The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Month: January 2012

  • Senior Bowl Interview with Marvin Jones

    Marvin, let’s talk about the technique involved with playing wide receiver.

  • Senior Bowl First Impressions

    Day 1 Impressions By Jene Bramel Under the mentorship (and light hazing) of Matt and Cecil Lammey, I’m credentialed to cover the Senior Bowl for the first time and getting a crash course in the world of pre-draft scouting in Mobile this week. You can read our detailed scouting observations from Day 1 and check…

  • 2012 RSP Writers Project Update

    This project has generated a lot of positive feedback on the blog. Readers want to build teams with the guidelines we provide you and they have sent me questions to ask you (I have over 100 to choose from). Just to refresh your memory, here’s the basics of the project: The RSP Football Writers Project…

  • With draft season on its way, I’m putting this up the flagpole once again.

  • Reads Listens Views 1/20/2012

    It has been a little over 24 hours since I announced the RSP Photo Caption Contest and the response has been good. Cecil, Chad, Michael, and Wes will be judging the quality of the captions on Wednesday after Senior Bowl practices. Since I’m just the tiebreaker, I thought I’d list some of the early favorites…

  • RSP Caption Contest: Win a free RSP

    I lifted this photo from Cecil Lammey’s Facebook page. You have one week from tonight to give me a fitting caption for this photo. Make it funny, but keep it (reasonably) cool. If you want the nomination to even come before the judges panel don’t cross the line. Most likely we’ll all be having dinner…

  • Shrine Game Notables at Skill Positions

    All-Star games are under way and if you want some good practice reports for the East West Shrine Game check out Cecil Lammey’s work, which will be posted daily on the Footballguys.com Shark Pool.

  • Cool Intermission

    While I’m finishing up more game film on Juron Criner and Chris Polk and still 8-10 hours from giving you some takes on the Shrine Game Participants, here’s a video performance of an old friend of mine who is a performer, arranger, and composer. Once you hear Darren Kramer play you’ll never hear the “paperclip” …

  • Roster Notables for 2012 Senior Bowl

    This will be my third season watching prospects at the Senior Bowl and my second covering it for the New York Times Fifth Down Blog. Here are some of the prospects on the current roster list that I’m looking forward to watching up close and a few notes as to why. WR Joe Adams, Arkansas:…

  • A Bait and Switch Fiesta: How Oklahoma State’s defense revealed chinks in Andrew Luck’s armor.

    A Bait and Switch Fiesta: How Oklahoma State’s defense revealed chinks in Andrew Luck’s armor.

    I’ve always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie. -Bill Paxton, American actor and director. Good football is about successfully perpetrating a con. Almost every element of the game is designed to persuade the opponent to fall for a bait and switch. The most basic techniques of…