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The Gut Check No.365: Over-Under, QB ADPs
Waldman’s first pass at 2016 quarterbacks through the lens of average draft position. Precision is overrated in May and June. The archery, surgical lasers, and nanotechnology will have its time in July. This spring, it’s all about horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons at the office of the Gut Check. We all have to start…
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Waldman on Craft & Industry
Interested in a career in writing or breaking into football writing? I join Matt Harmon on his Backyard Banter Podcast to deliver my thoughts straight, no chaser. Matt Harmon kicked off his new podcast on the people and stories of football writers and football writing with my pal Sigmund Bloom. The joke around social media…
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Gut Check No.357: Waring Them Down
Seeking that closer to shut down your league and take the title? Spencer Ware has the skills–and with increasing likelihood–the opportunity to become your Lynchian-Barbarian finishing move. Dominic Rhodes. Mike Anderson. Pierre Thomas. Jerome Harrison. Kevin Smith. Michael Bush. Rashad Jennings. Bobby Rainey. C.J. Anderson. None of these guys won the August beauty pageant known…
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Reads Listens Views 11/20/2015
Bourdain at the Waffle House, Academic study on QB and race discrimination, ITP, Snarky Puppy, Dynasty Tiers, and lots more. Snarky Puppy “Outlier (We Like It Here)” Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. On Fridays I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will…
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Gut Check No.356: TE Dynasty Tiers
“Matt Waldman to aisle 11 for a TE dynasty check…Waldman, TE dynasty check, aisle 11.” Although the majority of my leagues are dynasty-IDP formats I don’t do dynasty rankings. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t have the time for at least another 2-3 years. But it’s by far one of my favorite realms of this…
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Gut Check No.355: WR Dynasty Tiers
“Matt Waldman to aisle 10 for a WR dynasty check…Waldman, WR dynasty check, aisle 10.” Although the majority of my leagues are dynasty-IDP formats I don’t do dynasty rankings. Barring an unforeseen event, I don’t have the time for at least another 2-3 years. But it’s by far one of my favorite realms of this…
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The Brain Dump: Short & Long on KC Backfield
I received a deluge of questions about Charcandrick West, Knile Davis and Spencer Ware yesterday. I’m unpacking it here. About Each Back The Chiefs have a mid-tier offensive line this year. It’s better than projected, but it still has its weak points. A player of Jamaal Charles’ caliber makes an offensive line better because his vision,…
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Reads Listens Views 10/9/2015
X & Y’s pod, Igono on Hogan, Brandon Weeden, and Jamiroquai Listens – Jamiroquai – Seven Days in Sunny June What is Going On Around Here? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. On Fridays I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will scratch that…
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The X & Y’s Podcast With Liz Loza & John Evans: This Week’s Fantasy Goodness
I join Liz Loza and John Evans on the X’s and Y’s Podcast: The His and Hers Guide to Fantasy Football Episode Title: Matt Waldman Makes Us Smarter – Listen Here Rookie Scouting Portfolio author and fantasy writer Matt Waldman (!) breaks down the Falcons offense, a promising trio of rookie RBs, the responsibility of the…
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Gut Check No.350
Potential midseason gap-fillers and temp-to-perm starters as well as buy-lows, Tavon, Godzilla, and the Vikings’ offensive conundrum. Welcome to my in-season column. If you’re seeking strategic tips, match-up advice, game observations, IDP info, and dynasty advice with a little bit of current “football” events opinion (if anything involving the madness of the NFL commissioner’s…