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Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork
Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork by Matt Waldman More film analysis forthcoming at Futures, especially on the Big Uglies, the island inhabitants on the perimeter, and the rovers and enforcers of the defense. In the meantime, indulge me one more week on offensive skill players. After all, I finished a 220-page skill position draft…
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Futures: Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler
Futures: Florida DE/OLB Dante Fowler By Matt Waldman I’m a big fan of Stephen White’s draft profiles. The former NFL defensive end-turned-blogger has a writing voice that transports me to a corner booth at a late-night Korean barbecue joint where, over the sizzle of pork belly, beef brisket, and kimchi on the iron-cast lid, we’re…
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Dynasty League Football Q&A
George Kritikos of DLF conducted a Q&A with me this weekend, covering the following topics: The RSP’s evolution over the past 10 years. Lessons I’ve learned about evaluating players during the past decade. How I evaluate my work. Why I “show my work.” The importance of Marcus Mariota’s landing spot. Does evaluation of a small-school…
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My Latest Appearance On the Couch w/Sigmund Bloom
Bloom and I spend 90 minutes talking all sorts of things NFL Draft, including: Good and bad matches for Mariota, Winston and Hundley. Which backs are good fits for Dallas, Arizona, Houston, and San Diego? Discussion of zone and gap blocking schemes with regard to this RB class. Who are the best best receiving backs…
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Vikings Draft Invasion Podcast
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RSP Film Room No.36: WR-Return Specialist Ty Montgomery
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2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Now Available
The 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio is ready for download. “You won’t find a better resource. Matt Waldman delivers. Period. Cannot recommend more highly.” – Bob Harris, FSTA Hall of Famer The 2015 RSP Tale of the Tape Standing at 1414 pages and covering 147 skill prospects, the 2015 Rookie Scouting Portfolio is now available for download at http://www.mattwaldman.com. Because a post-draft…
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Eric Stoner: How I Grade Quarterback Play
If you feel like you have no idea where to start when trying to project a quarterback, this will get you going. Written by Eric Stoner Matt’s Note: Eric submitted a 10-page analysis of Marcus Mariota, which includes this section below on how he grades quarterback play. As he suggested, the article could be broken into two…
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LB ‘Press & Cut’: Baiting Offensive Linemen
While studying TCU linebacker Paul Dawson with Eric Stoner in Sunday’s RSP Film Room, I asked Eric if he’s ever seen linebackers bait linemen in a direction the way a running back would bait opponents with a press and cut? I could tell he had seen it, but couldn’t recall specific example. For the hell…
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RSP Film Room No.33: TCU LB Paul Dawson
Among Eric Stoner’s talents is his experience playing and coaching linebackers. The contributing writer for the RSP blog joined me Sunday morning for a look at Dawson, who was considered a top linebacker prospect before his disappointing combine performance. Should we throw out the numbers or does the tape underscore the data? Here are some…