Archive for November, 2011
Donate to Sexual Abuse Prevention
I think one of the best things about the community of football fans is its generosity with good causes. I think in light of the events at Penn State, I’d like to remind everyone that one of the organizations I had scheduled to donate a share of the revenue from the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio… Read More ›
Reads, Listens, Views 11/11/11
The best (and most underutilized) weapon in Cleveland. Hoping Cleveland changes this post haste. Friday is the day of the week I like to thank you for being regular readers of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog. Hopefully you find the content as enjoyable to read as it is to write. I value the comments on… Read More ›
Scouting Abuse
I’m sick of hearing about the Penn State scandal. You should be, too. What we’ve learned is vile. I promise you that I’m not writing a piece that begins with “we need to pray for these kids,” and move onto talking about Sandusky, Spanier, Paterno, McQueary, or Penn State students. They aren’t worth the time… Read More ›
Breaking Through by Breaking the Rules
My piece Logic (Newton) or Chance (Luck)? got a comment the other day that sparked a thought I want to share. Here’s the comment and my response:
The RSP Blog’s Top QBs (2006-2011)
Ranking players is perhaps the least important part of the analysis I do when I create the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. It’s the conversation starter. The attention-getter. The marketing schtick. It’s the three-sentence summation of a complex subject that you need to learn to give at a cocktail party or you come across as David Fincher’s… Read More ›
Series Anouncement
The 2006-2011 RSP Rankings series that began last week with running backs will resume this week with the top 20 quarterbacks. Sundays and Mondays are usually pretty slammed, so expect to see the first installment of the quarterback rankings on Monday night. By the way, I went 19-8 in my Fantasy Throwdown match ups this… Read More ›
Q&A’s of Yours Truly
I’m just a regular guy who has chosen to lead an irregular life. And occasionally, there are people with websites and blogs that want to ask me questions about football and sometimes, how football contributes to my irregular life. If you’re curious, I have a short page of links to these Q&A interviews. (Link fixed,… Read More ›
Reads, Listens, Views 11/4
“Welcome aboard the S.S. Campbell. This is your captain, Cecil Lammey!” I couldn’t resist… It’s that time of the week where I like to take a moment to thank all of you for making it a habit to read the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog. Hopefully you find the content as enjoyable to read as it… Read More ›
Logic (Newton) or Chance (Luck)?
If you were in charge of player-personnel decisions for the NFL team that had the opportunity to choose between Cam Newton or Andrew Luck, which quarterback would you take? I think this is probably one of the most compelling questions I’ve seen all season. There are so many layers of analysis to explore with this… Read More ›
FantasyThrowdown.com: Free, 1-on-1, and Addictive!
Most of you reading the RSP blog play fantasy football. If you’re like me your favorite part of fantasy leagues is the draft. There’s nothing more enjoyable than assembling a team, except perhaps the week you play a heated rival and get a chance to smack talk like you’re Hines Ward and he’s Terrell Suggs…. Read More ›
