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RSP Boiler Room No. 163 WR Tyre Brady (Marshall): Gameness
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines two plays from Marshall wide receiver Tyre Brady, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect, and illustrates how gameness reveals itself between the lines. A post-practice conversation, press conference, or media feature is a poor imitation — if it’s an imitation at all — of a team interview. Analysts, media, and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 162 WR Tyre Brady (Marshall): Winning with the Stem
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio showcases a technically-proficient deep post route from 2019 NFL Draft prospect, WR Tyre Brady of Marshall. One of the fundamental ideas behind good route running is the sale of the nine route. If a receiver can convince his opponent that he’s running past him in a straight line down the…
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RSP Film Room No. 133: QB Jarrett Stidham (Auburn) With RSP Writer Mark Schofield
The Rookie Scouting Portfolio’s Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman share plays and compare notes on 2019 NFL Draft prospect, QB Jarrett Stidham of Auburn. Sometimes you just have a good rapport with someone on-air. One of those people for me is former Wesleyan quarterback and RSP Writer Mark Schofield. We’ve decided to do regular RSP…
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David Igono RSP Film Room, CB Trayvon Mullen (Clemson): Uniquely Qualified For Every Disadvantage
RSP contributor David Igono, a former West Virginia and AFL defensive back, breaks down the technique and processing smarts of Clemson cornerback Trayvon Mullen. Many years ago I had the great opportunity to talk to current Minnesota Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck about the mindset that had seen him rise from an undrafted free agent…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 161 RB Trayveon Williams (Texas A&M): Effort is Also Mental
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a chip block of Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect, and explains why the notion of effort is not just physical in nature. When we think of effort in athletics, we default to the physical. A player with a “high motor” is desirable. In the case…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 160 RB Trayveon Williams (Texas A&M): Footwork-Vision-Speed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room analyzes a 72-yard run from Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams, a potential 2019 NFL Draft prospect. Trayveon Williams is a good college football runner but based solely on his 2017 tape, he’s not ready for the NFL. Williams isn’t a complete player — at least not yet. His pass protection requires more…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 159 RB Benny Snell, Jr: Hip Mobility And Unanswered Questions
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a play that illustrates a potential lack of hip mobility from 2019 NFL Draft prospect Benny Snell, Jr. and shares the type of questions raised when beginning the process of studying a player. Benny Snell, Jr. is a determined and aggressive power back with good balanced who will break through reaches,…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 158 RB Benny Snell (Kentucky): Attacking in Tight Quarters
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room showcases a run from Kentucky running back Benny Snell that illustrates Snell as the aggressor in tight quarters. Whether it’s Leonard Fournette or Jamaal Charles, the best runners through contact understand how to be the aggressor into the collision. Strike first and you have a greater chance of controlling subsequent…
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David Igono’s RSP Film Room LSU CB Greedy Williams: One Track, Two Races, and A Photo Finish
Rookie Scouting Portfolio contributor David Igono examines the two different races being run at the same time when a cornerback like 2019 NFL Draft prospect Greedy Williams is covering a deep route. “Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.” – John Wooden Lockdown corner. Shutdown cover corner. Seventy-one percent of the…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 157 RB Aeris Williams (Mississippi St.): Long Eye
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines two plays from 2019 NFL Draft prospect RB Aeris Williams’ portfolio of work — one of them stays truer to Williams’ strengths than the other. “Your eye too long.” It’s a Jamaican phrase for being gluttonous or greedy. It’s the same thing as “your eyes were too big for your…