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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Lions RB Kerryon Johnson’s Preseason Debut
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines moments from Lions running back Kerryon Johnson’s preseason debut. One of my favorite backs in this draft class, Kerryon Johnson has looked the part as a runner and receiver. How much playing time he earns during the season will come down to the next two weeks of camp and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Baker Mayfield Preseason Debut
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield preseason debut against the New York Giants. Baker Mayfield has a strong debut in New York this week but we need to keep his performance in perspective. Otherwise, fans and media will get ahead of themselves the way they did with DeShone Kizer and Blake Bortles.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Two Impressive Plays From Lamar Jackson
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines two impressive passes from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson that demonstrate when to be poised and patient and when to be confident and aggressive. Mark Schofield showed a Lamar Jackson play during the Hall of Fame Game that is a common mistake for young quarterbacks. Here are two plays a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: RB Nick Chubb’s Browns Debut And Separating the Signal From the Noise
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines Nick Chubb’s preseason debut in Cleveland and illustrates why it’s important to separate the back from the blocking. It’s easy to think Nick Chubb looked bad in his preseason debut against the Giants. At first blush, it appeared he had several issues depending on the run: Colliding with his…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Views (August 10, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended views of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. I post links to articles, songs, and visual mediums that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Listens (August 10, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended listens of 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 when…
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Tweet of the Week: Why Coaches Must Not Be Seduced by the Logo on the Helmet
USA Football’s Andy Ryland, a specialist on tackling, explains why a drill highlighted by The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen does not address the issue it’s intended to fix. Football is a wild and wonderful sport. The wild part applies to the tremendous amount of variables in the sport. This not only applies to what happens on…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Reads (August 10, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended reads of 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 on the FantasyPros Podcast: Buy or Sell the Hype
Matt Waldman of Footballguys and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio joins the FantasyPros Podcast for a discussion of hyped players heading into 2018. I joined the well-oiled machine of MIke Tagliere (@MikeTagliereNFL) and Bobby Sylvester (@bobbyfantasypro) to discuss players who’ve generated excitement during the 2018 NFL preseason: Saquon Barkley Jerick McKinnon JuJu Smith-Schuster Stefon Diggs Robby…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Deshaun Watson (Texans) And Matching Vertical Routes to Arm Talent
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases the vertical game that the Texans matched with Deshaun Watson last year. Velocity was the over-used analysis point of the 2017 NFL Draft for quarterbacks. Deshaun Watson was the target. Before that, Jared Goff was the target for hand size concerns in 2015’s draft despite the fact that the…
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