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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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My Latest Appearance On the Couch w/Sigmund Bloom
Bloom and I spend 90 minutes talking all sorts of things NFL Draft, including: Good and bad matches for Mariota, Winston and Hundley. Which backs are good fits for Dallas, Arizona, Houston, and San Diego? Discussion of zone and gap blocking schemes with regard to this RB class. Who are the best best receiving backs…
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Vikings Draft Invasion Podcast
I had a good time joining Andy Carlson on his podcast to talk Vikings draft and NFL prospects: • The work that goes into the Rookie Scouting Portfolio • Where did he have Teddy ranked coming in? • What about McKinnon and Cordarrelle? • The Vikings’ options at #11 • Kevin White vs Amari Cooper vs…
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Marcus Mariota: The Task-Oriented QB
Matt’s Note: This is the second part of an analysis Eric performed on Mariota. The first part is how to develop a grading scale for quarterbacks. This post covers notable parts of Mariota’s game from Eric’s tape study. I’m restating this post with the end of the previous one. If it seems familiar, you know why .…
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Blogging the Boys Podcast
I had the pleasure of joining Rabblerousr and Ladon McCool on the Blogging the Boys Podcast. We cover the following topics: My back story that led to my development of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. How I developed the RSP. My thoughts on running backs the Cowboys have shown interest: Todd Gurley Melvin Gordon Jay Ajayi Telvin Coleman…
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RSP Film Room No.36: WR-Return Specialist Ty Montgomery
Emory Hunt stops by the RSP Film Room to present his case for Stanford return specialist and receiver Ty Montgomery. Hunt and I are on opposite ends of the spectrum with Montgomery. We both value his skill as a return man, open field runner, and change-up to the run game. We differ on his value…
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The Return of Reads Listens Views 4/3/2015
2015 RSP, A Magpie & His Adopted Family, RSP Film Room No.36: Jene Bramel/Bud Dupree, Joan Jett & Nirvana, and other fun oddites . Listens: Joan Jett & Nirvana The Return of Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Until last December, I used Fridays to post links to pieces…
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2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Now Available
The 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio is ready for download. “You won’t find a better resource. Matt Waldman delivers. Period. Cannot recommend more highly.” – Bob Harris, FSTA Hall of Famer The 2015 RSP Tale of the Tape Standing at 1414 pages and covering 147 skill prospects, the 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio is now available for download at http://www.mattwaldman.com. Because a post-draft…
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