Ep. 10 - Matt Lindsey - The Role of a GM & The Art of Team Building

During our conversation, we covered the evolution of recruiting and the emergence of personnel jobs in college football. With Matt having the experience of working at both pro and college levels of ball, his perspective and awareness on player evaluations is extremely insightful. I wound up having over 3 pages worth of notes, so you'll definitely want a pen and paper ready for this one!

 

As always, here's your listening guide for topics covered:

Challenges Involved in Transitioning to a New Team (4:37)
"Big Pretty" and the Alabama Personnel Pipeline (8:00)
Building Your Own Foundation for Player Evaluation (11:37)
Ed Marynowitz and his influence on Matt (19:31)
The "Plus-Minus-Equal" Approach to Learning (21:20)
Love & Passion for the Player Evaluation Process (27:19)
The Hudl Film Librarian, AKA Matt Lindsey (30:04)
Scouting with the Philadelphia Eagles (32:10)
The Expansion of Personnel Jobs in College Football (33:51)
Building the Brand: Reaching Recruits and Fans (35:45)
Why Your Players Are Your Best Recruiters (40:00)
What Does the GM Role Look Like? (42:10)
How-To on Assembling a Recruiting Staff (44:22)
Finding Diamonds in the Rough (46:26)
Vetting Out Character during the Recruiting Process (49:23)
Philosophy on Recruiting Tape & Advice for Highlights (58:34)
Advice For Recruiting Assistants on Evaluating (1:06:39)
Establishing Your Recruiting Footprint (1:11:21)
Javon Kinlaw's Path to the First Round (1:15:45)
The Importance of Self Scouting & Advance Scouting (1:18:48)
Sendoff Advice for Recruits, Parents & Coaches (1:20:34)

Thank you for tuning in to the show! If you're looking for Matt, you can find him at @MattLindseyFB.

 

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