Tag: Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Porfolio

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.28: September NFL Quarterback Check-In with Mark Schofield

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.28: September NFL Quarterback Check-In with Mark Schofield

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Podcast hosts Mark Schofield for a conversation about NFL quarterbacks a month into the 2018 season.   Mark and I riff on several NFL quarterbacks in an hour-long conversation that flies by. Jared Goff’s development within the Rams offense: What’s new, what’s McVay, and what’s always been, Goff? Dak Prescott’s woes in Dallas and is he…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP: Thoughts On Teaching And Learning The Game

    Matt Waldman’s RSP: Thoughts On Teaching And Learning The Game

    A short video about the benefits of a Shruti box got Matt Waldman thinking about player development.  This contraption from India helps musicians develop their sound and play in tune. While listening to trumpeter Ingrid Jensen share why her ear training and sound development process evolved towards the Shruti box, I thought about football drills.…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: RB Bo Scarbrough (Alabama)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: RB Bo Scarbrough (Alabama)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP compiled a video examination of 2018 NFL Draft prospect Bo Scarbrough and one thing is clear… he ain’t no stiff.  Not on Twitter? Doesn’t matter. You can still check out my compilation of Twitter vids of players in this draft class. No video is more than two and a half minutes long and…

  • Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 131: WR Jaleel Scott (New Mexico State)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 131: WR Jaleel Scott (New Mexico State)

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the facets of 2018 NFL Draft prospect Jaleel Scott’s game that often go unnoticed.  My first experience watching a tall receiver was in the `70s when 6-8, 225-pound Harold Carmichael ruled the skies of Veteran Stadium. A 14-year NFL veteran with 4 Pro-Bowl seasons and 7 more with at…

  • 2018 Senior Bowl RSP Practice Coverage: North Offense Day 1

    2018 Senior Bowl RSP Practice Coverage: North Offense Day 1

    Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio recaps the performance of the offensive skill players on the first day of Senior Bowl practices. Setting the baseline is the key phrase for anyone analyzing practices at a college all-star game. While there are no exotic concepts in these offenses, the players have had at least 2-3 weeks away…

  • Fantasy Lab Podcast: Matt Waldman On The 2018 QB Class

    Fantasy Lab Podcast: Matt Waldman On The 2018 QB Class

      FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Matt Waldman of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio to discuss the quarterbacks of the 2018 NFL draft class. Seeking an overview of the 2018 quarterback class? I share some of my early thoughts with Matthew Freedman, including my concerns that ‘big draft media’ and old-school NFL types are enamored with Josh Allen for…

  • The RSP’s Items To Watch At East-West Shrine Game Practices

    The RSP’s Items To Watch At East-West Shrine Game Practices

    Matt Waldman’s RSP shares what he’d want to see from specific skill players at the 2018 East-West Shrine Game. In the past, I could only attend one all-star game. My top choice has always been the Senior Bowl because top performers from the Shrine Game practices often earned invitations to the all-star game in Mobile.…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 120: QB Kyle Lauletta (Richmond), Quiet Feet

    RSP Boiler Room No. 120: QB Kyle Lauletta (Richmond), Quiet Feet

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the pocket footwork of 2018 NFL Draft Prospect Kyle Lauletta. I recently studied Kyle Lauletta’s performance against William & Mary. The box score was ugly — 221 yards, 2 interceptions, 4 dropped passes, 3 sacks, and a fumbled shotgun snap. As is often the case, the box score provided…