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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: Zone Route Running Concepts with WR Josh Downs (UNC)
Matt Waldman defines the basic concepts of route running against zone coverage in this edition of the RSP NFL Scouting Glossary with the help of a play from North Carolina NFL Draft Prospect, WR Josh Downs. Zone Routes Are A Different Animal Most conversations about route-running are devoted to beating defenders playing one-on-one against a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Scouting Glossary: Stalk Blocking Basics with Charlotte WR Grant DuBose
Matt Waldman defines the basics of Stalk Blocking in this edition of the RSP NFL Scouting Glossary with the help of a play from Charlotte NFL Draft Prospect, WR Grant DuBose. What Is Stalk Blocking? When the blocking assignment calls for an offensive player detached from the formation to work toward a defender to execute…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: Stem Manipulation with WR Tyler Harrell
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary covers the route-running concept of stem manipulation with the help of a Tyler Harrell post route. Three Methods of Stem Manipulation Playground-style moves on moves that make defenders look silly are fun to watch. They even launch careers on Instagram and TikTok. But for most routes, manipulating a defender…
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Links to Matt Waldman’s 2023 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
Links to all essays, analyses, pre-draft coverage, and scouting reports about 2022 NFL Draft prospects come from research Matt Waldman and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio staff undertakes to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now entering its 18th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine of reports, rankings, and analysis…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: Release Stance and Motion
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary details the release stance and motion that he seeks from NFL Draft prospects at wide receiver, using Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba as an example. Why is the Release Stance Important? Wide receiver play bears a lot of similarities to pass rushing. Receivers and pass rushers are both trying to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Scouting Glossary: The Coverage Triangle
Matt Waldman defines the Coverage Triangle in this edition of the RSP NFL Scouting Glossary with the help of a play from Ohio State NFL Draft Prospect, Jaxon Smith-Njigba. What is the Coverage Triangle? And why do receivers have to possess knowledge of it for the NFL? One way of answering this question is…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 340: WR Jordan Addison’s (Pitt/USC) Positioning and Timing with Vertical Routes
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the vertical game of USC WR Jordan Addison and why Addison’s timing and position help him “play big” for his size. If you’re a smaller perimeter receiver, you better play big at the moments where your team gives you targets reserved for a larger receiver. The 6’0″, 175-pound Addison…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: WR Kayshon Boutte (LSU)
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast: Campus to Canton’s Felix Sharpe
Campus to Canton’s Felix Sharpe joins Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast for a conversation about Trey Sermon to the Eagles, rookie notables from the preseason, the state of the Patriots and Bears, and notable college performers. Every other week, Felix will be joining me to discuss college football talent, many of them underclassman (Devy). The show…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Ohio State)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines a pair of plays from NFL Draft prospect Jaxon Smith-Njigba that are indicative of the preparation this compelling wide receiver prospect from Ohio State has shown thus far during his career. One of the common themes the RSP tries to impress upon the public about scouting talent effectively is…