The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Category: Matt Waldman

  • Senior Bowl Day Three Observations

    Wide Receivers Marvin Jones, Cal: The North receivers ran a variation of a four-cone drill that ended with a pass thrown after the final turn among these four cones and then cut between a narrow alley between two cones. After Marvin McNutt felt his way through the cones at 3/4 speed, Jones breezed through the…

  • Fifth Down Blog Sr. Bowl Practice Notes

    Here’s a current list of links to this week’s practice notes from the Senior Bowl: Day 3 Risers and Fallers Day 3 Practice Notes – Offense Day 2 Practice Notes – Offense Day 2 Practice Notes – Defense Day 1 Practice Notes – All Positions, but WR Day 1 Practice Spotlight on WR Tomorrow morning…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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:…

  • Free Playoff Fantasy Football

    You can’t beat the intensity of the NFL playoffs, but you can add to it with one-on-one fantasy football. Mike MacGregor and I are holding playoff fantasy football all the way through the Super Bowl at Fantasy Throwdown. That’s right, you can have a Super Bowl fantasy match up. In fact, we’re holding a playoff…

  • Mike MacGregor: Evolution of Fantasy Football Players

    Mike MacGregor is the founder of the 1-on-1 game, FantasyThrowdown.com. and I thought I’d share his message with you about the evolution of the hobby and the people playing it.  Evolution of Fantasy Football Players We are right in the thick of traditional fantasy football league playoff time, Weeks 14-16 of the NFL season, and…

  • News of the Weird: Cameron Kenney

    Around this time last year Cameron Kenney was eluding top prospect Prince Amukamara on the football field for a more-impressive-than-the-stats-suggest, 6-65 performance without Ryan Broyles in the lineup. This year, Kenney couldn’t elude a trashcan and a pole in my home town.

  • “Football Player”

    “Football Player”

    We live in the football era of specialization: Slot receiver. Third down back. Move tight end. Pass rush defensive end. Nickel back. In the box safety. But there was a time when its best players played more than one role. Sammy Baugh was both a great passer and ball hawking safety. Chuck Bednarik played on…

  • Fantasy Throwdown Turkey Day Challenge

    Fantasy Throwdown Turkey Day Challenge

    There are three NFL games on Thanksgiving. There are three NFL games used to form the player pool for a Fantasy Throwdown challenge. Sounds like a perfect match for a Fantasy Throwdown Turkey Day Competition! Fantasy Throwdown is free to play, drafts are quick, and the game is highly intuitive to pick up. Here’s a…