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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: The Route Stair Step with TCU WR Quentin Johnston
Matt Waldman defines the Route Stair-Step in this edition of the RSP NFL Scouting Glossary with the help of a play from TCU NFL Draft Prospect, Quentin Johnston. What is the Stair Step? The Route Stair Step is a method of manipulating defenders playing man-to-man or zone coverage. The receiver establishes position with the initial […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: The All-22 Under The Radar Rookie Watchlist
Matt Waldman shares his All-22 Rookie Watchlist — below the radar players whose draft capital did not match their talent. This week, we’re talking preseason skill player watch lists—the All-22 rookie Team–below the radar players whose draft capital did not match their talent. The odds are against these players earning early opportunities to contribute in […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Managing Fantasy Lineups (Start/Sits)
Matt Waldman shares his philosophies on managing fantasy lineups in this week’s RSP Cast. Now that the dust has settled on the 2022 NFL Draft, let’s continue the fantasy conversation with setting lineups: How should I use lineup effeciency as a guide? Which league variables impact lineup efficiency? How does one get better with start/sits? […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: Counting Boxes and Gobbling Yards with RB Kennedy Brooks (OU)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2021 NFL Draft prospect Kennedy Brooks and shows how this Oklahoma running back uses pre-snap box counts and post-snap keys to set up a big-play cutback. Football is music with hitting, running, throwing, and catching. You want players that can play in tune, in rhythm, and in harmony with […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: WR Justin Jefferson’s Feel for the Game (Starry Night)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares four clips from LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson’s work against Auburn that illustrates how intangibles like Jefferson’s can be quantified in an evaluation. Justin Jefferson has feel for the game. This sentence is the out-dated way of describing one of the underlying traits of a football player’s work because […]
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2020 RSP Senior Bowl Coverage
Bookmark this page for Matt Waldman’s coverage of the 2020 Senior Bowl practices. For analysis of skill players, get the 2020 Rookie Scouting Portfolio, now available for pre-order. If you’re a fantasy owner the Post-Draft Add-on is a part of the RSP Draft Package. Best, yet, a percentage of sales is donated to Darkness to […]
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Mark Schofield’s RSP Interception Project: Oregon’s Justin Herbert
The second installment of Mark Schofield’s Interception Project continues at Matt Waldman’s RSP with an examination of Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert. When the season began, it was assumed that the battle for QB1 would come down to Herbert and Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Well, the Rise of Burrow obviously played a part, as perhaps did […]
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: Miami-Louisiana Tech, Clemson-Ohio State, and LSU-Oklahoma
Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from the Independence Bowl, and the two college playoff matchups this weekend. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine notable players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: What makes LaTech cornerback Amik Robertson a good ballhawk? Scouting profiles of Miami linebacker […]
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: C. Michigan-San Diego State, UAB-Appalachian State, and Boise State-Washington
Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from the Las Vegas Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, and New Mexico Bowl. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine notable players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: The compelling story and game of UAB linebacker Fitzgerald Mofor–who arrived in UAB unsolicited […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.188: WR Denzel Mims (Baylor)
RSP creator Matt Waldman examines 2020 NFL Draft prospect Denzel Mims, revealing how the receiver has made notable strides as a route runner during the past three years at Baylor. If I ran the personnel side of an NFL organization, Denzel Mims has several qualities I covet from a wide receiver. Whether it’s taking or […]