The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

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  • RSP Film Room No.43: Ohio State DT Michael Bennett

    RSP Film Room No.43: Ohio State DT Michael Bennett

    John Owning and I examine Michael Bennett’s game and why he may not be Aaron Donald or Geno Atkins, but he’s still capable of being a disruptive pro.   Session Notes: Examples of the arm-over/swim technique. The importance of pad level and pad orientation for a tackle. Why Bennett struggles with double teams. How line…

  • Boiler Room: ECU QB Shane Carden

    Boiler Room: ECU QB Shane Carden

    One play can say a lot about a player: What he can do, what he can’t, and what might be possible 2-3 seasons from now. Today’s single-play analysis comes from ECU QB Shane Carden’s tape. The mission of the Boiler Room is to illustrate the pivotal areas of a prospect’s game and distill these areas…

  • Footballguys Thursday Live Audible 4.9.15

    Footballguys Thursday Live Audible 4.9.15

    This week’s Audible Live show was an excellent podcast/hangout. Details inside. or listen to the podcast format. Mariota falling in the draft? Mike Mayock’s ranking change of Mariota three weeks before the draft. Expected and Unexpected Destinations for Todd Gurley. Randy Gregory, Marijuana, and Marijuana Testing. Discussion of Todd Gurley’s prospects. Discussion of Melvin Gordon’s…

  • Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork

    Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork

    Futures: Winston, Hundley, Mariota, and Footwork by Matt Waldman More film analysis forthcoming at Futures, especially on the Big Uglies, the island inhabitants on the perimeter, and the rovers and enforcers of the defense. In the meantime, indulge me one more week on offensive skill players. After all, I finished a 220-page skill position draft…

  • RSP Film Room No.36: WR-Return Specialist Ty Montgomery

    RSP Film Room No.36: WR-Return Specialist Ty Montgomery

    Emory Hunt stops by the RSP Film Room to present his case for Stanford return specialist and receiver Ty Montgomery. Hunt and I are on opposite ends of the spectrum with Montgomery. We both value his skill as a return man, open field runner, and change-up to the run game. We differ on his value…

  • The Return of Reads Listens Views 4/3/2015

    The Return of Reads Listens Views 4/3/2015

    2015 RSP, A Magpie & His Adopted Family, RSP Film Room No.36: Jene Bramel/Bud Dupree, Joan Jett & Nirvana, and other fun oddites . Listens: Joan Jett & Nirvana The Return of Reads Listens Views? If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome.  Until last December, I used Fridays to post links to pieces…

  • Futures at Football Outsiders: The Knife, the Pencil, and Rookie Rankings

    Futures at Football Outsiders: The Knife, the Pencil, and Rookie Rankings

    I hate rookie rankings. You love rookie rankings. It’s a beautiful relationship. Seriously, I hate rookie rankings. It’s a black-and-white expression of 18 to 24 months of research and analysis that has more than 500 shades of grey. Why in the hell would I want to distill it to a “yes-he’s-good”/”no-he’s-not” proposition? Because as much…

  • RSP Film Room No.35: Alabama S Landon Collins

    RSP Film Room No.35: Alabama S Landon Collins

    GM Jr.’s Josh Liskiewitz visits the program and shares his assertion that the Crimson Tide safety is not the first-round value many believe. If attending the Senior Bowl to study players was like a year of elementary school, Josh Liskiewitz and I have known each other since the first grade. When I invited Josh on the show 6-8…

  • Futures: Deep Diving for Small-School Sleepers

    Futures: Deep Diving for Small-School Sleepers

    TE James O’Shaughnessy, WRs Darius Davis and Dezmin Lewis, and RB Zach Zenner are small-school players worth monitoring. By Matt Waldman In his recent article on CSU-Pueblo quarterback Chris Bonner, Mike Tanier referred to me and Optimum Scouting’s Eric Galko as “deep divers” of the draft analyst community. With my caps and “seafarer” grooming, I…

  • LB ‘Press & Cut’: Baiting Offensive Linemen

    LB ‘Press & Cut’: Baiting Offensive Linemen

    While studying TCU linebacker Paul Dawson with Eric Stoner in Sunday’s RSP Film Room, I asked Eric if he’s ever seen linebackers bait linemen in a direction the way a running back would bait opponents with a press and cut?  I could tell he had seen it, but couldn’t recall specific example. For the hell…