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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.

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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…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman: Army-Navy, Alcorn St-NC A&T, and Kent State-Utah State-

Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from two of the upcoming bowl games as well as Ross’s preview of the Army-Navy game. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine notable players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: Ross’ detailed preview of three notable prospects from Army-Navy including…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker And Matt Waldman: Utah-Oregon, Memphis-Cincinnati, and Georgia-LSU

Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from three of the big college games this week, including Utah-Oregon, Memphis-Cincinnati, and Georgia-LSU. Every week, Ross Tucker and I discuss nine big-time players from three marquee games on the college football schedule: Matt explains what makes Cincinnati TE Josiah Deguara an underrated prospect despite…
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Ruining Quarterbacks 2.0: Zheng He, Admiral James Stavridis, And the Precarious Handling of Young Quarterbacks

Mark Schofield draws upon recent football history as well as U.S. and Chinese military history to define the parameters that are designed to develop quarterbacks but has also led to their detriment. I consider myself a bit of a reader. With the demands of everyday life, however, my time spent reading is less and less…
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The College Draft Podcast with Ross Tucker And Matt Waldman: Wisconsin-Ohio State, Auburn-LSU, and Notre Dame-Michigan

Ross Tucker and Matt Waldman preview nine NFL Draft prospects from three of the big college games this week, including Nick Coe, Tyler Biadasz, Justin Jefferson, Austin Mack, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Cole Kmet, and a pair Big Ten safeties. Every week, Ross Tucker and I will be discussing nine big-time players from three marquee games on…
