In Part IV, the final part of our Summer Seminar Series on the running game, Matt welcomes Dan Hatman of the Scouting Academy to the show. The two examine the traits of the running back position in great detail. They examine the notion of "idealism" at the position and the standards we implicitly use as part of our evaluation process. The two also investigate the impact of the "committee" structure of the running back position on the evaluation process. In addition, they examine the difference between evaluating change of direction versus lateral agility.

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Bill Latin (@BillLatin)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

In Part III of the Summer Seminar Series, Matt is joined by a very special guest: Andy Benoit, NFL Analyst and Staff Writer for Sports Illustrated and the MMQB. The two examine the proliferation of Gap and Zone running schemes in the NFL and the teams that best utilize those schemes. The two also discuss the traits and characteristics of great NFL running backs and those best suited to different schemes. Finally, the two discuss the future of the running back position and what traits they believe the future greats at the position must possess.

In Part II of our Summer Seminar Series on the running game, Matt welcomes Mike Kuchar of XandOLabs.com to discuss his thoughts. The first part of the show discusses a brief overview of a few different types of running schemes (Gap/Zone/Option). The second part of the show they discuss traits that they believe all great running backs must possess. The next segment of the show they discuss if there are traits that make a running back better suited to a specific scheme. The final segment of the show they talk about the evolution of the running game over the last ten years and they discuss what they believe the running backs of the future will look like.

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Bill Latin (@BillLatin)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

In Part I of our Summer Seminar Series, Matt, Paul and Bill share some of their evaluative insights on the running back position. From the key traits of the position to players they have missed on, the trio examines the challenges of evaluating the running back position. The three also discuss how the increase in committee running back systems in the NFL has changed how they need to evaluate college running back prospects.

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Bill Latin (@BillLatin)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Matt is joined by Doug Green (@bigboardIDP) to share their insights on some of the top teams in college football going into the 2017 season. The discussions are centered around what they saw from the spring games of each of these teams. Matt and Doug discuss some of the top players on both sides of the ball you need to know for this upcoming season. The teams that are discussed in Part II include Clemson, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Auburn, Texas, Miami, Ole Miss, Florida, Georgia and Texas A&M.

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Matt is joined by Doug Green (@bigboardIDP) to share their insights on some of the top teams in college football going into the 2017 season. The discussions are centered around what they saw from the spring games of each of these teams. Matt and Doug discuss some of the top players on both sides of the ball you need to know for this upcoming season. The teams that are discussed in Part 1 include Alabama, LSU, FSU, Michigan and USC. 

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Paul and Matt are joined by Bill Latin (@BillLatin) to announce that Bill has joined the Saturday2Sunday team as their fourth partner. The three of them discuss the plans to expand the coverage at Saturday2Sunday to include some free content on their website to help complement the coverage of the podcast. In addition the three of them discuss the library of premium notebooks they will start to offer this year at a first year introductory price of $9.99. The library of notebooks will consist of their 1. Scouting Notebook (which will consist of all their film notes for over 60 draft eligibile prospects and 20 or more non draft eligibile prospects) 2. Freshman Notebook (which will consist of a report on all the top freshman) 3. Draft Forecasting Spreadsheet (similar to the one offered the last two seasons) and 4. Rankings Notebook (which will consist of detailed devy rankings and rookie rankings). They discuss how the Scouting Notebook and the Rankings Notebook will be updated regularly througout the year and players will continue to be added in real time as they evaluate them during the season and then reevaluate many after the season in preparation for draft season.  Following that the 3 of them do a 2018 Rookie Mock Draft with commentary on all 12 selections. Next they give a watchlist of other players by position that you should have on your radar for your devy and future dynasty rookie drafts. To end the show, Paul announces the entrants into the Reality Sports Online listener league. 

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Paul and Matt are once again joined by special guest Sigmund Bloom, of Football Guys. The three of them discuss Sigmund's rookie dynasty rankings in great detail. Some of the topics include sorting out the running backs at the top of his rankings, why Evan Engram is his highest rated tight end prospect, the ceiling of James Connor, the undervaluing of quarterback prospects, biggest risers and fallers post draft and his thoughts on Samaje Perinie, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, Juju Smith, Dede Westbrook, Cooper Kupp, Zay Jones and much more. 

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Paul and Matt are joined by special guest Evan Silva, of Rotoworld. The three of them discuss Evan's overall dynasty rookie rankings top 50. Some of the topics discussed in great detail include when is the first big tier drop in rookie drafts, the landing spots of the top four running backs, what running back's value increased the most from pre draft to post, how the new rookies fit into the L.A. Rams offense, how to properly value the running back tier of Kareem Hunt, Samaje Perine and Joe Williams, some under the radar wide receivers that Evan is highest on, and some sleepers for your late rounds. 

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)

Paul is joined by Doug Green (@bigboardIDP) and hosts of the Read and React Podcast, Bill Latin (@BillLatin) and Eric Coleman (@utahec) to discuss 2017 IDP Rookie Rankings for dynasty rookie drafts. In part two, the three IDP experts give their rankings and tiers for the defensive back position and discuss their overall big board for the IDP rookies. The three of the go into great detail analyzing these players and their favorite fits and landing spots and how it will impact their fantasy relevance. There is also a discussion on strategies of when to target these prospects in rookie drafts and how to find good value. 

Hosts:

Matt Caraccio (@matty_os)

Paul Perdichizzi (@paulie23ny)

Editor: David Nakano (@kawikaNakano)