Matt Waldman's Rsp Cast

A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams. https://youtu.be/263weEMIVwI 1. JK Dobbins 2. Gus Edwards 3. Jared Goff 4. Jaylen Waddle 5. Austin Ekeler 6. D.J. Chark 7. Jameson Williams 8. Mike White 9. Russell Wison 10. Ravens' Defense 11. Mike White 12. Samaje Perine 13. Baker Mayfield 14. Trevor Lawrence 15. Derrick Henry 16. Richie James 17 JuJu Smith-Schuster And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2023 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95 — and an early-bird, pre-order discount is available $19.95 through December 22nd.    Matt’s new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-Year Projections Package is available for $24.95 If you’re a fantasy owner and interested in purchasing past publications for $9.95 each, the 2012-2022 RSPs also have a Post-Draft Add-on that’s include

Montreal Alouettes’ head of scouting Russ Lande and the RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss the scarcity of a complete tight end in the NFL,  Brock Purdy and the 49ers' end-of-year strategy with the QB position, Jon Robinson's firing, hard-to-teach skills, and thoughts on NFL players and prospects we've recently studied.  Topics This week: A complete tight end is not only hard to find, but it may not be wise to use him like one. Brock Purdy's debut and why the 49ers rolled with Josh Johnson as their backup. The Titans' firing of GM Jon Robinson and why it's a decent time to fire an NFL GM. Hard-to-teach skills for NFL prospects Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver The logic behind Baker Mayfield in L.A. NFL players and prospects we've recently studied. And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2023 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95 -- and an early-b

Footballguys staff writer Adam Harstad joins RSP Film and Data as Matt Waldman’s cohost for the 2022 football season to discuss practices that will make you a better fantasy GM and NFL fan. There are a lot of excellent writers and analysts in the fantasy industry. There are few that I hold in as high a regard as Adam. He’s a forthright human being with a tremendous intellect whose approach to analysis in this space differs from most. He’s also an excellent fantasy GM in re-draft and dynasty formats. Unlike Dwain McFarland, whose work delves into the statistical process, Adam spends a lot of time examining results and dealing with broad themes of decision-making that help us become better fantasy players and fantasy analysts. If we do another season, we're going to retitle this show, "Film And Theory." This week’s topic: Momentum. The debate around its existence. Why it's unpredictable? What it might take for it to become predictable and why it's likely too far-fetched and dangerous to happen. The d

Campus2Canton’s Felix Sharpe and RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss big names declaring for the transfer portal, Deion Sanders' move to Colorado, and Matt's initial film work on 2033 NFL Draft QBs Anthony Richardson and Will Levis.    Every other week, Felix @sharpereview of @campus2canton will be joining me to discuss college and NFL talent, many of them underclassmen (Devy). The show will be focused solely on these aspects of fantasy football so you can get familiar with them for your Devy, dynasty, and re-draft leagues. This Week’sTopics Prominent players transferring schools this offseason. The ideal time to begin a Campus2Canton league. Deion Sanders' impact on Jackson State Thoughts on Sanders moving to Colorado Why Anthony Richardson is a lot less of a project than discussed. Why Will Levis is a lot more of a project than discussed. And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR,

Matt Waldman defines the basics of the In-Set and the Peek Techniques in this edition of the RSP NFL Scouting Glossary with the help of a play from Stanford NFL Draft Prospect, WR Michael Wilson What Is An In-Set? A technique during the stem of a route, an in-set is a wide receiver's movement that leans inside. The purpose of the technique is to manipulate the coverage into thinking that the receiver is beginning a break to the inside when he's actually preparing to break outside. Receivers typically perform this technique after they've placed a defender in a trailing position during the stem of the route. From this position, coverage in a trailing position is more susceptible to react to the In-Set regardless of whether they have help from a safety over the top or they are in man-to-man coverage. If they have help over the top, the defender will believe they have a strong chance of undercutting the route from a trailing position if the receiver's leaning inside is a tip-off of a break to the inside. In th

A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams. https://youtu.be/bx00Y1gH8rI   1. Josh Jacobs 2. Christian Kirk 3. D'Andre Swift 4.  Pat Freirmuth 5. Najee Harris 6. James Cook 7. Deshaun Watson 8. Mike White 9. Zonovan Knight 10. Isaiah Hodgins 11. Robert Woods 12. Chig Okonkwko 13. Cam Akers 14. Jordan Mason 15. Brock Purdy 16. Alec Pierce   And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95.  Matt’s new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-Year Projections Package is available for $24.95 If you’re a fantasy owner and interested in purchasing past publications for $9.95 each, the 2012-2020 RSPs also have a Post-Draft Add-on that’s included at no additional charge.   If you’re a fantasy owner and interested in purchasing past publications for $

Matt Waldman defines the term "Layering Moves in Succession" when grading elusiveness for NFL Draft prospects with the help of a play from Arkansas wide receiver Jadon Haselwood. Movement Is Language Sports are an expression of physical behavior. Movement is the language. Moves are the words. There are a variety of upper and lower-body moves that football players use to communicate or obfuscate intentions. Each move is a building block or a word. The more sophisticated and efficient the movement, the more sophisticated and efficient the player. An example of that sophistication is how a player uses multiple movements in a small space or a short span of time. This is the essence of Layering Moves in Succession. The Value of Layering Moves in Succession Obvious to any sports fan, compound movements reveal sophistication in the player's game. We rarely take a granular approach to consider why this is the case. One move can be effective on its own. Yet, opponents also learn to anticipate a specific move or

Matt Waldman's RSP Cast discusses Mike McDaniel salvaging Tua Tagovailoa's NFL career in Miami and the history of coaches and teams that successfully balance task-oriented and strategic management of talents.  This morning, I shared my NFL pre-draft scouting report of Tua Tagovailoa, which noted anticipation, accuracy, and manipulation as strengths of the Dolphins quarterback's game. These are the same things head coach Mike McDaniel noted to the media when discussing how he salvaged Tagovailoa's confidence in his play. McDaniel is a sterling example of an offensive coach who has developed a balance between task-oriented details and strategic thinking. This is a reflection of a coach who understands this side of football to the point that he can deviate from day-to-day details and create adjustments that make a significant difference in performance. This week, I discuss the differences between task-oriented and strategic behavior in football coaching and management and celebrate the success the Dolphins are

A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams. https://youtu.be/BYmQuu73Te0 1. Mike White bye-week option 2. Garrett Wilson regardless 3. Zonovan Knight? 4. Josh Jacobs stays a Raider in 2023? 5. Chase Claypool? 6. Byron Pringle 7. Elijah Moore 8. Chig Okonkwo 9. Austin Hooper 10. Kenneth Walker top 10 RB next year 11. Foster Moreau TE1 rest of season? 12. Ameer Abdullah as the next Dion Lewis for Josh McDaniels 13. DeAndre Hopkins another year as a fantasy starter in 2024? 14. Marquise Goodwin 15. Olamide Zaccheaus 16. Brian Robinson 17. Jauan Jennings 18. Will Kyle Shannahan be the 49ers coach in by the end of 2023? 19. Kyren Williams 20. Jake Ferguson 21. Cam Akers Long-term/dynasty. And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.9

Campus2Canton’s Felix Sharpe and RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss the Quinshon Judkins-Nick Singleton debate and three underrated 2023 NFL Draft prospects at wide receiver.    Every other week, Felix @sharpereview of @campus2canton will be joining me to discuss college and NFL talent, many of them underclassmen (Devy). The show will be focused solely on these aspects of fantasy football so you can get familiar with them for your Devy, dynasty, and re-draft leagues. This Week’sTopics Where scouting college landing spots differs from logo scouting. Quinshon Judkins vs Nick Singleton for freshman RB1 and the 2025 NFL Draft Who appears more powerful? Who appears more refined as a decision-maker? Who makes the most eye-popping cuts? Who has the most speed? Why Jadon Hazelwood could have a better NFL career than a college career. Why Stefon Diggs is in the high-end rent district of Jayden Reed's skills? Why Michael Wilson is the best route runner Matt has seen thus far in this class. And of course,

Matt Waldman's RSP defines how he grades focus versus contact at the catch point for NFL Draft prospects with the help of a play from Penn State Wide Receiver Parker Washington.   Football Will Always Be A Collision Sport Even if tackle football goes the way of the dodo and the game evolves into a mashup of basketball and flag football, the fundamental aspects of the game will always include bodies moving with high intensity and often in close quarters. Even if unintentional, collisions are an inevitable part of the game. Although the vast majority of collisions take place at the line of scrimmage between linemen and ball carriers, pass catchers are recipients of the most violent collisions in the sport because routes and coverage demand players to build momentum into the point of impact. Pass catchers understand the potential of being on the receiving end of a hit that feels like a car wreck any time they attack a target. The ability to concentrate on the task of completing the catch before protecting ones

A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams. https://youtu.be/YiMSSHxH2vQ 1. Treylon Burks ROS 2. Terrace Marshall ROS 3. WanDale Robinson 4. D'andre Swift 5. James Cook 6. Amari Cooper fantasy WR1 with Deshaun Watson? 7. Backup RBs for NFL playoff teams to help fantasy playoff teams--think Samaje Perine 8. Russell Wilson 2023 9. Justin Watson 10. Skyy Moore 11. Najee Harris 12. Quez Watkins 13. Chase Claypool 14. Nico Collins 15. Van Jefferson 16. Logan Thomas 17. Jahan Dotson 18. Antonio Gibson 19. Pat Friermuth 20. Allen Robinson And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95.  Matt’s new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-Year Projections Package is available for $24.95 If you’re a fantasy owner and interested in purchasing past pub

Footballguys staff writer Adam Harstad joins RSP Film and Data as Matt Waldman’s cohost for the 2022 football season to discuss practices that will make you a better fantasy GM and NFL fan.   There are a lot of excellent writers and analysts in the fantasy industry. There are few that I hold in as high a regard as Adam. He’s a forthright human being with a tremendous intellect whose approach to analysis in this space differs from most. He’s also an excellent fantasy GM in re-draft and dynasty formats. Unlike Dwain McFarland, whose work delves into the statistical process, Adam spends a lot of time examining results and dealing with broad themes of decision-making that help us become better fantasy players and fantasy analysts. This week’s topics: The Marty Schottenheimer Rant: Why he should be a Hall of Famer. A decent guideline for determining worthwhile football stats. The nerds' slow evolution toward valuing indirect data. The irony of task-oriented thinkers in analytics judging strategic th

Montreal Alouettes’ head of scouting Russ Lande and the RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss the success of Miami Dolphins' quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the Colts' hiring of Jeff Saturday, Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, Andy Reid, and how it relates to effectively balancing task-oriented management principles with flexible and strategic thinking as an NFL head coach. Topics This week: The successful marriage of the player and scheme in the case of Tua Tagovailoa shouldn't be a knock on Tagovailoa. Where teams make mistakes by taking proven players and forcing new tasks on them. Why many task-oriented coaches fail. When task-oriented coaches are needed and when they must expand their skill base to reach another level of value. How owners influenced by the media create a "can't-win" situation for coaching hires if you play their game. How Bill Walsh's regimes succeeded with a lot of task-oriented principles thanks to the self-scouting of the coaches in action. Why Bill Parcells might have been a good NBA coach

TD Wire's Laurie Fitzpatrick returns to Matt Waldman's RSP Cast for a conversation about NFL teams with the potential to make a stretch run.  Topics Why do Laurie and Matt like the Patriots' chances to overtake the Jets in the division for a potential third wildcard spot? The pros and cons of Cleveland's stretch-run potential and why it hinges on Deshaun Watson's acclimation time. Laurie's pick in the AFC West. Matt's pick in the AFC South. Why Laurie believes the Giants are a paper contender and how the NFC East's linebackers will expose New York's passing game. Why Matt believes the Packers will go the path of Christian Watson's development track, which will be very up and down. Laurie's thoughts on the 49ers' potential run. And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95.  Matt’s new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-

Matt Waldman defines the basics of Transitions in this edition of the RSP NFL Scouting Glossary with the help of a play from Iowa State NFL Draft Prospect, WR Xavier Hutchinson. What Are Transitions? Transitions are the techniques used to change from pass catcher to ball carrier. Effective transitions get receivers downhill in a hurry and help them maximize yardage. Offenses that employ a lot of pass patterns with receivers moving across the field after the break rely heavily on the receiver to execute good transitions. Teams that feature a lot of these patterns in their scheme drafted these receivers for their skills in the open field. Receivers who don't transition effectively aren't optimizing the intent of the pattern, the timing of the target, or the quarterback's placement of the ball relative to the coverage. Even when receivers are running patterns with breaks that terminate with a turn back the quarterback against tight coverage, an effective transition can create space that isn't there at the ca

A weekly phone conversation between fantasy veterans Bob Harris and Matt Waldman is a quick and dirty run-down of NFL players, units, or teams. https://youtu.be/2JdXXeTSRLg 1. Matt Ryan 2. Jonathan Taylor 3. Parris Campbell 4. Michael Pittman 5. Christian Watson 6. Kadarius Toney 7. WanDale Robinson 9. Julio Jones 10. Rachaad White 11. Donovan Peoples-Jones 12. Cade Otton 13. Ryan Tannehill 14. Isiah Pacheco 15. Kyren Williams 16. Colt McCoy 17. Elijah Mitchell 18. D'Andre Swift 19. David Montgomery 20. Cole Kmet 21. Terrace Marshall And of course, if you want to know about the rookies from this draft class, you will find the most in-depth analysis of offensive skill players available (QB, RB, WR, and TE), with the 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio for $21.95.  Matt’s new RSP Dynasty Rankings and Two-Year Projections Package is available for $24.95 If you’re a fantasy owner and interested in purchasing past publications for $9.95 each, the 2012-2020 RSPs also have a Post-Draft Add-on that’s included at no ad

Footballguys staff writer Adam Harstad joins RSP Film and Data as Matt Waldman’s cohost for the 2022 football season to discuss practices that will make you a better fantasy GM and NFL fan.   There are a lot of excellent writers and analysts in the fantasy industry. There are few that I hold in as high a regard as Adam. He’s a forthright human being with a tremendous intellect whose approach to analysis in this space differs from most. He’s also an excellent fantasy GM in re-draft and dynasty formats. Unlike Dwain McFarland, whose work delves into the statistical process, Adam spends a lot of time examining results and dealing with broad themes of decision-making that help us become better fantasy players and fantasy analysts. This week’s topics: Why touchdowns often follow yardage in the NFL: Adam breaks down the range of yards gained for every touchdown and which players' outputs recently had corrections to return to this range. Winning in the salary cap environment: We discuss how much surplus valu

Campus2Canton’s Felix Sharpe and RSP’s Matt Waldman discuss five tips for excelling in Campus2Canton leagues and five receivers from the 2023 NFL Draft class.   Every other week, Felix @sharpereview of @campus2canton will be joining me to discuss college and NFL talent, many of them underclassmen (Devy). The show will be focused solely on these aspects of fantasy football so you can get familiar with them for your Devy, dynasty, and re-draft leagues. This Week’sTopics Five tips to excel in Campus2Canton leagues. Stanford's Elijah Higgins' use of his size intrigues Matt. Depending on their application, Rakim Jarrett's hand usage is both his strength and his flaw. Is Parker Washington's NFL ceiling closer to Josh Reed or David Bell? Why is Matt a fan of Xavier Hutchinson? The NFL receivers that Matt and Felix compare with Jordan Addison. Matt's ambivalence with a behavior Addison displayed that will be valued underscores a problematic aspect of scouting talent. And of course, if you want to know

Matt Waldman's RSP NFL Scouting Glossary defines three facets of finishing routes with NFL Draft prospect, wide receiver Zay Flowers of Boston College.  The Finish Is the Third Phase of Route Running in Football The Rookie Scouting Portfolio scouting criteria for route running separates the process into three phases: The Release: When the receiver leaves the line of scrimmage and begins his route. The Stem/Setup:  The path the receiver takes and the choices he makes to set up his break. The Finish: The receiver's change of direction at the top of the stem (the break) and his position and his path taken to optimize his availability for the quarterback to target him. Although the best routes are routes where the receiver wins separation in the early phases of the pattern, the quarterback is not always in a position or situation to locate the receiver and deliver a viable target. How well a receiver finishes his route can be the difference in the outcome of the play. There are three facets of finishing