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Why OSU QB Justin Fields Is on the Right Track But Needs More Saturdays: A Matt Waldman RSP Film Room
Rookie Scouting Portfolio writers Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman deliver an hour of film analysis based on four games from Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields’ 2019 season, and they agree that the talented Fields is on track to develop into a top NFL prospect, but he needs another year or two on Saturdays to make…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: (Alabama) WR Jaylen Waddle’s Boundary Masterwork
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines the boundary masterwork of Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Micro movements aren’t just for running backs. The Crimson Blur, Jaylen Waddle demonstrates this concept as a wide receiver at the boundary of the end zone after stair-stepping an out pattern from the slot as part of a fantastic performance…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Ja’Marr Chase (LSU): When You Can’t Separate the Technician from the Athlete
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room attempts a discussion about LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase’s athletic traits, but the technician can’t be removed so easily from the NFL Draft prospect’s game. These days, much of my football analysis has been a categorization of traits, techniques, and strategies. I often isolate these things on the tape as…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room WR Ja’Marr Chase (LSU): Game That Speaks in Complete Sentences
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler room reveals how 2021 NFL Draft prospect Ja’Marr Chase has mastered enough details as a receiver that his game makes a statement. A player’s game speaks to the observer. The range and style of how a game speaks depend on its depth and breadth of knowledge. Ask Seattle wide receiver D.K.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Rashod Bateman (Minnesota)
The middle of the field is a difficult and dangerous place for wide receivers. 2021 NFL Draft prospect Rashod Bateman demonstrates that in this area of the field, retracting the ball is just as important as having a strong catch radius in this Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room episode. Rashod Bateman has excellent judgment and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.271: Stair-Stepping with RB Kylin Hill (Miss St.)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room shows how 2021 NFL Draft prospect Kylin Hill stair-steps a downfield route, an advanced skill for a college runner. In what seems like an unending series of posts debunking the notion that running backs are mindless yardage machines in a similar way that wildlife channels of my youth ignorantly characterized…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: Counting Boxes and Gobbling Yards with RB Kennedy Brooks (OU)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2021 NFL Draft prospect Kennedy Brooks and shows how this Oklahoma running back uses pre-snap box counts and post-snap keys to set up a big-play cutback. Football is music with hitting, running, throwing, and catching. You want players that can play in tune, in rhythm, and in harmony with…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.269: RB Kennedy Brooks (Oklahoma) and Corner Blitz Pickup
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the pre-snap diagnostic skills and post-snap positioning, setup, leverage, and execution of Kennedy Brook’s blitz pickup. The draft media is too apt to give college running backs a free pass when evaluating their blocking. The underlying reason is that if the running back displays effort and desire to engage,…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: Welcome RB Trey Ragas (Louisiana) to the Jordan Howard-Spencer Ware Zip Code
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines skills of Louisiana running back Trey Ragas, a 2021 NFL Draft sleeper who belongs in the same vicinity where Jordan Howard and Spencer Ware reside in the pantheon of power backs. If Trey Ragas were a boxer, he’d be a body puncher who works through your shots until he…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: UGA QB Jamie Newman with QB Vad Lee
