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RSP Film Room No. 107: QB Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) And Why Football Is Not a Corporate Boardroom
Kelly, a quarterback prospect for the 2017 NFL Draft, has off-field and injury concerns but has top-tier talent. Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom examine Kelly’s game. Football is not a corporate boardroom. But for the sake of entertaining this stupid-ass, business analogy that’s common with quarterbacking in the media, let’s go there. The quarterback is not […]
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RSP Film Room No.106: WR Curtis Samuel (Ohio State)
Samuel, a top skill position prospect for the NFL Draft, earns a closer look as a receiver from Matt Waldman and Kyle Posey in this RSP Film Room special. Is he a receiver, a running back, or a gadget player without a home? Analysts are all over the place on Curtis Samuel. I think his […]
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RSP Film Room No.105: RB Christian McCaffrey (Stanford) w/Scott Bischoff
NDT Scouting contributor, Footballguy, and Lions Wire contributor Scott Bischoff joins Matt Waldman in the RSP Film Room for a look at Christian McCaffrey’s skill as a between-the-tackles runner. Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey could be a Top-10 pick in the NFL Draft and Scott Bischoff and I agree that he’s worth it. McCaffrey is an every-down […]
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The 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP) Podcast Tour
Links & displays of programs where Matt Waldman is appearing as a featured draft analyst this month. If you’re interested in having me on as a guest, feel free to contact me at mattwaldmanrsp@gmail.com to arrange a time. Dynasty War Zone Podcast (Link): RSP’s Matt Waldman and Pacific Coast Scouting’s Lawrence Chaney share their 10 players to watch for the 2017 […]
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The 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Is Now Available for Download!
Matt Waldman’s 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP) is ready for download. The 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Tale of The Tape—1684 Pages! Buy and Download Here. 395-page rookie analysis guide that includes: Detailed profiles, including strengths, weaknesses, and potential growth. Rankings on depth of talent, breadth of talent, and rankings with and without growth potential as a factor. […]
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Making Sense of Dak Prescott (And How It Will Change the Future of the RSP)
Matt Waldman, of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, reflects on Dak Prescott’s sterling rookie campaign and explains how he re-evaluated his process in light of Prescott’s success. What he discovered, about missing on the Dallas quarterback, reminded him of the opposite outcome with Russell Wilson. [Note: This post is an excerpt from my QB chapter in the […]
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Matt Waldman on 2017 NFL QB Prospects: The Rotoworld Podcast by Josh Norris
Analyzing 2017 NFL QB Prospects: Josh Norris playing the GM and Matt Waldman playing the scout. It’s always a pleasure to sit down with Rotoworld’s Josh Norris and talk shop. This podcast segment is a 45-minute episode devoted to quarterbacks. Topics: Why is Patrick Mahomes worth the risk? The player both Josh and I discover we […]
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RSP Film Room No.101: QB Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina) Extended Look
An extended look at the UNC quarterback’s on and off-script play in an outside the pocket. Uttering a Blake Bortles comparison for a 2017 QB prospect will induce a cringe-worthy response from many fans and media. But this time last year, the Jaguars’ QB was a promising name-drop for a rookie passer. Most passers not […]
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RSP Film Room No.100: RB Jamaal Williams (BYU) w/Jamaal Williams
BYU graduate Jamaal Williams joins the show to discuss his game with a review of his performance against Michigan State. Within the first 30 seconds of watching Jamaal Williams’ tape, I saw an NFL running back. I’m not saying I saw everything I needed to see from Williams’ game in that brief span. It has less […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.84: WR Corey Davis (Western Michigan)
Watch an Odell Beckham-like catch from a prospect whose game has a close resemblance to a combination of three players that include a former Giants star. Watch Corey Davis reach skyward with his right arm stretched to its limits, arch his body into a “C”, and palm the point of the football, and Odell Beckham, […]