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RSP Film Room No.40: TE Maxx Williams
The RSP Film Room has studied 39 prospects and not a tight end among them. Kyle Crabbs of NDTScouting.com visits the film room to put that streak to an end. We break down Maxx Williams with looks at the Iowa and Missouri games on Draftbreakdown.com. Notes from the Film Room: A player’s “frame” and what we’re…
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Futures: Washington DT Danny Shelton
Shelton comps to Dontari Poe and Haloti Ngata? Waldman explores some of the data and poetry involved and doesn’t see it. By Matt Waldman Scouts have a love-hate relationship with player comparisons. Get them right and your audience gains a true understanding of a particular player. Get them wrong and it’s like playing the wrong…
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The Gold Blooded (49ers) Podcast Appearance
I had the good fortune to join Steven Orosz as a guest on the Gold Blooded podcast a few days ago and discuss a number things: How the RSP rankings and publications work together. My “football” and career back story. The top receivers in this class: Amari Cooper, Kevin White, DeVante Parker, and Dorial Green-Beckham.…
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Boiler Room: ECU QB Shane Carden
One play can say a lot about a player: What he can do, what he can’t, and what might be possible 2-3 seasons from now. Today’s single-play analysis comes from ECU QB Shane Carden’s tape. The mission of the Boiler Room is to illustrate the pivotal areas of a prospect’s game and distill these areas…
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RSP Film Room No.39: QB Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo
Jordan Plocher of GM Jr. joins the hangout and we discuss why the top of this QB class should be a quartet rather than a trio. Chris Bonner is Jordan Plocher’s (rhymes with “blocker’) top-rated QB in this class. I get it. I don’t think there’s much separation among my top four–and it should be…
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Footballguys Thursday Live Audible 4.9.15
This week’s Audible Live show was an excellent podcast/hangout. Details inside. or listen to the podcast format. Mariota falling in the draft? Mike Mayock’s ranking change of Mariota three weeks before the draft. Expected and Unexpected Destinations for Todd Gurley. Randy Gregory, Marijuana, and Marijuana Testing. Discussion of Todd Gurley’s prospects. Discussion of Melvin Gordon’s…
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RLV 4/10/2015 + RSP Film Room No.38 w/Sigmund Bloom
Tre McBride RSP Film Room w/Sigmund Bloom, Sweet Home Chicago, Trey Flowers, and Wycheck vs. Lewis RSP Film Room No.38 – Tre McBride w/Sigmund Bloom Apologies to George Kritikos who asked me about McBride in the DLF Q&A, but I politely nixed the question so I could wait to discuss him the first time here.…
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Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork
Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork by Matt Waldman More film analysis forthcoming at Futures, especially on the Big Uglies, the island inhabitants on the perimeter, and the rovers and enforcers of the defense. In the meantime, indulge me one more week on offensive skill players. After all, I finished a 220-page skill position draft…
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Futures: Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler
Futures: Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler By Matt Waldman I’m a big fan of Stephen White’s draft profiles. The former NFL defensive end-turned-blogger has a writing voice that transports me to a corner booth at a late-night Korean barbecue joint where, over the sizzle of pork belly, beef brisket, and kimchi on the iron-cast lid, we’re…
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Dynasty League Football Q&A
George Kritikos of DLF conducted a Q&A with me this weekend, covering the following topics: The RSP’s evolution over the past 10 years. Lessons I’ve learned about evaluating players during the past decade. How I evaluate my work. Why I “show my work.” The importance of Marcus Mariota’s landing spot. Does evaluation of a small-school…
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