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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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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…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 156 RB Ty Johnson (Maryland): Footwork to Maximize Acceleration
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio Boiler Room compares the footwork of 2019 NFL Draft prospect RB Ty Johnson and former NFL RB Arian Foster to showcase what Johnson does well and what else he can learn. Ty Johnson has the raw material of an NFL running back. He’s quick, he’s fast, and he can cut.…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 155 RB Tony Brooks-James (Oregon): Pad Level and Leverage
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room focuses on the pad level of 2019 NFL Draft prospect, RB Tony Brooks-James. Power, leverage, and balance are three different qualities that work in harmony for excellent running backs. However, it’s important that you note the difference when scouting. You may not always be able to separate them when studying…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 153 RB Tony Brooks-James (Oregon): East-West to North-South
In this RSP Boiler Room episode, Oregon running back Tony Brooks-James executes a cutback with a strong cut that Matt Waldman seeks from NFL Draft prospects. Whether it’s a small back like Tony Brooks-James or a big back like LeGarrette Blount, when it comes to evaluating the caliber of a runner’s cutback ability, I want to…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens Jacksonville Jaguars Ground Game: Numbers Advantage
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases two plays from the Jacksonville Jaguars ground game against stacked boxes that deliver a “+1” personnel advantage for the win. It’s not how many players are in the box, but the man-on-man advantage you can get on a specific side of the field that matters most. The Jaguars created…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB Alvin Kamara (Saints): Pass Pro Excellence
Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens showcases an excellent cut block from Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Based on early returns, I missed on Alvin Kamara developing this early. He had enough foolish decisions and ball security issues at Tennessee that I did not anticipate how fast he might shore up those issues. When a prospect improves…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 152 RB Marquis Young (UMass): Pass Protection
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines the diagnostic and technical skill of 2019 NFL Draft prospect, Marquis Young’s pass blocking. The Umass-Mississippi State game was my first look at Marquis Young. He’s a muscular back with NFL size and speed who can catch the football. What impressed me the most was his pass protection. Here’s Young…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Lens RB LeGarrette Blount (Lions): A Case For Archetypes
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio showcases why Detroit Lions running back LeGarrette Blount continues eluding the label of “plodder.” LeGarrette Blount ran a 4.7-second, 40-yard dash and a 4.49-second 20-yard shuttle. When it comes to speed and acceleration grades in the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, both performances are reserve-caliber metrics for the running back position. Long speed…