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RSP Film Room No.89: QB Jerod Evans (VTech), Extended Look
Go ahead, ask me if I care about the two-year starter guideline. Jerod Evans is a one-year D-1 starter. There aren’t many one-year D-1 starters that have gone on to successful careers as NFL starters. Jerod Evans has a big arm. He throws the ball downfield with confidence and aggression. He displays touch, decisiveness, and […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.71: RB Stanley “Boom” Williams (Kentucky)
If the back from Kentucky known as Boom doesn’t want have an NFL career that fizzles, he’ll need to step up his pass protection. Pass protection begins with attitude. It’s true. An aggressive mindset is the root of good blocking from the running back position. It’s only one game, but Stanley Williams lacked this quality against […]
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RSP Boiler Room No. 69: WR Trent Taylor (Louisiana Tech)
The Louisiana Tech slot receiver does a lot more than arrow routes. Exceptional players expand the boundaries of a role. Add enough of these players to a unit and that unit becomes a nightmare for opponents. Projecting strong performance from receivers most likely to man the slot is a fool’s errand. The last player to […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.61: WR Austin Carr
Examining the vital details of receiving at the boundary. Unless I’ve missed something, Austin Carr isn’t a rare athlete within the spectrum of NFL wide receiver prospects. The Northwestern Wildcat is among the pack of receiver prospects I watch every year: Between 5’10” and 6’1″ Between 190-205 lbs. Enough speed to catch a go route of 30-40 […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.56 WR Taywan Taylor
Breaking down an acrobatic extension on a vertical target. There’s a lot more to Taywan Taylor’s game than this route, but certain plays offer teachable moments. This diving catch on a target thrown past him is one of them. So is the head fake used to set up the break without losing a step—something that can […]
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NFL Lens: Pass Drops with LB Albert McClellan
The Ravens inside linebacker foils the best in the business with his work on Monday night. Albert McClellan is not an NFL star. He won’t run down scat backs sideline-to-sideline and stuff them for losses. He’s not a gifted pass rusher He’s a solid contributor on a good defense. It makes him an ideal choice […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.55 RB Matthew Dayes & The Context of Decision-Making
When evaluating an RB’s decision-making be careful you’re not applying an inappropriate perspective on the runner. The first tip I would give anyone evaluating a football player is to make sure you’re not confusing your vantage point with the player’s. With all the different broadcast angles we have available to watch the game, we can […]
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NFL Lens: Hard Break w/Jordan Reed
Reed demonstrates both facets of executing a hard break. I once watched Michael Irvin teach the mechanics of a hard break on an NFL.com pre-draft special. His two pupils: A.J. Green and Greg Little. Irvin explained that the two most important components of the hard break—the style of break often used on outs, curls, and […]
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RSP Boiler Room No.52: TE Cethan Carter
Footwork issues can manifest in a variety of ways for a physically talented football player. Cethan Carter has the potential to become a talented move tight end. If you want to see how far along a player’s development is, study the footwork of his routes and transition from pass catcher to runner. For analysis of […]
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RSP Film Room No.77: Edge Defender Kamalei Correa
NDT Scouting’s Kyle Crabbs joins the show with a look at the edge defender. This show is a good primer on defensive concepts for edge technique featuring a prospect with strength, bend, and good hand usage that should only get better. Crabbs does a fine job of revealing how technique and play context work together. […]