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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk with Russ Lande: Processing Speed, Coach-Scout Alignment, and Camp Hopefuls
Russ Lande, former NFL scout and the current head of national scouting for the Montreal Alouettes, joins Matt Waldman for another season of RSP Scout Talk. This week, they discuss processing speed, coach-scout dynamics, and camp hopefuls from the 2022 rookie class. Russ and I are excited to embark on another year of the RSP…
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RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman: Week 16
Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield discusses Mac Jones’ gritty Saturday, free agents we’re excited to see in new haunts, Tyler Huntley’s potential, what we’d change about the NFL, and who surprised us this year. The bad news: This week’s podcast is the last one for the regular season. The good news: We’ll…
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RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman Week 14
Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game with Mark Schofield discusses plays from NFL playbooks that we dislike, the Eagles quarterbacks, USC’s Drake London, Notre Dame’s Kyren Williams, and the craft of scouting. What’s your least favorite offensive play that’s common to NFL playbooks? What are your thoughts about Taysom Hill’s long-term prospects as a QB? Gardner…
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RSP Quick Game WK 10 with Mark Schofield: Freelancing WRs, Beckham, Titans, Gap Plays, and Evaluation Framework
Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman tackle the NFL topics ranging from Odell Beckham’s former destination and desired destination to the anedcotal rise of gap blocking in the NFL. Topics: Are we seeing more gap runs than we have in the recent past? Even if this is simply anecdotal, explain why this might be if you…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk Podcast: Emotion, Momentum, and the Dynamics of Performance in Football
Matt Waldman delivers a solo RSP Scout Talk on the subjects of performance vs. practice and the validity of momentum and emotion as tremendous factors in football. Football is a performance medium. It’s an elusive part of the game for analysts and easy to deny its existence — although ultimately a mistake to do so.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk with Ric Serritella, NFL Draft Bible
Matt Waldman’s RSP Scout Talk picks up with an excellent 90-minute conversation with NFL Draft Bible’s Ric Serritella about media scouting, team building, and prospect talk that you won’t want to miss. Earlier this week, I joined Ric and Scout Talk co-host Russ Lande for a conversation on Ric’s State of Football podcast at SI.com.…
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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 Quick Game: Week 8 with Mark Schofield
Matt Waldman’s RSP Quick Game delivers a jam-packed Week 8 episode with Mark Schofield that includes can’t-miss segments on the lack of reaction Dallas had to Washington cheap-shotting Andy Dalton, foiling Tampa’s defense, and underrated college quarterbacks. Mark Schofield and I reconvene for a Week 8 Quick Game that’s filled to the brim with a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Quick Game with Mark Schofield: 2020 NFL Preview
Matt Waldman and Mark Schofield point out the storylines that interest them most about every NFL team as we begin the 2020 season. Welcome back to the Quick Game with Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman. Every other week, this duo of Rookie Scouting Portfolio writers will cover the NFL in quick-hitting fashion. With the season…
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The College Draft with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: NFC East Draft Review
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman and Ross Tucker review the NFC East’s draft-day selections in this week’s College Draft. For the next eight weeks, Ross Tucker and I will be sharing our thoughts on each team’s draft, a division at a time. This week, we begin with the NFC East: Why the Cowboys are…