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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Terrace Marshall’s Winning Details
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Terrace Marshall, Jr.’s winning details that make him a compelling wide receiver prospect in the early rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. LSU’s football program has messed with the minds of the public as much as it did with its opponents. It’s what happens when a team has receivers…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Ja’Marr Chase Renting Space In the Heads of DBs
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler room examines the speed and acceleration of Ja’Marr Chase and how the LSU receiver used it to rent space in the heads of opposing defensive backs. The only thing disappointing about Ja’Marr Chase’s Pro Day is that he only weighed 201 pounds. The rest was a preview of a fireworks show:…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP RB Room: C.J. Marable and the Parable of Slowing Down Time
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines Coastal Carolina running back C.J. Marable’s short-yardage work and it serves as a simple but effective story for the value of pressing a crease in the face of penetration. Short-yardage running reveals a lot about the quality of a running back’s game in a similar way it does with quarterbacks. The…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: Leverage-Reading and Processing of QB Davis Mills (Stanford)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a few clips from Stanford quarterback Davis Mills and is reminded of the challenges of the most difficult position in team sports. Most people don’t have jobs where they have to possess an insane combination of physical, mental, technical, and intuitive skills with a margin of error that can…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Devonta Smith #Alabama And Winning Against Tight-Physical Play
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a play from Alabama WR Devonta Smith’s portfolio and illustrates why the 2021 NFL Draft prospect’s size will not be a negative factor for many teams. The online draftnik community has a niche of fans and analysts concerned about the relative value of Alabama wide receiver Devonta Smith because…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room RB Michael Carter #UNC: A Tip for Scouting Beyond “The Competition”
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room delivers a play from North Carolina running back Michael Carter’s film portfolio to teach a point about scouting beyond the competition and focusing on what a player can control. How do you account for a player’s competition when scouting his talent? It’s one of the most astute questions I get…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.294 RB Jaquan Hardy (Tiffin)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Tiffin running back Jaquan Hardy, a high-effort runner with the size, footwork, and physicality to play in the NFL, but can he become a more mature decision-maker? James Robinson, Joique Bell, Chris Ivory, Danny Woodhead, Isaiah Crowell, and Fred Jackson are just six backs from the past 10 years…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: Is San Jose St. WR Tre Walker A Training Camp Sleeper?
Matt Waldman’s RSP examines the underrated play of 2021 NFL Draft prospect, Tre Walker of San Jose State, a 180-pound acrobatic wide receiver with the potential to become a training camp darling. Is Tre Walker big enough for the NFL? If Isaac Bruce was big enough for a tougher incarnation of the league, we don’t…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette #Iowa: Creativity and Efficiency
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Iowa Hawkeye wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette a 2021 NFL Draft prospect with the creativity and efficiency to make an NFL roster and it will take him honing these skills to a razor’s edge to contribute in a starting lineup. Ihmir Smith-Marsette’s game is all about creativity and efficiency. When…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: The Khalil Herbert-Dalvin Cook Stylistic Parallels
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the play of 2021 NFL Draft prospect, Khalil Herbert, illustrating how the Virginia Tech/Kansas running back’s style has parallels to Minnesota Vikings runner Dalvin Cook. I’ve been keeping an eye on Khalil Herbert for a few years. I mentioned him this summer when I did an RB prospects preview…