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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.219: Hard Breaks For WR Tylan Wallace (Oklahoma St.)

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler examines two hard breaks from Tylan Wallace’s performance against Texas that reveal learning opportunities for this highly talented NFL Draft prospect. One of my favorite prospects that I’ve seen this summer, Oklahoma State wide receiver Tylan Wallace is a fearless, physical wide receiver with speed and quickness. On the field, he…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.218: Story Time with WR Jerry Jeudy (Alabama)

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room reveals some of the details of Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy’s story-telling prowess as a route runner. Quality route running is a process of efficient and suspenseful story-telling. The defender, like many members of a story teller’s audience, knows the basic shape of the ending, but still suspends disbelief and…
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RSP’s Dwain McFarland: How to Project NFL Offenses

If you think projection of NFL offenses is a fantasy football thing, you’re missing one of the most valuable tools available to learn the game. In this RSP feature, Dwain McFarland shares his process that is rooted in 20 years of success. Forward by Matt Waldman Dwain McFarland is a successful high stakes fantasy player…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.217: WRs Henry Ruggs III And Jerry Jeudy (Alabama)

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines one successful play from the points of view of Alabama receivers Henry Ruggs and Jerry Jeudy, 2020 NFL Draft prospects with an abundance of athletic, conceptual, and technical skill at the position. We often miss important details about wide receiver play when that prospect doesn’t get the ball. This…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: QB Kirk Cousins (Vikings)–Baker or Chef?

RSP contributor Mark Schofield examines an ongoing debate about Kirk Cousins between Dan Orlovsky and Kurt Warner and shows us why it’s a conversation between a baker (Orlovsky) and a chef (Warner). From time to time you can read a piece that impacts you profoundly, and usually in two distinct ways. First, when you are…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.216: WR Tee Higgins (Clemson) And Overcoming Late Contact

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room analyzes a vertical route from 2020 NFL Draft prospect Tee Higgins (Clemson) and discovers two opportunities for Higgins to get even better as a deep threat. Tee Higgins has a tantalizing combination of height and speed. For a big-time college football receiver, he’s a good deep threat. As an NFL…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.78: Running Backs and New Schemes with J Moyer

Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast features RSP contributor J. Moyer in a conversation about new backs and or new schemes for prominent running back depth charts around the league. RSP contributor J. Moyer has coached at the high school level for several years. Last week, he joined the RSP Cast for a conversation about NFL running…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP: Yards After Contact (There’s A Better Way)

Matt Waldman examines the Yards After Contact statistic for running backs and concludes there’s a better way to track the data. Yards After Contact is a great statistic in theory. It’s the sum of yardage gained after contact from a defender. This sounds alright until you think about the way we track the data. If…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.215: WR Tyler Johnson’s (Minnesota) Diamond Release

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a well-executed diamond release from Minnesota WR Tyler Johnson, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect. The funny thing about football—and many crafts that are a blend of science and art—is that few people, even in the highest reaches of the profession, possess complete mastery of the game. While there are…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.214: WR Marquez Stevenson (Houston) And Winning A Well-Covered Fade

In this episode of Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room on Houston receiver Marquez Stevenson, Waldman shows how the difference between an open and covered fade route can come down to the turn of a receiver’s head. Marquez Stevenson is a big-play slot receiver in the Houston offense. His speed and tracking of the football on…

