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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Red Zone Play with Brady, Winston, And Stafford
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio delves into effective red-zone quarterbacking with clips from Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, and Matthew Stafford. The Red Zone And the Pro Game The Red Zone is a daunting place. Coaches devote a ton of daily practice time to it and yet, consistent production in the red zone can elude an […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.249: QB Ian Book (Notre Dame)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book’s ability to anticipate targets and process defender leverage. What separates good NFL quarterbacks from the pack? How vast and fast he processes information. It’s not a tried-and-true factor, but it’s one of the most important. Reading the leverage of the defender is one of […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.247 QB Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama): Advanced Leverage Reading
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a play from NFL Draft prospect Tua Tagovailoa’s portfolio that reveals the difference between a top NFL prospect and a top NFL quarterback. Tua Tagovailoa is my top quarterback prospect eligible for the 2020 NFL Draft. He has the footwork of a well-prepared, versatile, and confident passer who can […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.237: RB Travis Etienne (Clemson) Patience Needed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines two plays from Clemson RB Travis Etienne’s monster night against Georgia Tech that reveal a weakness in his game that was also evident in 2018 and something he can address to become an even better NFL prospect. C.J. Spiller, David Johnson, Darrell Henderson, C.J. Prosise, and Rashaad Penny are […]
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: The Value in Defining Your Scouting Process — Quarterbacks
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room uses his 50-yard touchdown pass by 2019 NFL Draft prospect Gardner Minshew II to discuss the importance of defining your evaluation criteria before scouting players. Imagine you’re a head coach for an NFL team that needs a quarterback. During preliminary meetings with your organization’s scouting director and general manager in […]
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RSP Boiler Room No. 112: QB J.T. Barrett (Ohio State)
Studying the NFL game and using it as a template for evaluating college players is a vital part of prospect evaluation. Otherwise, there’s a great danger that the analysis will be no different than that of the average fan. Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett delivered a 300-yard, multiple-touchdown performance in the August opener at Indiana this […]
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RSP Film Room No. 111: TE Tyler Conklin (Central Michigan)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Tight End Tyler Conklin’s blocking in open space. If you don’t know Tyler Conklin, you won’t get acquainted with his 2017 performance because he suffered a broken foot in August. His 2016 tape provides enough reasons to keep him on draftnik’s collective radar. Conklin has receiving chops. The Chippewas […]
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Ross Tucker Podcast: Draft Recap
Ross Tucker had me on his Sirius Morning Kickoff to discuss the draft: How the RSP differs from the average scouting process. Elements of a good evaluation process. Player-landing spots I liked. Ameer Abdullah Leonard Williams Ha’ouli Kikaha Andrus Peat T.J. Yeldon Eric Kendricks Owamagbe Odighizuwa Eric Rowe James O’Shaughnessy Preston Smith Quarterback development. You […]