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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: RB Royce Freeman (Denver Broncos)
Matt Waldman shares a sample scouting report on Denver Broncos running back Royce Freeman from the 2018 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Royce Freeman, Oregon (5-11, 229) Depth of Talent Score: 81.75 = Rotational Starter: Executes at a starter level in a role, playing to his strengths. Freeman reminds me of Carlos Hyde with superior speed and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.213: RB Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma St.) C.O.D Quicks and Mobility
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a play of 2020 NFL Draft prospect Chuba Hubbard’s (Oklahoma State) that illustrates his change of direction prowess as a running back. If you’re evaluating running back Chuba Hubbard, you are definitely looking forward to the 2019 season and hoping that he’s featured on more than draws, delays, fullback…
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RSP Boiler Room No.212: RB Kylin Hill (Miss St) And Three Forms of Contact Balance
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room features Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill and three forms of contact balance important to NFL running back play. Running Back evaluation has a lot of vague terminologies. Vision is the most well-known. Another big offender is Contact Balance. Contact Balance is a term that encompasses a wide range of outcomes.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.77: NFL Running Back Matters with J. Moyer
Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast features RSP contributor J. Moyer in a conversation about the characteristics of good running back play and the NFL players who embody them. RSP contributor J. Moyer has coached at the high school level for several years. This week, he joins the RSP Cast for a conversation about NFL running backs.…
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Dwain McFarland’s RSP Film and Data: RB Utilization in the Passing Game
Dwain McFarland and Jarrett Moyer marry data and film to breakdown the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints elite utilization of running backs in the passing game. Passing Game Positional Utilization When analyzing components of a great aerial attack, the first position outside of quarterback discussed by most analysts is at wide receiver. This…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.209: RB Trey Sermon’s (Oklahoma) Curvilinear Movement
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the curvilinear movement and lower-body mobility of Oklahoma’s Trey Sermon, a running back prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft. Sean Myszka is a movement and skill acquisition coach. He often uses the term “curvilinear” to describe the movement of football players. Without getting too technical, think of a street…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.207: RB Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a play from Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect with an advanced skill for setting up perimeter runs. He runs with confidence. He has an intuitive grasp of the position. He has an artistic sense of time and space. Describing a player’s performance with these phrases…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.75: Projecting the 2019 Colts Offense with Dwain McFarland
Matt Waldman and RSP contributor Dwain McFarland continue their 2019 projection series with a conversation about the Colts offense. For the past five weeks, RSP Film and Data contributor Dwain McFarland and I had great conversations about player and team projections for the Titans, Buccaneers, Texans, Ravens, Cardinals, Bengals, Chiefs, Eagles, and Packers offenses. This…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No. 148: RB D’Andre Swift (Georgia)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room takes a deep dive into D’Andre Swift’s game, using examples from his match-ups with Alabama and Auburn. Georgia has earned serious consideration as Tailback U since Todd Gurley, Keith Marshall, Nick Chubb, and Sony Michel were all in Athens at the same time. One could argue that it actually began…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.74: Projecting the Packers Offense with Dwain McFarland
Matt Waldman and RSP contributor Dwain McFarland continue their 2019 projection series with an hour-long conversation about the Green Bay Packers offense. For the past four weeks, RSP Film and Data contributor Dwain McFarland and I had great conversations about player and team projections for the Titans, Buccaneers, Texans, Ravens, Cardinals, Bengals, Chiefs, and Eagles…