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RSP Boiler Room No. 151 RB Jalin Moore (Appalachian State): Yards Through Contact and Agility
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines 2019 NFL Draft prospect RB Jalin Moore’s skill to earn yards after contact and his agility in tight quarters. Jalin Moore is a freak. At least that’s what college football report Bruce Feldman has said for the past two seasons in his annual report on top football athletes in…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 150 RB Patrick Laird (Cal): Footwork vs. Penetration And A Lesson From Chris Johnson
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room shows how NFL Draft prospect Patrick Laird and former NFL running back Chris Johnson approach the same scenario. NFL players offer an abundance of lessons for college players and would make them instantly more productive. Patrick Laird is a productive college back but he could take his game to another level…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 149 D.K. Metcalf (Ole Miss): Winning And Losing the Fade
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines NFL Draft prospect, WR D.K. Metcalf and two fade routes where an adjustment of technique makes all the difference. I value players who rebound from mistakes. When performing on a big stage, it’s easy to climb into an emotional hole after a mistake. If a player can’t emotionally overcome…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 148 WR N’Keal Harry (Arizona St.): Stacking Needed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2019 NFL Draft prospect, wide receiver N’Keal Harry and a technique that he needs to maximize his strengths. Michael Crabtree, Cooper Kupp, Michael Thomas, and JuJu Smith-Schuster as successful examples of NFL ‘tweeners who a primarily slot players but can do specific work on the perimeter despite lacking top…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 147 WR Diontae Johnson (Toledo) Applying Technique to Unpracticed Scenarios
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a simple technique that 2019 NFL Draft prospect Diontae Johnson applies to an unpracticed scenario, and he turns a failing process into a good outcome. Amateurs are more likely to get flustered on stage when they attempt to perform a complex process and something goes wrong. A minor slip-up more…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 146 RB Karan Higdon (Michigan): Quality Over Quantity
Michigan running back Karan Higdon doesn’t see a lot of targets in the passing game. Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines one of those rare opportunities for the 2019 NFL Draft prospect. Michigan. Jim Harbaugh. Big offensive linemen. Power football. If we were sitting in a candle-lit room with incense and a crystal ball while chanting…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 145: RB Myles Gaskin (Washington), All Broken Tackles Aren’t Equal
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a touchdown run from 2019 NFL Draft prospect Myles Gaskin and broaches the topic of analyzing broken tackles. Myles Gaskin made a good decision to return to Washington in 2018. Although he’s handled the workload for three consecutive years and has been among the yardage leaders at his position,…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 144 WR Ahmmon Richards (Miami): New Tricks Needed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three games of 2019 NFL Draft WR prospect Ahmmon Richards and discovers a fluid athlete who needs to add more to his game — especially against man coverage. Ahmmon Richards looks the part of an NFL receiver: He’s fluid, he’s agile, he can leap, and he can catch. When Richards…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 143 RB Jordan Scarlett (Florida): Pass Protection
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines two pass protection assignments of NFL Draft prospect Jordan Scarlett and why running backs have a steep learning curve in the pros. Jordan Scarlett is an NFL-caliber ballcarrier. He’s a patient runner who will also hit tight creases and bleed everything he can from them. He ran over and…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 141 WR A.J. Brown (Ole Miss): Integrated Technique
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines an unusual play from Ole Miss WR A.J. Brown and explains how it answers the eternal NFL Draft question: What is talent? What is talent? As 1,000 people and the answers will be as unique as fingerprints and snowflakes. Many will describe football talent strictly in athletic terms. Evaluators…