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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: Lamar Jackson and Assumption
Mark Schofield examines Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson’s Hall of Fame Game debut for the RSP NFL Lens and discovers a faulty assumption. Life is filled with “old saws.” Conventional pieces of wisdom that can be more general, or even industry specific. In my prior life as an attorney one of the more utilized…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep. 19: Darren Kramer And Football As Performance Craft
Matt Waldman and Darren Kramer — a professional musician, instructor, and football fan — discuss the amazingly relevant links between football and improvised music. Now for something completely different…Most of you who read my work know that I’m a former musician and I link a lot of what I see in my work as a football analyst and evaluator…
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Matt Waldman to Crash Cecil Lammey’s Fantasy Football Draft Party
Matt Waldman joins fellow Footballguys staffer Cecil Lammey as Lammey’s featured guest at his August Draft Party on August 26, in Englewood, Colorado. Are you fantasy player in the Denver area and want to hold your league draft with us? Spend your entire day with Cecil and me at the Doubletree by Hilton DTC on…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 161 RB Trayveon Williams (Texas A&M): Effort is Also Mental
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a chip block of Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect, and explains why the notion of effort is not just physical in nature. When we think of effort in athletics, we default to the physical. A player with a “high motor” is desirable. In the case…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 160 RB Trayveon Williams (Texas A&M): Footwork-Vision-Speed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room analyzes a 72-yard run from Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams, a potential 2019 NFL Draft prospect. Trayveon Williams is a good college football runner but based solely on his 2017 tape, he’s not ready for the NFL. Williams isn’t a complete player — at least not yet. His pass protection requires more…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP on Chris Harris’ Podcast: Rookie Watch
Matt Waldman of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio joins Chris Harris’ fantasy football podcast for an early-August discussion of a variety of rookies as well as Patrick Mahomes’ fantasy potential. If you haven’t checked out Chris Harris’ (@harrisfootball) work, I recommend picking up his Football Almanac. A fellow film watcher, Chris understands the value of studying…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 159 RB Benny Snell, Jr: Hip Mobility And Unanswered Questions
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a play that illustrates a potential lack of hip mobility from 2019 NFL Draft prospect Benny Snell, Jr. and shares the type of questions raised when beginning the process of studying a player. Benny Snell, Jr. is a determined and aggressive power back with good balanced who will break through reaches,…
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Scott Bischoff’s RSP Film Room LB Genard Avery (Browns): Fists That Go Boom
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor Scott Bischoff profiles the striking power of Cleveland Browns pick Genard Avery and illustrates how those skills compare to veteran pass rusher Elvis Dumervil. Former Memphis linebacker Genard Avery enters the NFL as a very underrated pass rusher because he makes plays despite not having the stature that the NFL demands…
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RSP NFL Lens RB Peyton Barber (Buccaneers): Short-Yardage Masterpiece
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens examines a fantastic short-yardage run from Buccaneers running back Peyton Barber. Unless Ronald Jones II finds the super-secret cheat code to upgrade his game in two weeks, Peyton Barber has earned the starting job for the Tampa Buccaneers. If you’re a regular reader of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, you know…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 158 RB Benny Snell (Kentucky): Attacking in Tight Quarters
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a run from Kentucky running back Benny Snell that illustrates Snell as the aggressor in tight quarters. Whether it’s Leonard Fournette or Jamaal Charles, the best runners through contact understand how to be the aggressor into the collision. Strike first and you have a greater chance of controlling subsequent…
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