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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.194: WR Hakeem Butler (Iowa State), Let It Whip
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a failed target thrown to Iowa State receiver Hakeem Butler and why it contributes mightily to his compelling 2019 NFL Draft profile. The whip route is commonly a slot receiver’s tool. Keenan Allen, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, and several other NFL receivers with deer-like quicks frustrate safeties with this […]
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The NFL Lens: “Separation” with Marvin Jones
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio delivers an NFL Lens segment with Marvin Jones and Desmond Trufant to illustrate what “open” looks like at the professional level. When I first began evaluating NFL prospects, didn’t know anyone with NFL connections or experience. However, it only made sense that I use the players “who got there” as the […]
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A Pass Protection Instructional Video Guide
Matt Waldman’s RSP joins Fantrax.com’s Andy Singleton for a fantasy football instructional on running back pass protection. One of the most underrated and misunderstood points of analysis about running backs in fantasy football is pass protection. It’s the difference between being a starting-caliber ball carrier and a starting-caliber running back. Teams want players who encompass […]
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RSP Film Room No.103: DE Tarell Basham (Ohio)
Philadelphia Eagles video content manager Fran Duffy presents the compelling value that Basham will offer an NFL team as a contributor. One of the best parts of the RSP Film Room is the way that ideas, concepts, and wisdom about scouting players emerge, overlap, and build on themselves in these sessions. Fran Duffy’s presentation highlights […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.86: TE Jeremy Sprinkle (Arkansas)
Play intelligence from a run blocker and pass protector at the tight end position. Technique and athletic ability earn much of the focus when studying draft prospects. Often, those qualities take a back seat to play intelligence. Jeremy Sprinkle is an unsung option in an exciting class of rookie tight ends. He’s big, strong, and […]
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RSP Film Room No.99: Edge Defender T.J. Watt (Wisconsin) w/Guest, Kyle Crabbs
Projection is a significant component of evaluation and NDT Scouting’s Kyle Crabbs presents a case for T.J. Watt as prospect worth that initial three-year investment. One of the toughest aspects of scouting talent is projecting development. NDT Scouting’s Kyle Crabbs RSP Film Room selection, T.J. Watt has aspects of a project. He’s light and lean […]
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Matt Waldman Segment on Sports Underground Podcast
Podcast season for the RSP is underway. Join me at the Sports Underground. We talk skill players for the draft and I’m reminded by Minnesota-based pod that I predicted Eric Kendricks and Laquon Treadwell to the Vikings for the past two years. Don’t count on me making it three in a row, but they want […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.78: TE Phazahn Odom (Fordham)
Even 6’8″, 245-pound tight end with huge hands should refrain from clapping the ball. The RSP Boiler Room examines Odom’s intriguing potential. Phazahn Odom plays at a small program, he’s a string bean relative to his height, and there’s a long list of well-known tight end prospects competing for a draft pick this spring. That’s what Odom is. […]
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RSP Film Room No.93: OLB/DE Joe Mathis, Extended Look
Notable plays from OLB/DE Joe Mathis’ portfolio of work against Stanford and Arizona. Give me smarts and a high motor and chances are I’ll like the prospects of an athletic defender. Joe Mathis has that snap-to-whistle intensity and a good blend of creativity, and on-field maturity. Throw in Mathis’ array of pass rush moves, bend, […]
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RSP Film Room No.72: WR Dede Westbrook (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook is one of the better 2017 NFL receiver prospects in this class, and one of its smallest. If two players are equal in every way with the exception of height, I’ll choose the taller one. Choosing players is not like selecting a car. NFL players don’t roll off the line at […]