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RSP Boiler Room No.35: RB Nick Chubb, Manipulation & Burst
The first of three Boiler Room episodes scheduled on Chubb, Waldman begins with the RB’s skill to make the most of blocking schemes. I still have a lot of backs to watch for the 2017 NFL Draft. I’ve studied multiple games of next year’s potential headliners: Dalvin Cook, Wayne Gallman, Samaje Perine, James Conner, Christian…
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Gut Check No.368: Developing a Draft Strategy
Waldman turns an ADP list sideways and takes you through the process of developing a draft strategy. Upside-Down Drafting is now right-side up. I wrote about not taking running backs until the fifth round well before social media became popular. And it’s not like I was the originator. Paul Charchian was writing about it (“Do-the-Opposite”) before the…
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RSP Film Room No.84: WR Leonte Carroo
Matt Harmon returns to the show for a look at the college tape of the Dolphins’ rookie. One of the most fascinating developmental story lines this year will be the Dolphins receiving corps. DeVante Parker is an impressive athlete and he flashed those skills when put in a position to succeed in Miami’s offense. The Dolphins…
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92 Yards of Glory: Luke Easterling’s RSP Writer’s Project
By Luke Easterling Managing Editor, The Draft Wire at USA Today (@LukeEasterling) The Yucks As any born-and-raised Tampa native like myself will tell you, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing football games was as much a part of our city’s culture as Cuban sandwiches and drivers who still don’t realize it’s illegal to have your hazards…
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Red Right 88: John Evans’ RSP Writers Project
Evans profiles the first moment that the Browns broke my heart. By John Evans, The X & Ys Podcast (Twitter: @JohnF_Evans) The date is January 4, 1981. Jim Plunkett and the Oakland Raiders are clinging to a 14-12 lead, but the Cleveland Browns have a second and 9 at Oakland’s 13-yard line. Bruising big back Mike…
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Matt Waldman’s Offense/Special Teams to Defend the Planet
A year late, but better late than never. I got a message from Eric Stoner while I was in Asheville, North Carolina on a much-needed vacation last week. It happened sometime between my viewing of Raku pottery at the Rivers Arts District, chicken and waffle breakfasts at King Daddy, and dinners at the Admiral and…
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The Gut Check No.367: What Makes a Fantasy WR1?
Waldman examines players capable of top-tier wide receiver fantasy production in 2016. What does a prototypical fantasy receiver look like in a 12-team league? Is he earning a lopsided majority of the workload in the passing game? Is he the leading option in a balanced attack? Does a specific combination of physical skills matter? Do teammates…
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The Owner’s Dilemma (Or, Why I Drafted Hunter Henry)
Philadelphia Magazine staff writer, author, and fantasy owner Steve Volk discusses how he balances the opinions of football analysts with those of his own. By Steve Volk As an “amateur” fantasy football player, the kind who subscribes to Dynasty football sites but doesn’t write for them, the cycle of rookie drafts and in-season roster management constantly…
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RSP Sample: QB Brett Hundley, Packers
My pre-draft ranking and profile of the Packers’ QB on the rise. 2. Brett Hundley, UCLA (6-3, 226) The difference in ranking between Hundley and Marcus Mariota came down to the smallest details. They are essentially tied on my board, but one exercise of ranking players —be it a draft board for a team, media,…
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RSP Boiler Room No.33: TE Austin Hooper
Four plays that reveal why Austin Hooper has the skills to generate red zone production immediately in Atlanta. For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – early-bird purchase for April 1 download available now. Better yet, if you’re a fantasy owner the Post-Draft Add-on comes with the 2012…