What is the RSP Writers Project (RSPWP)?
The RSP Writers Project is a goodwill community effort among writers that is designed to spur conversation about the game. Each year there’s a different theme. The first RSPWP was a team-building project with a salary cap. You can still download the spreadsheet from the link and try it yourself. RSPWP2 was an online start-up draft held on Twitter.
RSPWP3 took a departure from team-building and focused on team management. With the assistance of an NFL employee with experience in a variety of player-personnel roles and knowledge of multiple teams, I drafted scenarios based on actual events that NFL leadership had to handle. Writers were given two scenarios to write about as if they were the general manager.
Project Backstory
Teams
- Mark Scofield, Inside the Pylon
- Eric Stoner, RSP
- Adam Harstad, Footballguys
- Bryan Frye, TheGridFe and Football Perspective contributor
- Bob Harris, Football Diehards and Sirius XM
- Brandon Thorn, Football Educator and Draft Breakdown
- Matt Waldman
- Offense and Special Teams to Defend the Planet
- Defense to Defend the Planet (Coming Soon)
- Hard Cuts: Choosing an RB to Defend the Planet
- RB Cut-Down No.12: Earl Campbell
- RB Cut-Down No.11: Gale Sayers
- RB Cut-Down No.10 Eric Dickerson
- RB Cut-Down No.9 Marshawn Lynch
- RB Cut-Down No.8 Bo Jackson
- RB Cut-Down No.7 Marshall Faulk
- RB Cut-Down No.6 Marcus Allen
- RB Cut-Down No.5 Emmitt Smith
- RB Cut-Down No.4 Jim Brown
- RB Cut-Down No.3 Adrian Peterson
- RB Cut-Down No.2 Barry Sanders
- Final Cut-Down: Walter Payton
- RB to Defend the Planet: Marshawn Lynch
- Starting QB: Brett Favre
- Receivers to Defend the Planet
- Marshall Faulk (slot)
- Steve Smith (primary slot)
- Randy Moss (primary X)
- Jerry Rice (primary Z)
- Special Teams Ace/Fifth WR (Coming soon)
- Fullback to Defend the Planet: Marcus Allen
- Kick Returner to Defend the Planet: Adrian Peterson
- Punt Returner to Defend the Planet: Barry Sanders
- Punter to Defend the Planet: Walter Payton