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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: John Ross And the Weight of the Playground
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases a touchdown pass to Cincinnati Bengals receiver John Ross that involves the same scheme philosophies found on every playground. The sum of my football experience is 14 years of tackle football at the apartment complex where I grew up, the high school practice field, and various neighborhood games within…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 173 QB K.J. Carta-Samuels (Colorado State): Reading Ancillary Coverage
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines two plays where 2019 NFL Draft Prospect, QB K.J. Carta-Samuels (Colorado State) displays strong field vision. I value football players whose games speak intelligible sentences rather than grunt single words. Field vision is a part of smart football. A broad term describing part of a quarterback’s ability to read…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Moments RB Nick Chubb (Browns): Then And Now
Matt Waldman’s RSP shares some examples of Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb’s college work at UGA that translated well to the NFL that countered inaccurate media narratives. There has been a lot of noise about Nick Chubb that never fit the true signal of his game. It has ranged from being a plodder to…
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David Igono’s RSP Scouting Lens: QB K.J. Costello (Stanford): Walking the Plank
What do quarterbacking, piracy, and buffalos have in common? It sounds nutty, but Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor David Igono makes perfect sense of it with his examination of Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello and the 2019 NFL Draft prospect’s work from tight pockets. Danger on the football field often times mirrors real life in the sense that success is usually…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.28: September NFL Quarterback Check-In with Mark Schofield
Matt Waldman’s RSP Podcast hosts Mark Schofield for a conversation about NFL quarterbacks a month into the 2018 season. Mark and I riff on several NFL quarterbacks in an hour-long conversation that flies by. Jared Goff’s development within the Rams offense: What’s new, what’s McVay, and what’s always been, Goff? Dak Prescott’s woes in Dallas and is he…
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Reads Listens Views (September 28, 2018)
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 Film Room No.134: QB Will Grier (West Virginia) with Mark Schofield
Mark Schofield joins Matt Waldman in the RSP Film Room for an extended look at West Virginia quarterback and 2019 NFL Draft prospect, Will Grier. Once a month, Mark Schofield and I meet up for a film session on a quarterback prospect from the current draft class. We each arrive with links to 6-8 notable…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens QB Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs): Restraint and Platform Creativity
Gunslinger can be a limited term, and Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases one of several plays it does not apply to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “Gunslinger” isn’t a term that fits Patrick Mahome — not if you’re trying to finely tailor a description of his game. The Chiefs took that time an care not to…
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RSP NFL Lens WR Chad Williams (Cardinals): Maintaining Speed While Tracking the Football
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines a vertical route of Arizona Cardinals receiver Chad Williams and illustrates why tracking the ball is an unnatural act. It’s unnatural to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. So is turning your head away from the path your heading when running at full speed. It’s natural for a…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Scouting Lens: Tyree Jackson and the HOSS Concept
RSP writer Mark Schofield shares why Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson should be generating the pre-2019 NFL Draft excitement that Josh Allen earned in 2018, What if I told you the 2019 quarterback class might have a player similar to Josh Allen, without the early hype? What if I told you that the quarterback in question…
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