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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.60: Q&A, Underachievers, And RBs Below the Radar
Matt Waldman discusses the variation of draft grades for wide receivers, running back fumble rates, talented underachievers, and running backs below the radar in this episode of the RSP Cast. Why is there so much variation of grades among wide receivers in every draft class? How do determine if a non-power-five player has the skills…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.57: 2019 Running Back Class Analysis
On this week’s RSP Cast, Rookie Scouting Portfolio creator Matt Waldman discusses 10 running backs from the 2019 NFL Draft class whose games beg the question: Is his game greater than the sum of his parts or less than? I finished the 2019 RSP running back chapter today. It was the most difficult RSP chapter…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.56: 2019 Quarterback Class Analysis
Rookie Scouting Portfolio creator Matt Waldman devotes an RSP Cast episode to the 2019 quarterback class and why this group could be the final answer to a three-year question in the league about quarterback development. Has the past three draft classes 2016-18 been an anomaly or is the NFL on changing the way it develops…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast No. 42: 2019 AFC Quarterback Review with Mark Schofield
Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman continue the second half of a conversation about individual quarterback performances during the 2018 NFL season. I love having Mark Schofield on the show and as the NFL regular season comes to a close, it felt like the right time to have him join me for a conversation about individual quarterback…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.37: My Top 5 NFL Tight Ends
Upon listener demand, Matt Waldman shares his top five NFL tight ends on the RSP Cast. For the past month, I produced RSP Cast shows where I shared my top five NFL players at each offensive skill position (quarterback, running back, and wide receiver). I wrap up this series with the tight end position. Evan…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep. 36: My Top 5 NFL Running Backs
Upon listener demand, Matt Waldman shares his top five NFL running backs on the RSP Cast. For the next month, I’ll produce RSP Cast shows where I share my top five NFL players at each offensive skill position (quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end). In previous episodes, I had quarterback coach Will Hewlett (@WillHewlett)…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.33: Betz (Twitter: @alltwentytwo) on Scheme, Scouting, Analytics, and Running Backs
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast hosts @alltwentytwo for a conversation about new and old offenses in the NFL, the subject of scouting talent, analytics, and running back value. Betz is a Twitter mainstay in the football community. A veteran of the Air Force getting his undergrad, Betz developed an interest in football while reading Chris Brown’s work at…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast No.32: Draft Analyst Dane Brugler, The Athletic
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast hosts The Athletic’s Dane Brugler for a conversation about the craft of football evaluation. Dane Brugler and I share a northeast Ohio background, making our adult homes in the south, and evaluating football talent for a living. Dane has worked as a draft analyst at CBS and NFL Draft Scout, and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.31: QB Development Coach Rich Bartel
Former NFL quarterback and quarterback development coach Rich Bartel returns to Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast to discuss quarterback evaluation and development. When you have an opportunity to speak with someone who works with quarterbacks at a variety of levels and played the position at a professional level, you take every chance you can to pick…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep. 29: Revisiting Evaluations, RB Archetypes, And Quick Takes on 2019’s Class
In this week’s RSP Cast, Matt Waldman explains why people can be too impatient with original evaluations, why people misuse workout data with running back evaluations, and provides quick takes on a pair of quarterbacks, running backs, and five tight ends in 2019’s class. This week, I went solo to share some thoughts on scouting:…