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Thoughts on Kyle Brandt and Russell Wilson…
Like Kyle Brandt believes Russell Wilson is a good guy, I want to believe the same of Brandt. Regardless of the best and truest facets of Brandt’s character, his commentary is rooted in pettiness. Brandt told his audience that what mattered more than Wilson’s on-field mistake was a teammate’s reaction to the mistake. Brandt’s reasoning […]
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Yahoo Fantasy Pod: RBs and WRs with Matt Harmon and Matt Waldman
Matt Waldman joins Matt Harmon on the Yahoo Fantasy pod for a conversation about running backs and wide receivers. What’s there to say? It’s Harmon and I trading fours on wide receivers and him giving me a solo on running backs. You’ll enjoy this pod, I promise. We had a good time, you’ll have a […]
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The OBR Podcast: Matt Waldman And Jake Burns Revisit Baker Mayfield’s Scouting Reports
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writer Matt Waldman joins the OBR to discuss his and Lance Zierlein’s pre-draft scouting reports of Browns’ quarterback Baker Mayfield and reflect on his NFL career to date. My comp for Mayfield wasn’t Brett Farve, Russell Wilson, or Drew Brees, the three most popular comparisons I saw in draft media. Mine was […]
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Back in the Saddle: Twitter Fixed the Issue
Twitter fixed the lockout. I am back in my old account @mattwaldmanrsp. Thanks to Twitter Support and all of you on Twitter for spreading the word to make this turnaround as fast as you did. Special thanks to Ross Tucker, Uncle Chaps, Scott Fish, Jim Nagy, and so many others with a presence on Twitter […]
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How the Chiefs May Use Le’Veon Bell
RSP writer Matt Waldman shares his expectations for Le’Veon Bell and Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the Kansas City offense. Does the Le’Veon Bell signing mean that Clyde Edwards-Helaire is a bad prospect or is Bell merely a situational contributor? As is often the case with our society nursed on polarizing thoughts, the answer is somewhere […]
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How to Have Conversations About Race And Racism
Rookie Scouting Portfolio founder Matt Waldman shares his experiences and advice for having conversations and constructive debates centered around the topics of race and racism in American society. Are you ready to be an agent of change long-term? If you can read the first 743 words of this post without leaving, you’re ready for the […]
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Things I’ve Learned About Race and Racism in the U.S.
Matt Waldman shares what he’s learned as a white man growing up in the north and south and becoming a part of black families—things we could all benefit to learn if we want to become better allies in the fight to fix our human rights problem in the U.S. The recent events in the United […]
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Draft Grades That Matter: Peaky Blinders Edition
The RSP’s Mark Schofield delivers his analysis of the NFL’s draft-day selections from the 2020 quarterback class. Everybody hates draft grades. They are certainly a necessary evil in the football media space. When a draft is over everyone wants to know how their team did, but everyone also believes in what their team did, so […]
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The Scouting Academy Film Study Session: RB Nick Chubb with RSP’s Matt Waldman
The Scouting Academy’s Dan Hatman and the RSP’s Matt Waldman conduct a deep-dive into Cleveland running back Nick Chubb’s upside in the Browns’ offensive scheme. Nick Chubb is my candidate to become the next 2,000-yard rusher in the NFL. I’ve been saying this privately for over a year. I know it’s a low-odds proposition, but […]
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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 […]