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The Best of the RSP Blog (Draft Reads) for 2011-2012
Sometime in May I plan to reorganize the site by draft year. Until then, this post contains a list of NFL Draft-worthy reads from this blog during the past 10-11 months I’ve been posting here. Before we get into that list, I want to take a moment to discuss one of the common questions I…
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New York Times Fifth Down Series: No. 2 RB Doug Martin
2. Doug Martin, Boise State (5-9, 223) Martin reminds me of Ray Rice in the respect that he’s not abundantly fast once he reaches the second or third level, but his initial burst is top notch. He consistently defeats the angles of defenders as he enters and exits a hole because they misjudge his quickness,…
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Futures: My New Football Outsiders Column
This week’s column on Russell Wilson is titled, “Studying the Asterisk.” I studied three games of Wilson’s junior season at N.C. State – FSU, UNC, and Va. Tech – and I think there’s ample evidence that demonstrates why Wilson is an underrated commodity in this draft. I also provide some footage and analysis of Drew…
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New York Times Fifth Down Series: No.3 RB Lamar Miller
3. Lamar Miller, running back, Miami (5-10, 212) Lamar Miller is a potential Pro Bowl back. He’s at the sweet spot in terms of height, weight, speed and acceleration. He runs with patience and balance, and he protects the ball. He understands how to stay close to his blocks until an opening develops, and like…
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No. 4 RB David Wilson
4. David Wilson, running back, Virginia Tech (5-9, 206) Physically, Wilson might have as much upside as any back in this draft, and from this perspective, he might be the best back to come out of Virginia Tech. Ryan Williams was a conceptually smarter runner with great effort and a strong array of skills, but…
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Cal WR Keenan Allen: Creating Separation With His Hands
I’ll still be writing about 2012 NFL Draft prospects in the coming months, but with the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio in the books – and available for download – I’m also beginning my work for next year’s draft. See below. If you’ve been reading my blog for at least a couple of months then you…
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Reads Listens Views 3/30/12
Perhaps the craziest stride on a top college RB ever. Keith Byars might have run like one of the Flintstones, but he had a heck of a career as a Joker for the Eagles and Patriots. We’re counting down to the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio, which will be available for download on April 1. I’d…
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Chris Weinke working with Ryan Tannehill
Weinke coached Cam Newton and Christian Ponder last year. More on Tannehill: Managing the Pocket Part I: Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill Managing the Pocket Part II: Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill Why Ryan Tannehill is a First-Round Prospect
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UT-Chattanooga QB B.J. Coleman: Decision-Making is Also Fundamental
For a more in-depth breakdown, see my analysis of Coleman at FootballOutsiders.com A few weeks ago, I profiled East Carolina receiver Lance Lewis and demonstrated how his fade routes often appear identical to Patriots receiver Brandon Lloyd. In that post, I mentioned that University of Tennessee-Chattanooga QB B.J. Coleman’s drop, play fake, and release of…
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Arkansas WR Greg Childs: Career Resurrection?
The Career Near-Death Experience. This is one of my favorite Bloomisms of football writing. A Bloomism is what I call the slang that Footballguys and Bleacher Report Draft Analyst Sigmund Bloom (who is also a medalist in some Writer-Olympiad) creates to encompass various football experiences, states of mind, or rights of passage in the sport.…