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RSP Boiler Room No.25: RB Wendell Smallwood & The Craft of The Gap Play
Gap blocks require its own brand of patience from a runner. A Smallwood run versus Texas illustrates the importance of pacing to set up blocks. Walter Payton. O.J. Simpson. Thurman Thomas. Watch highlights of some of the great runners in football history and you’ll see plays where they extend an arm to the back of…
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RSP Boiler Room No.23: TE/WR Stephen Anderson, Cal – Intangibles on Film
Intangibles show up on film. Here’s an example of competitive effort from Cal hybrid Stephen Anderson Intangibles are real things that we aren’t able to fully quantify in the present. That’s my view and I’m sticking with it. Stephen Anderson exemplifies the intangible for me this year. Of all the players I’ve studied this far,…
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RSP Boiler Room No.22: RB Jordan Howard, Indiana
It’s Valentine’s Day and I looked for the least sexy run I could find. And if you love football, you’ll be glad I did. One of the more frustrating things I see on video is a great athlete at running back that doesn’t know how to use his power. This RSP Film Room doesn’t feature…
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RSP Boiler Room No.20: RB C.J. Prosise
Why is Frank Gore pictured for this Prosise run vs. Temple? Read on. C.J. Prosise is a gifted athlete with NFL physcial skills who must learn to become a craftsman at his position if he wants a professional career as anything more than a specialist. If you’re new to the RSP then you’re not familiar with…
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RSP Boiler Room: RB Brandon Ross And Maintaining a Down-Hill Mentality
Gap runners perform better on fill-in the blank than multiple choice. Ross demonstrates why he’s a better fit for gap plays at this stage of his career. Watch Brandon Ross run it up the middle. Watch it again. See him taking on defenders? See him on the next play attacking the crease and not caring…
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RSP Boiler Room: TTU WR Jakeem Grant v. LSU CB TreDavious White
It’s vital to analyze the alignment of the wide receiver and defense on every play. This long TD from Grant is all about where White begins the play. I would have loved to see Jakeeem Grant at the Senior Bowl. The senior is one of the best return men in this senior class and he’s…
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RSP Boiler Room No.16: WR William “Flash” Fuller, Notre Dame
A well-appointed nickname can tell you a lot about a player’s game. William “Flash” Fuller is a good example. He can turn the field upside down with the ball in his hands or he can cut through traffic with the precision of a scalpel. “Flash” is also a good descriptor for his NFL potential. When…
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RSP Boiler Room No.14: QB Joel Stave, Wisconsin
7 Plays that make the Wisconsin QB a worthwhile NFL prospect. RSP Contributor David Igono delivered an analysis of Stave (The NFL Redshirt) that’s well worth a read. Below is my look at Stave that concurs with many of Igono’s points. The quarterback has a pinpoint short game and flashes impressive intermediate passing. His management of…
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RSP Boiler Room No.13: USC QB Cody Kessler, Flow Within Structure
The USC quarterback demonstrates that good game management often means sticking to the overall structure of the play, but making small adjustments to its execution. For analysis of skill players in this year’s draft class, download the 2016 Rookie Scouting Portfolio – early-bird purchase for April 1 download available now. Better yet, if you’re a fantasy owner…
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RSP Boiler Room No.12: QB Kevin Hogan, Stanford
Learn why Hogan is the “Ugly Duckling” of this 2016 QB class. I’ve heard a few people tout Kevin Hogan. David Igono is one of them. I finally got to watch the Stanford quarterback and I came away impressed with skills that are difficult to teach. A mix of Philip Rivers and Jim Harbaugh came…