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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast with Russ Lande: Inclusivity and Scouting
Russ Lande and Matt Waldman discuss why the tenets of inclusive thinking are naturally the most effective ways of scouting players in this week’s RSP Scout Talk podcast. Generalizations are dangerous. When applied to the evaluation of football players, generalizations can unnecessarily exclude talented, hard-working, and well-adjusted young men from NFL opportunities that could have…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.200 with Mark Schofield: QB Trey Lance (North Dakota State)
Celebrating the 200th RSP Film Room episode, Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman examine over two dozen plays of North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance, one of the top prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft class. Red-shirt sophomore Trey Lance is a thick-legged, 220-pound quarterback with speed to threaten a secondary, quickness to shake or bounce…
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The College Draft with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: NFC East Draft Review
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman and Ross Tucker review the NFC East’s draft-day selections in this week’s College Draft. For the next eight weeks, Ross Tucker and I will be sharing our thoughts on each team’s draft, a division at a time. This week, we begin with the NFC East: Why the Cowboys are…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.268 WR Damonte Coxie (Memphis): Obeying the Ball
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Memphis wide receiver and NFL Draft prospect Damonte Coxie’s route running, body control, and anticipation of open space. Explaining football is a lot different than playing football. This seems obvious until you get into the profession of breaking the game down as a coach, scout, or player. The more…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast 2020 Projection Series with Dwain McFarland: Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins
RSP contributor Dwain McFarland joins the RSP Cast to kick off our team-by-team NFL projection series for the 2020 season with an in-depth examination of the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) and I begin our excellent conversations about how to project offenses with a look at Buffalo’s and Miami’s offenses: Statistically, Josh…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.199: WR Sage Surratt (Wake Forest)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines the body control, hand strength, and separation skills of Wake Forest wide receiver Sage Surratt, and how the Deamon Deacons tailor the scheme to Surratt’s strengths. Donte Moncrief captured the imagination of draftniks thanks to his frame and above-the-rim game at Ole Miss. I was never a fan because…
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The College Draft with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: The AFC East Post-Draft Review
Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman and Ross Tucker review the AFC East’s draft-day selections in this week’s College Draft. For the next eight weeks, Ross Tucker and I will be sharing our thoughts on each team’s draft, a division at a time. This week, we begin with the AFC East: How the Bills will…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Summer Scouting Series: QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s (49ers) Manipulation Skills Part II
Mark Schofield continues his RSP Summer Scouting Series with a second look at Jimmy Garoppolo’s ability to manipulate the middle of the field—a vital part of NFL quarterbacking. Manipulation. Those of us in the quarterback evaluation space talk about this a ton, but we often fall into a trap when discussing this trait. We rely…
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How to Have Conversations About Race And Racism
Rookie Scouting Portfolio founder Matt Waldman shares his experiences and advice for having conversations and constructive debates centered around the topics of race and racism in American society. Are you ready to be an agent of change long-term? If you can read the first 743 words of this post without leaving, you’re ready for the…
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FF Astronauts Podcast: RSP’s Matt Waldman on Rookie Wide Receiver Scheme Fits
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writer Matt Waldman joins the FF Astronaut’s Podcast for a conversation about NFL scheme fits for the 2020 rookie wide receiver class. Here’s a link to a podcast with the Fantasy Football Astronaut staff that I had the pleasure of doing a week ago. It’s a 90-minute discussion about more than a…
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