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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens Chiefs LB Justin Houston: Slowing Time To Catch Shady
Matt Waldman’s RSP showcases a play where Kansas City’s star linebacker Justin Houston sheds a Richie Incognito block and tackles LeSean McCoy. Sport is at its finest when the best talents match up. Teams hired Richie Incognito for his run blocking and one of the sought-after skills of LeSean McCoy’s game is his acceleration to…
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RSP Tweet of The Week: Brandon Thorn’s Eight Favorite Plays of Rams DT Aaron Donald in 2017
Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Thread of the Week shares USA Football Writer Brandon Thorn’s analysis thread of Aaron Donald. Twitter is the place for football analysis. Last week, I shared Will Hewlett’s break-down of Aaron Rodgers’ various throwing motions. This week, Brandon Thorn — one of my upcoming RSP Cast guests to discuss defensive line play —…
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The Rookie Scouting Portfolio’s Junk In the Film Trunk
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares odd football highlights from around the web, including Vita Vea, Jadaveon Clowney, and Ray Lewis toting the rock. If I ever dream of a demon, I’m almost certain that he will resemble a heavily sunburned Kirk Herbstreit thanks to Betz. When it comes to studying the game and his…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens Carolina WR Devin Funchess: Getting Low
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases a reception from NFL wide receiver Devin Funchess that illustrates a facet of play that evaluators need to see from big athletes at the position. Mobility is an important characteristic of receiver play. We emphasize the value of high-pointing the football to the degree that it is becoming over-celebrated…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens (Saints) WR Cameron Meredith: Hopeful Tidings
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines former Chicago Bear wide receiver Cameron Meredith and what the Saints hope he’ll bring to the offense. Drew Brees and Sean Payton love attacking the middle of the field. The prioritization of receiver types since 2006 tells the story well. In fact, 2006 was Joe Horn’s final year in New Orleans,…
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RSP NFL Lens: Dak Prescott: Poise and Strength Versus Pressure by Mark Schofield
In this week’s RSP NFL Lens, Mark Schofield examines the poise and play-strength of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott when he faces pressure in the pocket. The football media world is filled with various cottage industries. As a New England Patriots fan and the host of the Locked On Patriots podcast, I am intimately familiar…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens WR Chad Hansen (Jets): Fluid Movement
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio NFL Lens showcases an example of fluid movement from second-year Jets receiver Chad Hansen. A great example of high performance is knowing when to break the rules. A rule that Jets wide receiver Chad Hansen has heard numerous times throughout his playing career has been to retract the ball to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens Box Counts, Down-and-Distance, and Numbers Advantages: Context for Consideration
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines running play on third-and-long against nine defenders in the box and explains why the execution and the decision were good. This year, I’ve seen questions raised about NFL play calling from analysts who are tallying the success rates of run plays. A notable criticism is that many NFL teams…
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RSP NFL Lens WR DeSean Jackson Boundary Awareness
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio showcases DeSean Jacksons’ boundary awareness. I wish DeSean Jackson was a New Orleans Saint. Sorry Tampa fans but every time I think of Jackson as a Buccaneer, I lament that he’s with the wrong team in the NFC South. Maybe Jameis Winston will get it together, play to his potential,…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB Todd Gurley (Rams): Footwork and Movement
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases Todd Gurley’s excellent movement in compressed space. If Todd Gurley’s game was a dish at my Imaginary football diner, he’d be the “Eddie Georgia Plate.” If you’re under 35, you probably only saw George well have his expiration date as an elite running back. George was a smooth, powerful runner…