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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.187: QB D’Eriq King (Houston)

Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room reviews Houston quarterback D’Eriq King’s five-touchdown performance against Texas Tech. As far as first impressions go, I enjoyed studying D’Eriq King. My biggest question after watching him throw 50 passes in a loss to Texas Tech, is he really five-foot-eleven? If he’s within an inch and a half of that…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Drew Brees Speaks Quarterback With Sophistication

Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases a play from New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to illustrate that Quarterbacking is a language and the best speak it with sophistication. Preseason quarterback ratings look nice when your favorite young quarterback is sitting atop them if you’re simply into window dressing. Quarterback rating approximates how well a…
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Matt Waldman’s Top 10 Dress Rehearsal Article At Footballguys (Free)

Matt Waldman’s Footballguys Top 10 is one of the most popular in-season pieces of content at Footballguys and this week’s article covering the NFL’s dress rehearsal is free. Sometimes I get emails from readers that behave as if they’ve discovered I live a double life and I’ve been hiding it from them. Even after…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.235 RB Antonio Williams (UNC): Strategic, Technical, And Emotionally Resilient

Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines two pivotal plays in the 2018 UNC-Pitt game for RB Antonio Williams that reveal his strategic and technical skill as well as his emotional resilience. You can scout emotion. As I’ve written before, Deny Emotion And You Only See a Fraction of the Game. You’re not always going to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.234: DT Derrick Brown (Auburn) Starring As Godzilla

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room displays Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown’s ability to snatch and move big bodies up front in order to manipulate running backs and make tackles at the line of scrimmage. Derrick Brown is a body-snatching giant at the point of attack. Guards and centers with the unfortunate job of handling Brown…
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The Fantasy Film and Data Pod: A New RSP Cast

Here at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, our aim is to go deep. The RSP publication continues to grow in depth and breadth, with increased detail and clarity on more players every year thanks to the analysis of Mark Schofield, J Moyer, Dwain McFarland, and Matt Waldman. Last year, the RSP Cast made its debut and…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker And Matt Waldman: OU-HOU, Vandy-UGA, And Oregon-Auburn

Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from three of the big college games this week, including two of the most exciting quarterbacks in college football. Every week, Ross Tucker and I will be discussing nine big-time players from three marquee games on the college football schedule. I felt like a kid…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.233 TE Jared Pinkney (Vanderbilt) Comfort with Physical Play

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a trio of plays where Vanderbilt tight end Jared Pinkney displays comfort with physical play—a must for NFL receivers Al Davis said Speed Kills, but toughness is a prerequisite for football. If you can’t win the ball up the seam and deliver production under the threat of physical contact, your…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler room No.231: RB Joshua Kelley’s (UCLA) Pre-/Post-Snap Keys

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room breaks down the pre- and post-snap keys on this five-yard run from UCLA running back Joshua Kelley that makes him an NFL Draft prospect of quality. Good running back play requires a balance of theory, technique, and athletic ability practiced to the point of making its execution appear intuitive. Today,…


