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Matt Waldman’s RSP 2019 Senior Bowl Preview: Wide Receivers
Matt Waldman is once again covering Senior Bowl practices and continues his previews of the skill position players in attendance with thoughts on the wide receivers. Of all the positions, the practice week of the Senior Bowl provides the greatest intel on wide receivers. The drills do a better job of showcasing the skills and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP 2019 Senior Bowl Preview: Running Backs
Matt Waldman is once again covering Senior Bowl practices and continues his previews of the skill position players in attendance with thoughts on the running backs. Running back is one of the least understood positions in football evaluation because it’s viewed too often has all about athletic ability and instincts. The end product of…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.43: Evaluating College All-Star Practices and Content Recommendations
Matt Waldman shares his advice on who, what, and how to watch college all-star games and gives RSP newbies recommended listening for past RSP Casts and YouTube RSP Film Rooms. In recent years, I’m often asked about college all-star games. What value do they hold for the players and the people who attend them? What…
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Senior Bowl Day 2: Offense – 2017 NFL Draft Prospects
It was an action-packed day for both teams. Continuing the theme that players are on different development tracks and coaches recognize it, there’s no better place to begin on Day 2 than with the South wide receivers and Al Saunders.The work that the venerable receiving coach of the Browns revealed great intel on each of…
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Senior Bowl Day 1: First Impressions, Defense
Prologue In reality, college players turned aspiring NFL athletes get many chances to make a positive impression. Teams evaluate multiple games on film and get access to players for interviews here in Mobile, at the combine, and at Pro Days. But Senior Bowl Week is the first time the NFL calendar and news cycle turns…
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Senior Bowl Day 1: First Impressions, Offense
Matt Waldman shares his notebook on the weigh-in and Day 1 of practice. Prologue The first day of practice is both the most and least important of the week. It’s the least important when considering the results. Day 1 winners and losers are for pop media consumption and as forgettable as a sugary snack that…
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A Senior Bowl Primer
What I’ve learned about these practices and events and how I approach them. [Matt’s Note: I originally wrote this in 2017. With minor updates, these thoughts still apply.] Whether you’re a writer attending the Senior Bowl for the first time or you’re new to the all-star game as a fan, I’m sharing my perspective here.…
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North Practice Day 1
Waldman’s insights on the skill players from the Dallas-led practice session. My goal isn’t to create clickbait, so don’t read too much into practices. I state this every year and I’ll continue doing so until there’s reason to say something different. It doesn’t mean there aren’t worthwhile nuggets from practice. Here are some of the players…
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Matt Waldman Day 2: North and South
Matt Waldman views Day 2 as part of a week-long process. Several player takes inside, including game-tape examples from other contests. It’s another round of posts where we’re burning the late night oil. I wish I could share why, but the most I can say about my meetings with this person is that my readers…
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Sr. Bowl RB Roundtable Part II (Cobb, Langford & Abdullah)
Last year, I created a roundtable discussion featuring Senior Bowl wide receivers. This year, I shared similar questions about technique and concepts to North squad running backs David Cobb, Jeremy Langford, and Ameer Abdullah. Their answers reveal that there is a lot more to successful running back play than meets the eye and many notions…