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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: Counting Boxes and Gobbling Yards with RB Kennedy Brooks (OU)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines 2021 NFL Draft prospect Kennedy Brooks and shows how this Oklahoma running back uses pre-snap box counts and post-snap keys to set up a big-play cutback. Football is music with hitting, running, throwing, and catching. You want players that can play in tune, in rhythm, and in harmony with…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: Welcome RB Trey Ragas (Louisiana) to the Jordan Howard-Spencer Ware Zip Code
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines skills of Louisiana running back Trey Ragas, a 2021 NFL Draft sleeper who belongs in the same vicinity where Jordan Howard and Spencer Ware reside in the pantheon of power backs. If Trey Ragas were a boxer, he’d be a body puncher who works through your shots until he…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.200 with Mark Schofield: QB Trey Lance (North Dakota State)
Celebrating the 200th RSP Film Room episode, Mark Schofield and Matt Waldman examine over two dozen plays of North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance, one of the top prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft class. Red-shirt sophomore Trey Lance is a thick-legged, 220-pound quarterback with speed to threaten a secondary, quickness to shake or bounce…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room No.268 WR Damonte Coxie (Memphis): Obeying the Ball
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines Memphis wide receiver and NFL Draft prospect Damonte Coxie’s route running, body control, and anticipation of open space. Explaining football is a lot different than playing football. This seems obvious until you get into the profession of breaking the game down as a coach, scout, or player. The more…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room No.199: WR Sage Surratt (Wake Forest)
Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room examines the body control, hand strength, and separation skills of Wake Forest wide receiver Sage Surratt, and how the Deamon Deacons tailor the scheme to Surratt’s strengths. Donte Moncrief captured the imagination of draftniks thanks to his frame and above-the-rim game at Ole Miss. I was never a fan because…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: WR Van Jefferson (Florida)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines the game of Florida wide receiver and 2020 NFL Draft prospect Van Jefferson, a masterful route runner for his age and experience, but a pass-catcher with work to do. If Van Jefferson’s receiving skills were equated to levels of education, he’d have a master’s degree in route running, but…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room: QB Anthony Gordon’s (Washington) Feet Tell the Story
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room examines a handful of plays from Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect with the arm and the eyes of a starter but the feet need to catch up. Anthony Gordon has a gifted release. When he’s throwing in rhythm, he can place the ball like an…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Film Room: Is Thaddeus Moss (LSU) a Difficult Eval?
Matt Waldman examines the game of LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss, a 2020 NFL Draft prospect whose game is definitely separate from his name. Is Thad Moss a difficult eval? It’s a point Fantasy Pros writer Mike Tagliere raised during a conversation with Kyle Yates and me during a podcast. The pair were split over…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room WR Quintez Cephus (Wisconsin): Physicality
Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room dives into the tape of Wisconsin’s Quintez Cephus, a receiver who can take and give physical play like an NFL starter and has ball skills and route potential to build on. If Quintez Cephus’s workouts meet the baselines I expect from him—which is a lower bar than you might expect—remember…
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Matt Waldman’s RSP Twitter Vids: WR Justin Jefferson’s Feel for the Game (Starry Night)
Matt Waldman’s Rookie Scouting Portfolio shares four clips from LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson’s work against Auburn that illustrates how intangibles like Jefferson’s can be quantified in an evaluation. Justin Jefferson has feel for the game. This sentence is the out-dated way of describing one of the underlying traits of a football player’s work because…