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RSP Film Room No.52: QB Carson Wentz w/Mark Schofield
The RSP Film Room had a great guest, a fine prospect, and an excellent game. Inside the Pylon’s Mark Schofield chose Carson Wentz a few weeks ago when I asked the writer and former D-III QB to join me in the RSP Film Room. Neither Schofield nor Wentz disappointed. We watch the championship game between…
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(For 15 of You) Footballguys is Making Friday Your Lucky Day (CONTEST CLOSED)
I’m (was) giving away free subscriptions to Footballguys.com today to the first 15 readers to email me at mattwaldmanrsp@gmail.com and supply the following: Your first and last name. Your email address. If you follow these directions correctly, I will submit your names later this evening for a free subscriptions to the best fantasy football site…
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Reads Listens Views 8/28/2015
Thanks to FieldGulls for this funky shirt idea. Listens: DJ DKO Duo A lot of the music you’ll be hearing this year on the RSP Boiler Room Videos will be Darren’s work. What’s the Deal With This Post? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Until last December, I used Fridays to…
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Updated PPR Tiers at Footballguys 8.27.15
PPR tiers and commentary about specific upside players in each round. Every year for the past three, Sigmund Bloom and I have discussed our desire to present more nuanced draft plans that are still easy for readers to grasp. A snap shot of what’s going on in our brains without the page looking like jumbo…
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RSP Boiler Room No.3: TCU WR Josh Doctson
Learn why “feel for the game” matters and how WR Josh Doctson illustrates this concept in various ways. The RSP Film Room has a new series: The RSP Boiler Room. These will be short videos 5-15 minutes in length that profile a small number of plays on a prospect. The one on Josh Doctson below is…
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RSP Film Room No.51: PSU QB Christian Hackenberg
Emory Hunt requested a hot-button prospect and your votes were for the Penn State quarterback. Neither Emory Hunt or I had watched Christian Hackenberg closely, but some fans and media consider the quarterback the best prospect at his position. Draft Breakdown’s Jeff Risdon suggested the Indiana game as an “eye-opening” example of the passer. We…
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Reads Listens Views 8/22/2015
Who are these five women? Answer at the bottom of the post. Listens: Fishbone Live from San Francisco 1992 (NSFW) What’s the Deal With This Post? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Until last December, I used Fridays to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I…
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Advice on “Breaking into the Fantasy Football Biz”
What do you tell someone who asks for advice on becoming a fantasy writer? I get this question a lot and depending who is asking and how it’s asked, I have a variety of answers. Today I hogged Twitter timelines to give an answer. It’s not the only answer or the best answer. I’m going…
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The Chicken or the Gravy: A Player Evaluation Parable
If you had to choose, which would you rather have as your sustenance? The chicken or the gravy? How does this apply to player evaluation? Imagine that you’re about to be placed in a bomb shelter for 16 weeks. You’re told that if you leave the room before those 16 weeks are up you will…
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Gut Check No.343: Complete ADP Desirability Rankings
Sigmund Bloom and I have a lot of conversations throughout the course of a week. One vibrant, on-going topic is the state of fantasy football rankings. There’s value to a linear set of rankings spanning 1-250 that are based on statistical modeling. It’s the safest way to create a blueprint for a draft. There are…
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