Archive for February, 2013
Reads Listens Views 3/1/2013
I’m serving it up once again at the RSP headquarters and I want to thank all of you for reading, following, and investing (see below) in the RSP blog. I’m about 6-8 players away from finishing film study and the 2013 RSP publication is on track for its April 1 publication date. If you are new to… Read More ›
The Boiler Room Series: Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib
I won’t go as far to say that watching quarterbacks at college all-star practices is useless. There are fine points that can be gleaned from practices. But with each passing year I go to a college all-star game, the less time I want to spend studying them there. Watching Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, and now… Read More ›
The Kaepernick Project: FSU QB E.J. Manuel
The attitude towards the term “project” is often a glass half-full/half-empty proposition. Colin Kaepernick was the glass half-full. Terrelle Pryor was the glass half-empty. Which one is Manuel? In light of the Alex Smith deal, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Kansas City Chiefs has an eye on Manuel as a project to develop behind… Read More ›
Futures at Football Outsiders: UNC Guard, Jonathan Cooper
Explosive, agile, and purposeful, Cooper has what it takes to play in the NFL for a decade if he can stay healthy. There was an important decision to be made at the offices of Futures this afternoon: the boss or the wife? The work boss saw Knile Davis run a 4.30-forty at Indy; calculated the… Read More ›
The Best On-Field RB Prospect No One is Talking About
It’s late and I have to write about this prospect because he’s one of the few that generated that “wow” factor for me. Understand, the “wow” factor for me has included players ranging from Matt Forte, Ray Rice, Russell Wilson, and Ahmad Bradshaw to Cedric Peerman, Nate Davis, Trent Edwards, and Bilal Powell. Even if… Read More ›
Reads Listens Views 2/22/2013
Friday Sleeper Tip: Cincinnati WR Kenbrell Thompkins I’m wrapping up my film study for the 2013 Rookie Scouting Portfolio this month. I watch multiple games of almost every player I study and I try to document at least 2-3 of those views for the publication so my readers can have play-by-play notes that shows the… Read More ›
Win a 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio: New Hints
Update: Contest is Over. Prospect No.1 – Ron Dayne Prospect No.2 – Vincent Jackson Prospect No.3 – Arian Foster Prospect No.4 – Mark Sanchez Prospect No.5 – Peter Warrick Congratulations to Frank, Michael, “labradane,” Shanker, and Steve. Apparently the identity of the prospects I listed for Wednesday’s “Win a 2012 RSP Contest” are still… Read More ›
Contest: Win the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio (New Hints)
Update – Contest is Over. You can find the answers here. New to the blog? Haven’t bought the Rookie Scouting Portfolio before? Want to see why so many of my readers can’t wait until April 1? Wondering why I have a photo that could be Giovanni Carmazzi’s farm? See below. Here are five scouting summaries… Read More ›
Futures: DE’s Bjoern Werner and Damontre Moore
As a football fan, odds are high that you at least had a brief love affair with professional wrestling. Mine lingered a while. It was an obsession lasting long enough that when I think of defensive ends, they remind me of the ultimate “heels” from professional wrestling promotions: big, bad, freakish athletes capable of putting… Read More ›
Instinct or Practice: Demystifying the Nature of Running Back
Is it instinct or practice? Nothing is as simple as it looks. Here’s a 2nd-and-five run by USC running back Silas Redd in the middle of the second quarter against Utah this year that begs the question. Nice run. Some might say Redd demonstrated excellent balance. Others might go further and say it was nice… Read More ›
