Tag: 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio

  • RSP Film Room No. 110: RB Aaron Jones (UTEP)

    RSP Film Room No. 110: RB Aaron Jones (UTEP)

    Jones, an underrated running back in the 2017 NFL Draft, earns a look in this RSP Film Room episode with Matt Waldman and 4for4.com’s Joe Holka. If you look strictly at Jones’ depth of talent grade in the 2017 Rookie Scouting Portfolio, he’s on par with Seattle reserve Alex Collins in my pre-draft publication’s three-year…

  • RSP Film Room No. 109: WR Carlos Henderson (LaTech)

    RSP Film Room No. 109: WR Carlos Henderson (LaTech)

    Henderson, an exciting big-play receiver in the 2017 NFL Draft, earns a look in this RSP Film Room episode with Matt Waldman and Rotoworld’s Josh Norris. The RSP Film Room’s first-ever guest, Rotoworld’s Josh Norris returns to the RSP Film Room for a look at Carlos Henderson, one of the most exciting sleepers of the…

  • RSP Film Room No. 108: Edge Defender Carl Lawson (Auburn)

    RSP Film Room No. 108: Edge Defender Carl Lawson (Auburn)

    Lawson, a powerful and technically promising pass rusher in this 2017 NFL Draft class, earns a look in this Matt Waldman RSP Film Room episode with John Owning.  I have a lot of great guests. John Owning is one of my favorites, especially when we talk edge rushers. This RSP Film Room on Auburn’s Carl…

  • RSP Film Room No.104: QB Deshaun Watson (Clemson) w/Mark Schofield

    RSP Film Room No.104: QB Deshaun Watson (Clemson) w/Mark Schofield

    Inside the Pylon’s Mark Schofield joins the program for an in-depth look at top NFL Draft prospect Deshaun Watson. The nitpicking of Deshaun Watson is in full swing. He only makes predetermined reads. He’s always looking for the back door when pressure arrives. He doesn’t throw the ball with enough velocity. Some of these points…

  • RSP Film Room 102: RB Tarik Cohen and Why Rankings Suck (But We Want Them Anyway…)

    RSP Film Room 102: RB Tarik Cohen and Why Rankings Suck (But We Want Them Anyway…)

    An extended look at the top Scheme-Based Talent at running back in the 2017 RSP (video at end of post). I hate rankings. It’s a faulty categorization of talent. Every position in football has subcategories. Wide receivers and running backs have different roles based on the offensive system or their skill sets. LeGarrette Blount’s role…

  • Making Sense of Dak Prescott (And How It Will Change the Future of the RSP)

    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…

  • Matt Waldman on 2017 NFL QB Prospects: The Rotoworld Podcast by Josh Norris

    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…

  • RSP Film Room No.100: RB Jamaal Williams (BYU) w/Jamaal Williams

    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…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.84: WR Corey Davis (Western Michigan)

    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,…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.83: RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee), Fine Points of Decision-Making

    RSP Boiler Room No.83: RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee), Fine Points of Decision-Making

    I admire the construction of the Kamara Train, but until he learns to build a smarter railway, I’m content with getting my ticket at a later date.  There’s a lot of love for Alvin Kamara among the draftnik community. Don’t include me. I like Kamara. He’s a dynamic space player who can do some good…