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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.254 QB Jake Fromm (Georgia): Red Zone Manipulation and Timing
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the value of strategic and timely red-zone quarterbacking from Georgia passer Jake Fromm, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect. Thirty yards long and fifty-three-and-a-half yards wide, the red zone is the most formidable and least forgiving ground of a football field. Defenses don’t have to cover as much vertical space…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.253: TE Octavious Cooley (Ole Miss) Fluid and Fleet
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the fluid athletic ability and fleet-footed skills of Ole Miss tight end Octavious Cooley, and 2020 NFL Draft prospect. Octavious Cooley is a potential late-bloomer. Cooley spent much of his career on the Ole Miss depth chart behind Bills tight end Dawson Knox and Giants tight end Evan Engram.…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Tyler Johnson’s (Minnesota) Craft with the Fade
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines 2021 NFL Draft prospect Tyler Johnson’s ownership of space when running the fade route. The end-zone fade is no longer the route of choice for NFL offenses because it is a low-percentage play against the caliber of defensive backs at the professional level. The shift away from this route…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.251: Setting up Releases with WR Reggie Roberson, Jr. (SMU)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room shares a pair of routes from SMU wide receiver Reggie Roberson, Jr., a 2021 NFL Draft prospect with the skill to set up defensive backs as the game progresses. SMU receiver James Proche earned preseason acclaim but the receiver whose game stands out more to me is Roberson, a deep…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: WR Justin Jefferson’s (LSU) Skills Hidden from the Box Score
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a pair of skills from LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson’s game that won’t be apparent from box-score scouting. It didn’t take long for me to determine that I’m a fan of Justin Jefferson’s game. Jefferson reminds me of receivers such as Chris Godwin and Robert Woods—pro’s pros who expand…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room QB Joe Burrow (LSU): Confidence That Translates…”THE THROW”
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines how LSU quarterback Joe Burrow’s confidence translates on the field and why it’s vital to good quarterbacking. Matt’s Note: The analysis of this 3rd and 17 play and the play before it is from months prior to the National Championship game. It’s notable that LSU head coach Ed Orgeron…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.245 WR Rondale Moore (Purdue) Special Movement
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines the special movement that Purdue receiver and future NFL Draft prospect Rondale Moore exhibits as a runner. Strong, fast, quick, and skilled, Rondale Moore is a marvel for all of these reasons. What I find immediately special about his game is his movement. A wide receiver, Moore moves like…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.244 RB Gerold Bright (Utah): Open-Field Basics
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room shares the basics of open field running with a play from Utah State running back Gerold Bright. There’s way too much emphasis on open-field running in football analysis these days. Even so, there are fans who haven’t really thought about some of the basics that go into this arena of…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.242 RB D’Andre Swift (Georgia): Patience Independent of the Offensive Line’s Results
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room uses two plays from 2020 NFL Draft prospect D’Andre Swift’s performance against Vanderbilt to illustrate that we can often assess the patience and decision-making of a running back independent of his offensive line’s performance. Running back is a position of greater skill than the current state of football analysis leads…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.241 QB Sam Ehlinger (Texas): Addressing Pressure
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a play from Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger’s portfolio of work to discuss the factors involved with when a quarterback decides to maneuver from pressure. When is the right time for a quarterback to begin evasive maneuvers in the pocket? Beyond the simplistic response of “when you see or feel…