Tag: NFL draft

  • RSP Film Room No.25: QB Marcus Mariota + the Lost Minutes

    RSP Film Room No.25: QB Marcus Mariota + the Lost Minutes

    Is Mariota a dynamic player or a game manager in a dynamic offense? Join Waldman in the RSP Film Room for a detailed look.  Note: Find the rest of the RSP Film Room sessions on this page. You can also subscribe to the RSP Film Room on YouTube. Every once in a while, I’ll do…

  • Principles of Press & Cut: Jawon Chisholm & Tevin Coleman

    Principles of Press & Cut: Jawon Chisholm & Tevin Coleman

    If you want to get the most out of your viewing of running back film, it’s a good idea to understand press and cut principles at work. Why Fundamentals Matter to Scouting Pressing the hole or a rushing lane is one of the most fundamental skills that a running back executes in his job. Anyone…

  • Waldman: North and South Day 3

    Waldman: North and South Day 3

    Thoughts on Team Practices This Week The atmosphere of the two practices on Day 3 were polar opposites. The North squad operated at a slower pace and intensity on Thursday despite it being a padded practice. Although the coaching staff ran its players through many of the same drills, the pace and intensity wasn’t nearly…

  • Sr. Bowl RB Roundtable Part II (Cobb, Langford & Abdullah)

    Sr. Bowl RB Roundtable Part II (Cobb, Langford & Abdullah)

    Last year, I created a roundtable discussion featuring Senior Bowl wide receivers. This year, I shared similar questions about technique and concepts to North squad running backs David Cobb, Jeremy Langford, and Ameer Abdullah. Their answers reveal that there is a lot more to successful running back play than meets the eye and many notions…

  • What I’m Seeking at the 2015 Senior Bowl

    What I’m Seeking at the 2015 Senior Bowl

    Sure, I’m here for the prospects, but it’s far from the only reason. There are several dozen sites providing a strength/weakness introduction to this week’s Senior Bowl rosters. If you’re reading me then you’re probably reading many of them. Tonight, I’ll layout what I’m seeking this week from the pregame events. I’m not listing these…

  • Telegraphing: TE Wes Saxton

    Telegraphing: TE Wes Saxton

    I’m a believer that it’s easier to enhance a player’s strengths. A well-timed stiff-arm could enhance Wes Saxton’s game.  During my RSP Film Room episode with Chad Spann, I asked the pro running back what was involved with executing a good stiff-arm. Spann specifically mentioned placement on the head or face of the defender, because…

  • Process The Process: New Podcast Hosted by Josh Norris

    Process The Process: New Podcast Hosted by Josh Norris

    Rotoworld’s Josh Norris asked me to be his first guest on a new podcast available on iTunes. Learn more (and perhaps win a 2015 RSP).  Josh Norris is a good friend of the blog. The Rotoworld draft writer invited me to kick off his new podcast Process The Process. The aim of this show is discussion of…

  • RSP Film Room No.24: Nebraska RB Ameer Abdullah

    RSP Film Room No.24: Nebraska RB Ameer Abdullah

    Pro running back Chad Spann evaluates Ameer Abdullah and imparts advice on transitioning to the league.  I have learned a lot of valuable concepts about running back play from Chad Spann. Sigmund Bloom was my first guest on the RSP Film Room, but it was the 2010 MAC Offensive Player of the Year who, four…

  • Boiler Room: Jesse James Penn State TE

    Boiler Room: Jesse James Penn State TE

    Fluid. It’s the word that comes to mind when I watch Penn State tight end Jesse James. Fluid isn’t necessarily fast and it might be the one thing absent from James’ game–the only thing he needs to be far and away the best tight end prospect in this class. The Boiler Room Series features select…

  • Late Night Thoughts on the Cardale Jones Decision

    Late Night Thoughts on the Cardale Jones Decision

      Should he stay or should he go? Sigmund Bloom and I debated around this question Monday night. See below. [Note: this exchange with Sigmund Bloom and me isn’t exactly as it went down, but close enough to post. Our views as I portrayed them represent the dichotomy likely found among the NFL] “Hater!” It’s…