The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: 2017 NFL Draft Reports

  • RSP Film Room No.104: QB Deshaun Watson (Clemson) w/Mark Schofield

    RSP Film Room No.104: QB Deshaun Watson (Clemson) w/Mark Schofield

    Inside the Pylon’s Mark Schofield joins the program for an in-depth look at top NFL Draft prospect Deshaun Watson. The nitpicking of Deshaun Watson is in full swing. He only makes predetermined reads. He’s always looking for the back door when pressure arrives. He doesn’t throw the ball with enough velocity. Some of these points…

  • 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.77: RB-WR Curtis Samuel (Ohio State)

    RSP Boiler Room No.77: RB-WR Curtis Samuel (Ohio State)

    It’s the smaller details that a player flashes of “what could be” that are as important to a scouting report as “what is.”   Today, Curtis Samuel (Ohio State) is an RB. If you asked me what he’s best at, I’d tell you running the football or catching the ball from the backfield as a…