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2016 RSP NFL Draft Analysis
With the draft approaching, here’s all the 2016 analysis from the RSP blog on one page. The essays, analysis, and scouting reports about recent NFL Draft prospects come from research I undertake to write the Rookie Scouting Portfolio Publication. Now in the 11th year of publication, the RSP is the best of both worlds: a summarized magazine…
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RSP Boiler Room: DE Noah Spence & Bending the Edge
John Owning of Football Insiders and Bleacher Report joins me for a look at Spence bending the edge and contrasts his footwork with Joey Bosa. Owning, Justice Mosqueda, Ryan Riddle, Eric Stoner, Kyle Posey, and Jene Bramel are among my go-to-guys for RSP Film Rooms on defenders. If you haven’t seen Owning on the show, I…
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12 Things Worth Learning From WR Moritz Boehringer’s Tape
Gil Brandt doesn’t think the German receiver’s tape is worth studying. I took that as a challenge and found 12 things about Moritz Boehringer’s game that reveal a viable NFL receiving prospect. Let’s get this straight: I’m not touting Moritz Boehringer as a first or second-day prospect. Physically and athletically, he’s a first-round athlete. From…
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RSP Boiler Room No.30: QB Vad Lee-Line Calls & Footwork
As Lee’s game-winner against SMU reveals, sometimes “bad footwork” is little more than good footwork as an adjustment to a protection change. I spent nearly a couple of hours with James Madison QB this week studying his performance against SMU. Watch the entire episode and you’ll find some great nuggets about pre-snap adjustments, coverage reads,…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 29: Kenneth Dixon
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RSP Boiler Room No.29: QB Jared Goff & Pocket Presence
What is good pocket presence in a quarterback? Two plays of Jared Goff’s work versus UCLA illustrate a lot of the criteria that I value. Pocket presence for a quarterback is a lot like vision for a running back. There are several skills required to possess the trait an they must be well-integrated into the…
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RSP Boiler Room No. 28: TCU WR Kolby Listenbee
A 4.35-second 40 means you can beat most cornerbacks in a race. Football isn’t racing. Two plays of Listenbee’s reveals two things that can make a deep threat dangerous or render him ineffective. Outrunning defenders is only a part of the equation of becoming an effective deep threat in the NFL. Professional defensive backs aren’t…
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RSP Boiler Room No.27: QB Christian Hackenberg
Two red zone plays, one lesson learned for the Penn State QB that could hold some promise for NFL development. Christian Hackenberg is a difficult prospect. Despite an underwhelming career, the physical ability is there. The flashes of conceptual acumen show up on occasion, too. What will matter most for the NFL team that selects…
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RSP Boiler Room: Utah RB Devontae Booker
Two plays, both display Booker’s skill, but one also has a lot of luck involved. Learn the difference. Skill and luck. Depending on the bias of the fan or the depth of observation, these two things get confused every time there’s a game on television. Booker is a skilled back, but even skilled backs get lucky…
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Strive for Elegant
Should scouting football players be a simple or detailed process? Let’s strive for elegant. This rant features Florida WR Demarcus Robinson. It’s not a scouting report, but you will learn something about him in addition to my thoughts on the “simplicity” conversation working through social media on scouting football talent. Within the span of…