The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: NFL Rookie Draft Guide

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 97 RB Lavon Coleman (Washington): Is This A Block?

    RSP Boiler Room No. 97 RB Lavon Coleman (Washington): Is This A Block?

    Matt Waldman’s RSP Boiler Room episode on Lavon Coleman will bore fanboys, #IDGAF. If you’re looking for a highlight reel glorifying or critiquing a player, you’ve come to the wrong place, fanboy. This 11-minute video focuses on a lead blocking assignment. Most of you will find this video boring as hell. If you are a scout,…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 95: RB Derrius Guice (LSU) and Judging On-Field Speed

    RSP Boiler Room No. 95: RB Derrius Guice (LSU) and Judging On-Field Speed

    Matt Waldman uses the tape of Guice, a top running back prospect for the 2018 NFL Draft, to illustrate how he evaluates speed on film and compares it to 40 times at the NFL Combine. I don’t guess weight at the county fair, and I don’t guess 40 times on film. If you expect me…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 94: RB Derrius Guice (LSU), Press And Cut

    RSP Boiler Room No. 94: RB Derrius Guice (LSU), Press And Cut

    Matt Waldman shows how Guice, a top running back prospect for the 2018 NFL Draft, illustrates the value of process over result when scouting football players. I love big plays. When I was strictly a football fan, I used to spend my Sunday afternoons in Athens, Georgia on the couch with Clay, my college roommate,…

  • RSP Boiler Room No. 93: RB Akrum Wadley (Iowa)

    RSP Boiler Room No. 93: RB Akrum Wadley (Iowa)

    Wadley, an elusive 2018 NFL Draft running back prospect, also has functional power due to his pad level. Matt Waldman provides several examples in this RSP Boiler Room episode. When you learn about Akrum Wadley (his first name is pronounced ACK-rum), you’ll hear about the tight spin moves in the hole that leave defenders grasping at…