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WRs Stephen Hill and Marvin Jones: Managing Physical Play (Short)
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. – Henry Ward Beecher Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill is tall, fast, and has a frame that will likely support another 10-15 pounds of muscle without sacrificing his 4.36-40 speed. Cal wide receiver Marvin Jones is a shade under 6’2″ and…
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Georgia Tech WR Stephen Hill: Speed Kills – Now Learn How To Aim!
The late, great Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis coined the phrase “speed kills.” There was a time Davis prized speed the way a trained gun enthusiast prized a competition model Glock. But late in his career, Davis’ love for fast-moving players seemed more like a warning for addiction. If Davis were alive to see Stephen Hill’s…
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Rueben Randle: Why The Sideline Arm Matters
The little things matter – especially in a sport known for being a game of inches. Most people think of those valuable inches as every blade of grass ahead of a runner or defender in a north south direction. East west inches matter, too. So do the small techniques that players often forsake. Techniques we…
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Kendall Wright and the Money Catch
If you didn’t see yesterday’s post, there’s more analysis of Kendall Wright’s routes here. I love the intellectual component of football. There’s rich material to explore with every position, unit and team from the perspective of technique and strategy. It’s what I do here almost daily. But to say football is essentially an intellectual game…
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When “Flat” is Good: Route Running and Baylor WRs Kendall Wright and Terrance Williams
[Editor’s Note: The second route is actually one from Terrance Williams. Thanks for pointing this out, Bryan. However, the concept of making a correct break and not drifting away from the ball is still the same. ] See Also: Kendall Wright And The Money Catch. For the next two months, I’ll be providing excerpts of…
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Senior Bowl Interview with WR Jeff Fuller
This Q&A of Texas A&M wide receiver Jeff Fuller took place at the Senior Bowl’s media night. I was unable to identify the reporters at the beginning of this session so I have labeled them Reporter 1 and Reporter 2. Fuller is a 6’4”, 217-pound receiver with experience in a pro-style offense brought to College…
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Senior Bowl Interview with Marvin Jones
Marvin, let’s talk about the technique involved with playing wide receiver.
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Keys to a Good Back-Shoulder Fade
The back-shoulder fade can be an unstoppable weapon if a receiver understands how to run the route and the quarterback throws the ball with timing and confidence. Here are components of the route that make the play successful.
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RSP Cutting Room Floor: College RB and WR Notes
If you haven’t noticed, the RSP blog is often my catchall area to write about anything I can relate to football. Nonetheless, rookie evaluation is still far and away the headliner. With the regular NFL season in the books I’ve ramped up my film study of college players. Here’s a few odds and ends about…
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Discerning Errors From Deficiencies: A WR’s Hands
No prospect is perfect. Although I can hear some of you thinking Andrew Luck’s name (or maybe that’s the voice in my head and I just don’t want to admit it), this isn’t a post about the Stanford quarterback. It’s about learning to project a player’s potential by his errors. Failures often reveal more about…