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Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views (Friday February 8, 2019)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back and devoted to a short list of recommended reads, listens, and views for the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch that itch…
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RSP’s Mark Schofield and NFL Quarterback Development: Lessons Learned From 2018
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writer Mark Schofield shares what he’s learned about quarterbacking in the NFL and how it will apply to his future evaluation of the position. The wisdom of our elders is often wasted on our youth, but eventually, the lessons are absorbed. As a father of two young children, I am entering that…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.51: Players Whose Games Are Growing on Me
In this RSP Cast, Matt Waldman reveals five players who he values more than he did when he began his evaluation of them. This podcast has a deceptive title because these players haven’t gotten dramatically better over the course of subsequent evaluations of their games compared to my first exposures to them. This title has…
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Stop Making Sense: A Post-Super Bowl Conversation with Eric Stoner (BeauxJaxson)
Matt Waldman shares a post-Super Bowl LIII conversation he had with RSP fam-contributor Eric Stoner that, as Stoner often does, brings the goods. The game itself was not entertaining. It was an ode to the fundamentals. While not stimulating, it proved to be refreshing. It was refreshing in the way sobriety is for a bing…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.201: WR Jovon Durante (FAU), Compensating Qualities
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three plays from FAU WR Jovon Durante’s tape and shows some compensating qualities that can make a lighter than average receiver a compelling prospect. Whether they realize it or not, a lot of people use a positional template for their evaluation of players. These boundaries that govern physical dimensions…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.200: RB Elijah Holyfield (Georgia)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three plays of 2019 NFL Draft prospect Elijah Holyfield and reveals the value of the connection among the eyes, mind, and feet in the running back’s game. I’m about to put a few details of Elijah Holyfield’s game under close scrutiny. For some, it means I’m about to nitpick.…
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Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views (Saturday February 2, 2019)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back and devoted to a short list of recommended reads, listens, and views for the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch that itch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.50: Matt’s Most Intriguing Skill Prospects (Pre NFL Combine Edition)
Matt Waldman shares six skill players from this 2019 NFL Draft Class that he finds most intriguing as we gear up for the 2019 NFL Combine and Pro Days. This is the time of year where I’m immersed in film study, which is as obvious a statement as saying it gets cooler in Chicago during…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: Tom Brady’s 2018, Declines, and Non-Negotiables
Is Tom Brady in decline or are we undervaluing his non-negotiable traits because of video game production from other stars? Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens dives into the state of Brady’s game. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about transitions. The human brain is a strange and fascinating organ and one that we may never…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.199: RB James Williams (Washington State), Slippery Is An Advanced Quality
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the unconventional and advanced footwork of Washington State running back James Williams, a slippery NFL Draft prospect. It’s easy to see the exceptional traits in Saquon Barkley’s game. He has layers of elite qualities that lead to an unusual volume of transcendent plays for an individual player. .James Williams…
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