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Making Sense of Dak Prescott (And How It Will Change the Future of the RSP)
Matt Waldman, of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, reflects on Dak Prescott’s sterling rookie campaign and explains how he re-evaluated his process in light of Prescott’s success. What he discovered, about missing on the Dallas quarterback, reminded him of the opposite outcome with Russell Wilson. [Note: This post is an excerpt from my QB chapter in the…
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RSP Film Room RB/WR Samajie Grant (Arizona)
Watch a 5-8 (-ish), 175-pound ballcarrier channel his inner Barry and Walter—on the same play. Good football players come in all shapes and sizes. The three things that most have in common are toughness, effort, and creativity. Arizona slot receiver and part-time running back Samajie Grant has these three qualities and pound-for-pound, he’s one of…
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RSP Boiler Room No.61: WR Austin Carr
Examining the vital details of receiving at the boundary. Unless I’ve missed something, Austin Carr isn’t a rare athlete within the spectrum of NFL wide receiver prospects. The Northwestern Wildcat is among the pack of receiver prospects I watch every year: Between 5’10” and 6’1″ Between 190-205 lbs. Enough speed to catch a go route of 30-40…
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Pre-Order the 2017 RSP: New Multi-Year Rankings, Small Price Increase
The pre-order period for the 2017 RSP begins today through January 6 and the publication will have a new section that you’re going to love. “Couldn’t offer this piece of work a higher endorsement. One of my favorite parts of the offseason.” -Matt Harmon, NFL.com-Footballguys.com “@MattWaldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio is unique and important. A must-read every…
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Pre-Draft Sample of Pats WR Malcolm Mitchell
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This Is How I (Matt Waldman) Play: A Dynasty Fantasy Football League Q&A
DLF invited me to participate in a Dynasty Fantasy Football Q&A session. Link below. Dynasty League Football has an ongoing series about fantasy writers. You’ll see a lot of familiar names and faces on its roster of Q&A subjects. If you’re interested in this kind of thing, Eric Dickens and company have done a good…
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The NFL Lens: Fingertips Technique w/Jarvis Landry and Mike Evans
Testing technique is a lot like testing character; how well it holds up under stress will tell you a lot. A man’s true character comes out when he’s drunk. -Charlie Chaplin Much to your dismay, I’m not advocating shots before the gauntlet drill at the NFL Combine. I agree, it would be entertaining—even more so…
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Dear 2016 RSP Subscribers
Dear [2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Subscribers], Thanks to your past donation, in the last year we’ve made tremendous strides in protecting more children from sexual abuse. 2016 is quickly coming to a close and we wanted to share with you the accomplishments we’ve made together. Generous donors like you have created a safer world for…
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2017 NFL Rookie Prospects and Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analysis, Senior Bowl coverage, and scouting reports about 2017 NFL Draft prospects come from research I undertake to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now in the 12th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and analysis that also shows its work at the…
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“But Can He Make Music?”
“Have your views about Jared Goff and Dak Prescott changed now that we’ve seen them during the preseason?” Matt answers this question and the deeper one underlying it. I was wrong to think that Jared Goff was the most pro ready of the 2016 rookie quarterback class. I underestimated the difficulty of the transition from…