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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: RB Breece Hall (Iowa State) Is A Nightmare
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: Kyren Williams, Jerome Ford, and the Faulty Logic that RB is Largely An Instinctive Position
Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids examine a pair of plays from Notre Dame’s Kyren Williams and Cincinnati’s Jerome Ford that illustrate the difference between top college runners and top NFL runners. Most people I know believe running back play is largely an instinctive endeavor. The list includes successful fantasy writers, former scouts, X and O’s…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Treylon Burks (Arkansas) Recent Improvements, Continued Struggles
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room revisits the game of Arkansas weapon Treylon Burks and reveals a skill where Burks improved in 2021 and two areas where he continues to struggle. My project names for Burks as I study his film are Deebo Patterson and Cordarrelle Samuel. Big, strong, fast, and developing into a reliable contested-catch…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 328: WR Chris Olave (OSU) Tracking Expertise
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2022 NFL Draft prospect Chris Olave and illustrates the Buckeye receiver’s ball-tracking expertise and the advanced decision-making embedded within his choices. While I still have a few layers of analysis left with my scouting process, I currently have Olave ever so slightly higher than Garrett Wilson. Depending on your…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 324: WR Wan’Dale Robinson (Kentucky) Body Positioning at the Catch Point
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the body positioning of Kentucky WR Wan’Dale Robinson at the catch point, an area of this 2022 NFL Draft prospect’s game that is a mixed bag at this stage of his development. A quick, agile, and exciting slot receiver with big-play skill in the open field, Robinson made big…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 322: RB Jerrion Ealy (Ole Miss) The Classic Scatback
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2022 NFL Draft prospect Jerrion Ealy of Ole Miss, the very definition of a classic scatback for Sunday football. Jerrion Ealy reminds me of Dave Meggett. No, not David Meggett, Jr., the former prospect from Maryland, but Daddy Meggett, the New York Giants scatback and return specialist during the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No. 225: WR Charleston Rambo (Miami)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines WR Charleston Rambo a former four-star recruit at Oklahoma who made his mark after transferring to Miami. I love tough and smart receivers. In this respect, Charleston Rambo qualifies. Rambo works well with his quarterback, stands up to physical play with and without the ball, and has already developed…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 320: Process Ahead of Results with Baylor WR Tyquan Thornton
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three plays from Baylor wide receiver Tyquan Thornton that reveals why the key to projecting college performance to an NFL standard requires a process-ahead-of-results-oriented approach to scouting. I hope you didn’t base your opinion on his performance against ____ … How can you have concerns about him after the…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 315: WR David Bell (Purdue)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the technical and conceptual prowess of Purdue wide receiver, David Bell, one of the top prospects at his position in the 2022 NFL Draft. Whether it’s reestablishing position against tight coverage that takes away their initial track, winning a target despite slipping during the break, or peeling off a…
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Players Studied (So Far…) for Matt Waldman’s 2022 Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication
Matt Waldman’s running list of 2021 NFL Draft prospects who will appear in the April 1 RSP publication. Each year, I like to list the players who will be in the Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication. If any of these players return to school, I will save them for the 2022 publication. The opportunity to pre-order…