The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Category: RSP Boiler Room Videos (Short Form)

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 89 QB Josh Rosen (UCLA): Play Action and Pocket

    RSP Boiler Room No. 89 QB Josh Rosen (UCLA): Play Action and Pocket

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room reveals how Rosen, a prominent QB prospect in the 2018 NFL Draft, delivers strong play-action fakes and maneuvers the pocket. A quarterback must know when his execution requires exaggeration and economy. The play-action game requires the former whereas the pocket game operates best with the latter. UCLA QB Josh Rosen’s…

  • RSP Film Room No.87 QB Luke Falk (Washington St.): Throwing Stance and Setups

    RSP Film Room No.87 QB Luke Falk (Washington St.): Throwing Stance and Setups

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room episode examines the accuracy of Falk, a prominent QB prospect in the 2018 NFL Draft. A  principal violinist for a nationally recognized symphony visits a middle school orchestra rehearsal to conduct a clinic. She has the violins perform a part in unison. Then she asks each aspiring musician to play…

  • RSP Film Room 102: RB Tarik Cohen and Why Rankings Suck (But We Want Them Anyway…)

    RSP Film Room 102: RB Tarik Cohen and Why Rankings Suck (But We Want Them Anyway…)

    An extended look at the top Scheme-Based Talent at running back in the 2017 RSP (video at end of post). I hate rankings. It’s a faulty categorization of talent. Every position in football has subcategories. Wide receivers and running backs have different roles based on the offensive system or their skill sets. LeGarrette Blount’s role…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.86: TE Jeremy Sprinkle (Arkansas)

    RSP Boiler Room No.86: TE Jeremy Sprinkle (Arkansas)

    Play intelligence from a run blocker and pass protector at the tight end position. Technique and athletic ability earn much of the focus when studying draft prospects. Often, those qualities take a back seat to play intelligence. Jeremy Sprinkle is an unsung option in an exciting class of rookie tight ends. He’s big, strong, and…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.85: TE Cethan Carter (Nebraska) Suddenness & Bend

    RSP Boiler Room No.85: TE Cethan Carter (Nebraska) Suddenness & Bend

    Even the less unrefined aspects of Carter’s game should excite NFL scouts.  When he played for the Falcons, Tony Gonzalez could no longer stretch the seam or wreak havoc in the open field like he did with the Chiefs for most of his career. Even so, defenders couldn’t cover the old tight end in the…

  • RSP Film Room No.101: QB Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina) Extended Look

    RSP Film Room No.101: QB Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina) Extended Look

    An extended look at the UNC quarterback’s on and off-script play in an outside the pocket.  Uttering a Blake Bortles comparison for a 2017 QB prospect will induce a cringe-worthy response from many fans and media. But this time last year, the Jaguars’ QB was a promising name-drop for a rookie passer. Most passers not…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.84: WR Corey Davis (Western Michigan)

    RSP Boiler Room No.84: WR Corey Davis (Western Michigan)

    Watch an Odell Beckham-like catch from a prospect whose game has a close resemblance to a combination of three players that include a former Giants star.  Watch Corey Davis reach skyward with his right arm stretched to its limits, arch his body into a “C”, and palm the point of the football, and Odell Beckham,…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.85: QB Processor Speed

    RSP Boiler Room No.85: QB Processor Speed

    More examples that reveal how a tap or too of the foot can be the difference between a winning and losing quarterback. The feet tell you a lot about a quarterback’s feel for the game and how he’s feeling on the field. I’ve been saying this for a few years. If you understand what the…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.83: RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee), Fine Points of Decision-Making

    RSP Boiler Room No.83: RB Alvin Kamara (Tennessee), Fine Points of Decision-Making

    I admire the construction of the Kamara Train, but until he learns to build a smarter railway, I’m content with getting my ticket at a later date.  There’s a lot of love for Alvin Kamara among the draftnik community. Don’t include me. I like Kamara. He’s a dynamic space player who can do some good…

  • RSP Boiler Room No.82: RB Leonard Fournette (LSU), Extended Look

    RSP Boiler Room No.82: RB Leonard Fournette (LSU), Extended Look

    Fournette’s performance against Wisconsin is a good illustration what he is (and isn’t) as an NFL prospect.  I’ve long rejected the idea that Leonard Fournette is the next Adrian Peterson. It’s not because Fournette is a bad player—although it’s the going perception in some circles of social media. The idea that Fournette is bad because…