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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 327: WR Braylon Sanders (Ole Miss) The Hidden Value of Attacking At Full Speed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines three routes from Braylon Sanders’ film portfolio that illustrate the hidden value of running stems and attacking leverage at full speed. 1,465 yards in a five-year college football career is not the box score resume of an early-round pick. However, a career average of 21 yards per catch will…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 323: WR Danny Gray (SMU) The Eyes Tell the Story
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines two plays from SMU WR Danny Gray’s film portfolio and shares why Gray’s eyes can work to the benefit and detriment of his team. The eyes reveal a lot about wide receiver play. In the case of Danny Gray’s 2021 performance against Memphis, they indicate that Gray has professional-caliber…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 313: RB Rachaad White (ASU): Learn to Be the Bully
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2022 NFL Draft prospect, Rachaad White, a productive running back from Arizona State who must learn to use his size effectively. Rachaad White has the frame to become a 220-pound running back in the NFL. Listed at 6’2″ and 210 pounds, White is like a promising pitcher with a…
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David Igono’s RSP Scouting Lens QB Manny Wilkins (Arizona State): Back-Foot Throws in Context
RSP writer David Igono uses film from Arizona State quarterback Manny Wilkins to illustrate why throws made from the back foot aren’t always the bane of effective quarterbacking. A common criticism of quarterbacks is throwing off the “back foot”. Quarterbacks who throw off their back foot somewhat regularly tend to have above average to exceptional…
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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce: Matt Waldman’s RSP NFL Draft Scouting Report
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares its pre-draft scouting report on NFL Pro-Bowl tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs 1. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati (6-5, 255) I could easily say that Kelce and Tyler Eifert are tied atop my board. Eifert has a strong chance to have a more productive career as a…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 148 WR N’Keal Harry (Arizona St.): Stacking Needed
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2019 NFL Draft prospect, wide receiver N’Keal Harry and a technique that he needs to maximize his strengths. Michael Crabtree, Cooper Kupp, Michael Thomas, and JuJu Smith-Schuster as successful examples of NFL ‘tweeners who a primarily slot players but can do specific work on the perimeter despite lacking top…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No. 144 RB David Montgomery (Iowa State): Open-Field Decision-Making
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines NFL Draft prospect David Montgomery’s film and finds an open-field decision that, while rare for Montgomery, most NFL prospects at running back and receivers have to address. After studying Montgomery perform against the Oklahoma and Oklahoma State offenses, I have a positive first impression of the Cyclones running back. His…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Drew Lock NFL Draft Video Thread
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines the game of Missouri QB Drew Lock, a 2019 NFL Draft prospect. I listen to the draft community’s thoughts about the relative value of quarterback classes from one draft to the next. Then I file it away as noise. As an evaluator of talent, all that cursory analysis does is…