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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Reads (August 17, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended reads of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch that itch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Flashback: 2008 Running Back Class Rankings
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio revisits his pre-draft rankings of the NFL’s 2008 running back class. This year’s running back class was one of the richest I’ve seen since writing the first RSP in 2006. Although Marshawn Lynch and Adrian Peterson are the best two backs I’ve seen from a single class, 2008’s crew had the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Talks QB Play With Cecil Lammey
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JuJu Smith-Schuster Pre-Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s RSP shares its pre-draft scouting report of Steelers rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster. “It would be incorrect to characterize [Smith-Schuster] as slow.” That was my assessment of the Steeler’s rookie before the draft. When it comes to receiver play, quickness, physicality, technical skills, and fit scheme fit matter more than sprinter’s speed. Read on and…
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Ruminations In The Candy Shop: Thoughts On Sports Writing In The Digital World
Matt Waldman shares his perspective on sports writing layoffs, long-form journalism, video, and cultivating a long-term outlook. When faced with the decision of eating vegetables or candy, most of us will make a beeline for the sugar. We know better, but we don’t care. These dopamine inducing devices in slick, colorful packaging have big money…
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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: The Inner Game & the 2015 Class
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Reads Listens Views 7/10/2014
Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, Matt’s fantasy rankings, Bloom’s RSP Writers Project, Police in the Vault, and RSP Post-Draft Listens H/T to my old roommate Jason Shablik. What is Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. I post links on Fridays to content I’m saving for later consumption or…
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A Game of Inches: The Talent Gap By the Numbers
Based on these numbers, less than 1 percent of the seniors playing college football will ever earn a second contract in the NFL. Greg Linton, an NFL agent, shared this on Twitter this morning. There’s another salient point embedded in this data that goes beyond the message of “get your education.” It’s how data displays…
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Boiler Room: Florida State RB James Wilder
I remember James Wilder, Sr. A 6’3″, 225-pound wrecking ball where he had two seasons in Tampa Bay with a combined 772 carries for 2844 yards and 23 touchdowns, Wilder is the best running back in Buccaneers history if you ask me. One of those years, Wilder had 407 carries, 1544 yards rushing, 13 rushing…