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Gut Check No.339: Players I Believe In
Suspending our knowledge of depth charts, scheme, and role, Waldman answers the most common question he’s asked: Whom do you believe in? Some of you ask me directly. Others beat around the bush with specific questions about my rankings that can’t be interpreted any other way: I know you have ________ ranked here, but how much…
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Waldman’s Receivers to Defend the Planet: Jerry Rice, the Perfectionist
He’s the best receiver in the history of the game and arguably the greatest football player of all time, but was Jerry Rice a good teammate? Depends on your team. Watch A Football Life episode on the 49ers great and it’s clear that Rice was an emotionally distant, obsessive perfectionist, whose pursuit of individual greatness was a…
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Brandon Thorn’s Defense to Defend the Planet
Brandon Thorn creates a hybrid defense with many players I know you’ll see again soon. Defensive Coordinator: Bill Belichick Belichick is the more notorious, defensive-oriented counterpart version of “The Genius” Bill Walsh. “The Evil Genius” is a coach renown for finding the smallest weakness in his opponent and mercilessly exposing it by any means necessary.…
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Every Play Tells a Story: The Danger of Logic
Every Play Tells a Story is a new video series by Eric Stoner, where he unpacks interesting and ambiguous plays. Stoner thinks of it as an offspring of the RSP Film Room and a sibling to the new and improved Boiler Room Video Series (Matt’s note: We didn’t know the other was working on short…
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RSP (Film Room Shorts) Boiler Room No.1: Washington RB Trey Williams
Lache Seastrunk 2.0? That’s what Washington probably saw when it signed Texas A&M’s Trey Williams to the roster as a UDFA. “I wanted him to realize how talented he was, but I wanted him to realize that talent that he has, it doesn’t mean anything if the mental aspect of the game doesn’t come with…
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Brandon Thorn’s Offense to Defend the Planet
Brandon Thorn picks the rules and the team to defend our planet and upon that foundation he builds the ultimate West Coast offense. Note: Learn more about Thorn’s overall philosophy and the coaching staff for this project. Offensive Coordinator: Bill Walsh Walsh’s offensive philosophy begins and ends with quarterback play. With an emphasis on timing,…
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On The Couch Podcast: Tiers, ADP, and Values Pre-Training Camp
Sigmund Bloom’s On the Couch is my favorite fantasy podcast. This week we discuss my PPR Tiers, ADP overvalued/undervalued, and hot-button players. Here’s the link. Enjoy! Podcast: Play in new window | Download (22.2MB)Subscribe to Matt Waldman's RSP Cast Email | RSS
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Brandon Thorn’s Coaches to Defend the Planet
Tuna with Belichick and Walsh? Sounds like a deli sandwich that packs a punch. It’s also the coaching staff for Brandon Thorn’s team to defend the planet. Opening Remarks There are few things I am more passionate about than the game of football. I have idolized NFL players for as long as I’ve been a…
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Gut Check No.338 – Top-12 WRs And Their Offenses
Instead of looking at the talent, lets look at the conditions for top-12 fantasy receiver production. Imagine the prototypical fantasy receiver. Fast enough to pull away from defenders deep and, more important, quick enough to earn separation within the first 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. He’s technically savvy with his eyes, hands, and…
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Waldman’s Receivers to Defend the Planet: Steve Smith, My Game-Wrecker
If my team is Popeye, Smith is the can of spinach. Choosing a receiving corps to defend the planet was easier than picking the team’s starting running back. Other than a day of indecision between two players that concluded with me adding both to my corps and bumping one of my slot receivers to special teams,…
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