The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: Matt Waldman NFL

  • Reads Listens Views 8/16/2013

    Reads Listens Views 8/16/2013

    The Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog has gained enough of a following that I’ve learned there are folks who come here and don’t realize that – oh by the way –  I also write for Footballguys.com. If you play fantasy football and you haven’t checked out our draft app, you can see more from Cory Jones…

  • Reads Listens Views 8/2/2013

    Reads Listens Views 8/2/2013

    Views Nica’s Dream – great tune performed by an excellent guitarist. Football Read & Commentary Kenbrell Thompkins Rescues Himself From Woes – I think most of you get it: I’m rooting for Thompkins because I liked what I saw from him on the field. Another reason is what I read in Michael McKnight’s Sports Illustrated piece on Thompkins well…

  • Eagles WR Riley Cooper: What He Offers, What to Monitor

    Eagles WR Riley Cooper: What He Offers, What to Monitor

    During the Urban Meyer Era at Florida there were three skill guys who caught my eye and held serious intrigue as future NFL players: Aaron Hernandez, Tim Tebow, and Riley Cooper. Hernandez’s potential as a game-changing weapon were apparent whenever he saw a target where he could turn up field. Tebow was the lightning rod…

  • RSP Flashback: Dennis Pitta

    RSP Flashback: Dennis Pitta

    One of the most common questions I get from new readers is What did you think about [insert player name here] before [NFL team] drafted him? For the next month, I’m posting scouting reports of some of my bigger hits, misses, and lingering questions when it comes to the past eight years of evaluating rookies for the Rookie Scouting…

  • RSP Flashback: Demaryius Thomas

    RSP Flashback: Demaryius Thomas

    One of the most common questions I get from new readers is What did you think about [insert player name here] before [NFL team] drafted him? For the next month, I’m posting scouting reports and/or thoughts on some of my bigger hits, misses, and lingering questions when it comes to the past eight years of evaluating rookies for…

  • 2013 RSP Reports Sample

    Depending on how you found the RSP blog, you either know me as a football talent evaluator or a fantasy football writer. Studying NFL prospects has helped me understand why a fantasy draft approach like the Upside Down Strategy has value – even in a year where there appears to be a lot of depth…

  • Mirror Images: Dez Bryant-Patrick Peterson (A New Series)

    Mirror Images: Dez Bryant-Patrick Peterson (A New Series)

    A game I’ve been playing in my head in recent months is to take an offensive player and find his mirror image on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. For example, Joey Galloway and Darrell Green were stylistically mirror images of each other. Both had amazing speed that sometimes overshadowed their underrated displays…

  • Reads Listens Views 4/19/2013

    Reads Listens Views 4/19/2013

    More draft analysis on the way from RSPHQ – including more from the No-Huddle Series and Boiler Room and my take on Cordarrelle Patterson from the perspective of Football Outsiders and its Playmaker Score. If you’re new to the RSP blog, welcome to my Friday post Reads Listens Views, my chance to share things I’ve been…

  • Dynasty League Football Podcast

    Earlier this week I joined Jarrett Behar and Tim Stafford of Dynasty League Football for the DLF Podcast. You can find and download the show here. Behar, Stafford, Ryan McDowell, and crew at the DLF do a wonderful job with the site. Check it out.