Category: Running Back

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Senior Bowl North Practice: Day 2

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Senior Bowl North Practice: Day 2

      Matt Waldman compared his notes from the North practice with the tape he reviewed of the session late last night and provides some clarity to the first session of the Senior Bowl Week. I’m Watching the Practice Tape This Year Readers of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication have afforded me this luxury. I’m betting…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Senior Bowl North Roster Practice Reports: Day 1

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Senior Bowl North Roster Practice Reports: Day 1

    Matt Waldman compared his notes from the North practice with the tape he reviewed of the session late last night and provides some clarity to the first session of the Senior Bowl Week. I’m Watching the Practice Tape This Year I’m not here to deliver in-the-moment analysis. Most of the excellent analysts have editorial demands built…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Senior Bowl South Roster Practice Report: Day 1

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Senior Bowl South Roster Practice Report: Day 1

    Matt Waldman compared his notes from the South practice with the tape he reviewed of the session late last night and provides some clarity to the first session of the Senior Bowl Week. I’m Watching the Practice Tape This Year I’m not here to deliver in-the-moment analysis. Most of the excellent analysts have editorial demands built…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.46: Senior Bowl Trench and Skill Player Preview with John Owning

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.46: Senior Bowl Trench and Skill Player Preview with John Owning

    Dallas Morning News football analyst John Owning returns to the RSP Cast for a preview of the linemen participating in the Senior Bowl and then Owning flips the script to ask Matt Waldman questions about the skill talent.  John Owning is one of my favorite analysts. He has a terrific grasp of the technical and strategic…

  • Matt Waldman’s 2019 Senior Bowl-RSP Page

    Matt Waldman’s 2019 Senior Bowl-RSP Page

      Bookmark this page for Matt Waldman’s coverage of the 2018 Senior Bowl practices. For analysis of skill players, get the 2019  Rookie Scouting Portfolio, now available for pre-order. If you’re a fantasy owner the Post-Draft Add-on is included for May download for the 2012 – 2019 RSPs. Best, yet, 10 percent of every sale is donated…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP 2019 Senior Bowl Preview: Running Backs

    Matt Waldman’s RSP 2019 Senior Bowl Preview: Running Backs

      Matt Waldman is once again covering Senior Bowl practices and continues his previews of the skill position players in attendance with thoughts on the running backs.  Running back is one of the least understood positions in football evaluation because it’s viewed too often has all about athletic ability and instincts. The end product of…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.45: 2019 NFL Draft Talk with Ben Fennell (NFL Network)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.45: 2019 NFL Draft Talk with Ben Fennell (NFL Network)

    NFL Network researcher Ben Fennell joins Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast for an extended conversation about college all-star games, 2019 NFL Draft prospects, and how to study football. Ben Fennell has worked with and learned from the likes of Mike Mayock, Matt Millen, Brian Baldinger, Charles Davis, and Daniel Jeremiah. Fennell watches college games to produce supporting…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.193: RB Devine Ozigbo (Nebraska)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.193: RB Devine Ozigbo (Nebraska)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases the patience, hip mobility, footwork, acceleration, and hands of 2019 NFL Draft prospect Devine Ozigbo of Nebraska. Mike Anderson and Michael Turner come to mind when I watch Devine Ozigbo play football. Ozigbo has the size, down-hill power, and acceleration of these two former NFL Pro-Bowl backs. He also…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.139: RB Joshua Jacobs (Alabama)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.139: RB Joshua Jacobs (Alabama)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room profiles potential 2019 NFL Draft prospect Joshua Jacobs, a runner whose game has the potential to go the distance.  Crimson Tide running back Joshua Jacobs has potential to follow in the footsteps of Frank Gore as one of those backs that your children will be sick of watching. His game is…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.191: RB Travis Homer (Miami)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.191: RB Travis Homer (Miami)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room profiles the 2019 NFL Draft prospect Travis Homer and his strengths as an edge runner and finisher.  Although not known as ‘Running Back U,’ the University of Miami has fielded its share of stud NFL runners, including Ottis Anderson, Alonzo Highsmith, Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, and Willis McGahee. Recent Hurricane backs…