coordinators, Lamar Jackson’s current performance, and thoughts on a pair of intriguing wide receiver prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft. If all financials were equal, would…