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Boiler Room: UNLV WR Devante Davis
When the football world labels a prospect as “raw,” it can be a positive or negative connotation. How does one discern the difference? Devante Davis’ play provides some guidelines. It’s never as simple as I’m about to describe, but there are two general meanings for the term “raw prospect.” One describes the athletic talent not…
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Boiler Room: WR Kevin White
With receivers like WVU’s Kevin White, it’s often how you start and not how you finish — especially in the red zone. A player whose stock is rising this year is West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White. At 6-3, 210 pounds, White has the muscular dimensions of a player like Michael Crabtree while wearing the…
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Boiler Room: Auburn WR Sammie Coates
Coates is a great athlete, but a raw receiver. Two plays reveal where he struggles, but why there’s good reason for optimism for his professional development. FoxSports reporter Bruce Feldman has Sammie Coates as his “freak dela creme” on his annual list of great college football athletes. If you choose to click on the link, you’ll…
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RSP Film Room w/Draft Breakdown’s Ryan Lownes: RB Mike Davis and WR Rashad Greene
Mike Davis and Rashad Greene are large cogs in their respective offensive machines at South Carolina and Florida State. Ryan Lownes and I discuss the details of Davis’ power, footwork, and what to note about running back’s perimeter speed. We also spot some correctable flaws with Green’s route running that leads to losing match ups…
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Boiler Room: Duke WR Jamison Crowder
Inches and milliseconds separate good college players from quality starters in the pros. Two plays illustrate how close (and far) Crowder might be from the NFL. A series I started last spring at this blog is The Boiler Room. One of the challenges involved with player analysis is to be succinct with delivering the goods. As the author…
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RSP Film Room No.2 w/Sigmund Bloom: RB Duke Johnson and WR Kasen Williams
This 90-minute show featuring Footballguys writer Sigmund Bloom reviews draftbreakdown.com highlights of Miami RB Duke Johnson and Washington WR Kasen Williams. We also revisit Johnson while viewing tape of Chris Johnson and Jamaal Charles. Subscribe to the RSP blog or to my YouTube so you don’t miss these Friday episodes. Future guests include Rotoworld’s Josh…
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Futures at Football Outsiders: Alabama WR Amari Cooper
Futures: Alabama WR Amari Cooper by Matt Waldman Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper tries too hard. Think that’s an odd criticism? Go watch Reggie Bush during his first few years in New Orleans or Robert Griffin III after his rookie year in Washington. They’re poster children for Hero Syndrome — a psychological football malady that…
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RSP Rorschach: Michigan WR/TE Devin Funchess
Some plays are like Rorschach inkblots because there’s no definitive answer to why they unfold the way they do. This series examines plays that have more than one viable explanation and may be too difficult to draw a single conclusion. The fun part is that you have a voice in it. Rorschach No.4 Devin Funchess…
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Tipping Their Hand: WRs Jaelen Strong and Ty Montgomery
Vaunted wide receiver prospects Jaelen Strong and Ty Montgomery demonstrate that when it comes to the a craft of playing the position, a slow mind negates size, strength, and speed. Wide receiver is a deceptive position by nature — both from the standpoint of how it’s played and scouting NFL prospects. There are always great…
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Boiler Room: WR DeVante Parker
Selling a vertical route starts with the first few steps off the line. See why this is so important with successful route running. It’s hard not to like Louisville wide receiver DeVante Parker as an NFL prospect. He’s tall, fast, and has a quick first-step with the ball in his hands. I also like his…