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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s #Chiefs Debut — YAC, YUC, or MEH?
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio takes a deeper look into Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s NFL debut with the Kansas City Chiefs and as impressed as he is with the rookie’s vision and the immediate upside in this offense, the yards after contact metric is misleading. The most-touted rookie of the preseason, Clyde Edwards-Helaire’s debut lived up to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: WR Quintez Cephus’ #Lions Debut
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens reviews the debut of Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus, who led his offense in targets against the Chicago Bears. Note: This video is the debut of work that I’m doing with a team of graphics and video editors this season. If you’re a football analyst who would like to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: What Makes #Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Tick?
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the way the Pittsburgh Steelers scheme open JuJu Smith-Schuster. A prevalent flaw with fan and media is their willingness to conflate production with skill. While true there must be a certain amount of skill to earn NFL production—and it’s usually an abundant amount—we often mistake elite production as an…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: What Makes (Bears) WR Allen Robinson Tic?
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the game of Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson and discovers that like many top NFL starters, Robinson has a refined way of using his elite short-area quickness that maximizes his physical gifts. For a waterbug slot receiver, a 6.54-second, three-cone drill is an excellent time. For 220-pound Allen…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: What Makes 49ers RB Raheem Mostert Tic? (Extended Look)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens takes an extended look at 49ers RB Raheem Mostert’s game and discovers that the talented back can develop into a more versatile runner if he exploits the natural mobility in his hips, knees, and ankles. The 49ers did the right thing to give Raheem Mostert a raise. A speedster who…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: RB Raheem Mostert (49ers)
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the gap-running skill of 49ers running back Raheem Mostert, a player who understands how to maximize his velocity, contact balance, and space as he works through the line of scrimmage. What makes Raheem Mostert a good running back? He’s fast, he’s combative, and he reads the line of scrimmage…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Summer Scouting Series: Jimmy Garoppolo Part 1 (Footwork)
Mark Schofield begins his RSP Summer Scouting Series with an examination of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and his footwork. Summertime is the perfect time to get started on some more scouting. For many, that means diving into the next crop of college prospects. While we here at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio will certainly partake in…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: The Tight-Quarters Virtuosity of Vikings WR Stefon Diggs
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio NFL Lens examines the release on a slant route from Minnesota Viking wide receiver Stefon Diggs, a maestro of a route runner. I can’t tell you for a fact that Stefon Diggs practices new ideas slowly. However, I’d bet money that at some point during Diggs’ learning process, he’s breaking…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Red Zone Play with Brady, Winston, And Stafford
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio delves into effective red-zone quarterbacking with clips from Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, and Matthew Stafford. The Red Zone And the Pro Game The Red Zone is a daunting place. Coaches devote a ton of daily practice time to it and yet, consistent production in the red zone can elude an…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake–Reshaping the Hit
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines the technique behind running backs winning at the point of contact during a collision with a play from new Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake. One of the best terms I’ve learned about tackling comes from USA Football’s Andy Ryland a former Penn State linebacker and All-American Rugby player: reshaping the…