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Matt Waldman’s RSP: The Talent-Work Ethic Question
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines the talent versus work ethic question as it applies to football and the NFL Draft. What is the nature of talent? How much of it is inherent? How much of it comes from persistent training? Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-Hour Rule in his publication Outliers is a popular and hotly debated idea. I agree…
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My Age Of Experience: Lessons Since Losing My Football Innocence
‘Losing Your Football Innocence’ was the first post at Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio site in 2011. Eight years later, Matt offers his advice on gaining perspective as an evaluator. We still love football. Whether or not we agree with matters surrounding the game and the direction it should take, what happens between the lines…