Episode 508: Matt Williamson

Paul is joined by special guest Matt Williamson(@WilliamsonNFL). Matt shares his thoughts on many of the top rookies from a redraft and dynasty perspective.

In addition, Matt shares his detailed takes on all things Pittsburgh Steelers including how much they like Mitchell Trubisky, why he thinks they chose Kenny Pickett, his thoughts on George Pickens and Calvin Austin and whether or not Diontae Johnson may be a Steeler after this year. 

Episode 505: UDFA Prospect Talk With Emory Hunt

Paul is joined by special guest Emory Hunt (@FBallGameplan) of Football Gameplan to discuss the top offensive skill player UDFA prospects from the 2022 NFL Draft that you need to know before training camp. First they discuss some of the top UDFA running backs in terms of talent, landing spot and opportunity. Next they discuss the wide receiver class, followed by the tight end group and lastly the quarterbacks.

Episode 504: 2022 Rookie Class Check In

With rookie minicamps, OTA's and full team minicamps in the books, Paul, Jeff and Matt check in on the 2022 offensive rookie class. First, they discuss some rookies whose stock has possibly went up or down based on some of the most recent news or minicamp reports. Some of the prospects discussed in this section include Jahan Dotson, Chris Olave, George Pickens, Daniel Bellinger, Wan'Dale Robinson, Chig Okonkwo, Kenny Pickett, Skyy Moore and Treylon Burks. 

In the second segment, the guys discuss some trends and surprises they are seeing in dynasty rookie drafts and some prospects they believe are very undervalued. Some of the prospects discussed here include Jameson Williams, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jahan Dotson, Trey McBride and others.  

In the final segment of the night, the guys share their favorite marriages between rookies and their scheme fit for the team that drafted them. Some of the rookies discussed here include James Cook, David Bell, Kennedy Brooks, Rachaad White and Treylon Burks. 

Episode 501: 2022 IDP Rookie Rankings

Paul shares his 2022 Dynasty IDP Rookie Rankings. He starts the show by discussing how league settings, league scoring settings and positional designations significantly impact how to approach drafting IDP rookies. 

Next Paul shares his top 22 defensive line/edge rankings with analysis on many of the prospects. One topic he discusses in depth is how close he has the top three edge rushers in terms of their value, which is significantly different than what is happening in many rookie drafts. 

Following the defensive line rankings, Paul shares his top 15 linebackers. He goes through and discusses each player in terms of either their traits, landing spot, immediate or long term opportunity. 

To close out the show Paul shares his top ten defensive backs and how he tiers them out and discusses their traits, landing spots and opportunity. 

 

Episode 501: Shawn Myszka & Tyler Yearby

In this special episode Matt is joined by Shawn Myszka (@MovementMiyagi) & Tyler Yearby (@TylerYearby). Shawn and Tyler are the Co-Directors of Education at the innovative movement skill education company known as Emergence (@EMERGENTMVMT or EmergentMvmt.com). In addition, both Shawn & Tyler are doctoral candidates at the University of Gloucestershire. Throughout their careers Shawn and Tyler have partnered as movement skill acquisition coaches with many athletes across various levels of mastery. Specifically, Tyler has served as a strength coach and football position coach at the collegiate level. While Shawn has been working with NFL players since 2008.

Recently Shawn & Tyler published  a paper titled “Applying an ecological approach to practice design in American Football”. In this paper, the first of it's kind in American Football, Shawn & Tyler seek to shift the paradigm on how practice is designed and athletes are trained in American football. In this episode Matt discusses with Shawn & Tyler the major points of the paper and how coaches, scouts & trainers can grow in their understanding of the game through this lens. We sincerely hope you enjoy the episode!

Here is the link to the paper:

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3IWFDEBGG9XHWT69MGRW/full?target=10.1080/21640629.2022.2057698

Episode 500: 2022 Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft

Paul is joined by the return of Matt and special guests Felix Sharpe ( @sharpereview) and John Laub (@GridironSchol91) to celebrate Episode 500 and to do a live two round PPR superflex Dynasty rookie draft. 

The guys discuss their picks and share their thoughts on many of the prospects chosen and how they will transition to the NFL. 

Next each person shares some of the top remaining targets for round 3 and beyond that they would be interested in drafting.

Matt and Paul close out the show with some special thanks to the people who helped S2S make it to this 500th episode.