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Scott Bischoff Will Be Contributing at Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio
Scott Bischoff joins the staff of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio site. The Rookie Scouting Portfolio delivers player evaluation through an NFL lens. Specifically, the site examines the physical, technical, strategic, and conceptual facets of football so you can see the links between successful NFL players and college prospects. This has been a running theme…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Reads (July 6, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended reads of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. For years, I used to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens: Vikings WR Laquon Treadwell, Review and Preview
Matt Waldman’s RSP checks in with wide receiver Laquon Treadwell’s game and shows where the former first-round draft pick has potential to become a productive asset this year in Minnesota. Laquon Treadwell was my No. 1 pre-draft prospect at the wide receiver position three years ago. I compared his style to Michael Irvin and a…
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News and Notes: Happy Fourth, RSP Readers…
Matt Waldman wishes you a happy Fourth of July, shares some news, some tunes, and encourages you to show your love. There’s a lot happening this summer around the RSP headquarters that I want to share. You may know about these RSP features, but I encourage you to figure out how you can support the Rookie Scouting…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Views (June 29, 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads LIstens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended views of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. For years, I used to post links to pieces that I’ve found personally compelling or to content I hope will eventually scratch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Listens (June 29. 2018)
Matt Waldman’s Reads Listens Views is back in a slightly new form. This post is devoted to recommended listens of the week. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. For years, I used to post links to music that I enjoy. After a two-year break, Reads Listens Views returns. You may not…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Advice on Using Twitter
Matt Waldman shares his perspective on the social media site that people love to hate. I used to hate Twitter. When I signed up in 2008, I found the platform overwhelming and off-putting. For the better part of two years, I didn’t use it. In May 2011, I embraced the fact that I didn’t understand Twitter…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample: Colts WR Deon Cain
Deon Cain is earning praise in mini-camp and OTAs as the favorite to earn the No. 3 role in the Indianapolis offense. Matt Waldman shares his analysis of Cain from the 2018 Rookie Scouting Portfolio pre-draft publication — the most in-depth analysis of rookie skill prospects available. Based solely on talent, Cain is my No. 4 receiver…
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A Downer and an Upper: Eric Stoner’s Linebacker Haiku
When the lane is offered to you, you hit it. Editor’s Note: Former RSP contributor Eric Stoner posted this over two years ago. I don’t know if he meant to deliver additional analysis but as I stumbled upon this post in my pending drafts, it’s economy works — especially when you consider that Stoner was skeptical of…
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David Igono’s RSP Quarterback Analysis of Richard Lagow: Skill Stacking
The final day of the draft weekend is full of prospects who are more often than not labeled as “developmental” or “project” players. Quarterback is one of the few positions where that label isn’t necessarily a detriment. It does, however, start the clock on how soon a backup quarterback can be trusted to deputize the…