The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

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  • Reads Listens Views 4/11/2013

    Reads Listens Views 4/11/2013

    Views Many people think I’m living the dream. I’m often asked how I got into doing what I do. There are a lot more details to this story that you probably wouldn’t believe and I’m not ready to tell. This isn’t Barbara Walters. The best place to begin is that I came to the realization nine…

  • Win a 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio: New Hints

    Win a 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio: New Hints

    Update: Contest is Over. Prospect No.1 – Ron Dayne Prospect No.2 – Vincent Jackson Prospect No.3 – Arian Foster Prospect No.4 – Mark Sanchez Prospect No.5 – Peter Warrick Congratulations to Frank, Michael, “labradane,” Shanker, and Steve.   Apparently the identity of the prospects I listed for Wednesday’s “Win a 2012 RSP Contest” are still…

  • Reads Listens Views 2/8/2013

    Reads Listens Views 2/8/2013

    Quick Take: Lache Seastrunk One of my favorite runners in the NFL is Ahmad Bradshaw. He was never going to be a dominant player, but there’s no denying his combination of skill and heart. One of my favorite games I’ve ever watched of a running back was Bradshaw at Marshall versus an excellent Tennessee run…

  • Skill Players to Monitor in August: Reads Listens Views 7/27/2012

    The Template for Modern Quarterbacking Four Skill Players to Monitor In August One of the things we discuss regularly on the Thursday night Audible podcast is the importance of following the reports that the media files on players. These stories provide a brick-by-brick foundation about these players. Although these reports aren’t infallible, learning to filter…

  • Quick Breakdown on Supplmental RB Ed Wesley, TCU

    I watched Ed Wesley this time last week, presuming he would be playing another year. A few days later, he applied for the NFL’s supplemental draft. Wesley was a rising senior at Texas Christian and in a committee situation with fellow runners Waymon James and Matthew Tucker. He’s a 5’9″, 200-pound runner with potential to…

  • The Guardian NFL Writer Cian Fahey’s RSP Writers Project Team

    Cian Fahey covers the NFL for The Guardian and he also writes for Irish Central and at one time contributed for The Bleacher Report. Fahey is a Steelers fan and also contributes toSteelers Depot. If you’ve never read his work or followed him on Twitter, he’s not afraid to give his unfiltered opinion. You’ll see that…

  • RSP Writers Q&A of 5-ish’s Squad

    The RSP Writers Project is underway with an updated spreadsheet and I already have a team submitted by a reader that I thought was worth a read. Jeff, otherwise known as “5-ish,” among those of us at the Footballguys.com Shark Pool message boards, is a knowledgeable football fan with a clear passion for the game.…

  • 2012 RSP Update

    With the NFL well into its postseason, I’m steadily working my way through draft prospects for the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio, which will be sold exclusively through a link to a secure shopping page you can access from this blog. If you’d like to purchase the 2011 RSP it is still available for $9.95. Back…

  • RSP Flashback: Lions RB Kevin Smith

    Here is a very brief overview I wrote in the 2008 Rookie Scouting Portfolio about Kevin Smith as an underrated player in the 2008 draft class. Kevin Smith, University of Central Florida: How does a 2000-yard rusher qualify as underrated? When analysts and draftniks dismiss him as a baby-faced junior who is too thin, too…

  • Sunday Mailbag 11/13

    Sunday Mailbag 11/13

    Fusue Vue via Twitter: Does Denarius Moore remind you of Brandon Lloyd? MW: Fusue, I can see where Moore and Lloyd’s games have parallels. Both receivers do a tremendous job adjusting to the football. However, I think each player has some distinct differences. I think Moore is a better player with the ball in his…