The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Month: November 2012

  • Untitled post 7304

    Twitter seems fascinated with this euphemism I coined for poor decision-making among young running backs, so I’m re-blogging.

  • Untitled post 7288

    As I’m cleaning up the new design, I’m coming across past posts that I believe deserve a second look – especially from newer followers of the blog that haven’t had a chance to read it. Jene Bramel’s series on Quinton Coples is one of them. This part of the series looks at the technique of…

  • Untitled post 7279

    A previous post, but a topic I’m questioned about regularly.

  • Fantasy Mailbag Week 10

    Fantasy Mailbag Week 10

    @JackedUp: Hey, how likely is it that Locker is rusty, has no chemistry with Britt and Britt has another dud? Vernon Davis or Britt? A: I think Locker will have some rust, but based on past history I’d place more of the chemistry blame on Britt, who isn’t known for his work ethic rather than…

  • Futures: Texas FS Kenny Vaccaro

    Futures: Texas FS Kenny Vaccaro

    Studying football players is a solitary pursuit. So it feels good when a performance catches your attention and months later you learn that it did the same for another writer, scout, or talent evaluator. Everyone enjoys that kind of validation. One of those moments occurred last spring when I was watching Keenan Allen. As fun…

  • Reads Listens Views 11/9/2012

    Thank You  If you’re a new visitor to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, thank you for checking it out. Friday is the time of the week where I post links about a variety of topics. It’s also a time where I thank my readers for checking out my Rookie Scouting Portfolio publication that I make available…

  • Justin Hunter: Focus is a Skill

    Justin Hunter: Focus is a Skill

    Much is expected of the great football prospect. Especially when one of them is a rising junior with the NFL-ready physique, the athleticism, and the budding technical skill to win battles with NFL defensive backs like Eric Berry during summer workouts. Potential like that is seductive to anyone who watches it. More than anything, potential…

  • FantasyThrowdown.com Tourney

    FantasyThrowdown.com Tourney

    If you’re new to the RSP blog or you haven’t tried FantasyThrowdown.com you ought to go over there today. It’s free, one-on-one, weekly fantasy football with drafts that take minutes and are so convenient to do that you’ll find yourself in multiple games before you even realize it. Throwdown has PPR and Non-PPR formats and…

  • The Progression of Doug Martin

    The Progression of Doug Martin

    By Nick Whalen Editor’s Note: Whalen submitted this piece Sunday morning prior to Martin’s 251-yard, 4-touchdown rout of the Raiders defense.  Martin did not leave big-play opportunities on the field. Due to the injury concerns, most high profile RB’s come into the NFL as underclassmen. So despite being a senior, Doug Martin was a running…

  • WR Justin Hunter: Unvarnished Moss

    WR Justin Hunter: Unvarnished Moss

    If you attempt to keep up he’ll run by you. If you try to get in his way he’ll run around you. And in those cases you succeed in sticking close, he’ll leap over you. Tennessee wide receiver Justin Hunter is a 6-4, 200 lb., gazelle in pads. There are only two players that I…