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RSP Boiler Room No.212: RB Kylin Hill (Miss St) And Three Forms of Contact Balance

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room features Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill and three forms of contact balance important to NFL running back play. Running Back evaluation has a lot of vague terminologies. Vision is the most well-known. Another big offender is Contact Balance. Contact Balance is a term that encompasses a wide range of outcomes.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Sample Scouting Report: Chicago Bears RB David Montgomery

Matt Waldman shares a sample scouting report on Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery from the 2019 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. David Montgomery, Iowa St. (5-10, 222) Depth of Talent Score: 85.85 = Starter: Starting immediately with a large role and learning on the go. In October, ESPN went viral with an overzealous graphic hyping…
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Mark Schofield’s RSP NFL Lens: Framing Expectations of Eagles QB Carson Wentz

RSP contributor Mark Schofield explains why it was smart for the Eagles to bet on its injury-riddled starting quarterback Carson Wentz One of the bigger storylines to come out of the NFL offseason this summer has been the decision made by Philadelphia Eagles’ General Manager Howie Roseman to sign quarterback Carson Wentz to a contract…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.77: NFL Running Back Matters with J. Moyer

Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast features RSP contributor J. Moyer in a conversation about the characteristics of good running back play and the NFL players who embody them. RSP contributor J. Moyer has coached at the high school level for several years. This week, he joins the RSP Cast for a conversation about NFL running backs.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast Ep.76: The Future of QB Evaluation with Mark Schofield

On this episode of Matt Waldman’s RSP Cast, RSP contributor Mark Schofield joins the show for a conversation about the future of NFL quarterback evaluation. Last week, Mark Schofield reflected on his admiration for quarterback Colt Brennan’s game and how it has influenced his evaluation of the position. The article raised a number of fertile…
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Dwain McFarland’s RSP Film and Data: RB Utilization in the Passing Game

Dwain McFarland and Jarrett Moyer marry data and film to breakdown the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints elite utilization of running backs in the passing game. Passing Game Positional Utilization When analyzing components of a great aerial attack, the first position outside of quarterback discussed by most analysts is at wide receiver. This…
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RSP’s J Moyer’s Running Backs And The Coaching Carousel: David Johnson (Arizona)

RSP contributor J. Moyer explores “the Kingsbury Effect” on Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson in 2019. Coaching changes can have a profound impact on the production profiles of NFL offenses. Never was this more apparent than when Sean McVay took over the Rams in 2016. Building his offense around a wide zone run scheme,…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 211: WR Jerry Jeudy (Alabama)

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the game of Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and why his freshman practice tape reveals an NFL prospect whose game already spoke in sentences and though in paragraphs. Jerry Jeudy is already working with Antonio Brown during the offseason. He’s a precocious talent and his advanced skills were on…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.210: RB Michael Warren II’s (Cincinnati) Receiving Skills

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the receiving skills of 2020 NFL Draft prospect Michael Warren II, a running back from Cincinnati. What should you be watching when studying a running back prospect’s receiving skills? Listen to analysts in the national media and usage is one of the most frequent mentions. Although there will be…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.209: RB Trey Sermon’s (Oklahoma) Curvilinear Movement

Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the curvilinear movement and lower-body mobility of Oklahoma’s Trey Sermon, a running back prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft. Sean Myszka is a movement and skill acquisition coach. He often uses the term “curvilinear” to describe the movement of football players. Without getting too technical, think of a street…

