The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: NFL

  • RSP Rorschach No.3: Cornell QB Jeff Mathews

    RSP Rorschach No.3: Cornell QB Jeff Mathews

    Thrown too early or thrown too late? See below.  Some plays are like Rorschach inkblots because there’s no definitive answer to why they unfold the way they do. This new series examines plays that have more than one viable explanation and may be too difficult to draw a single conclusion. The fun part is that…

  • Funny Thing Happened at the Senior Bowl . . .

    Funny Thing Happened at the Senior Bowl . . .

    Only I didn’t get the full extent of the punchline until this evening. Media Night at the Senior Bowl is a loosely organized event. Imagine four long life rafts filled with sailors in a sea filled with twice as many sharks. In case you’re not too swift on the uptake this evening, the sharks aren’t…

  • Futures: Senior Bowl Preview

    Futures: Senior Bowl Preview

    Another year, another Senior Bowl. What I am looking for, and what does the format of the Senior Bowl help me see? Futures: Senior Bowl Preview by Matt Waldman There will be hundreds of Senior Bowl Previews available within the next seven days. Most of them will explain why the game is important to the…

  • “One Good Year” And Other Asinine Thoughts on QB Evaluation

    “One Good Year” And Other Asinine Thoughts on QB Evaluation

    One good year. It’s a cautionary refrain from the chorus of skeptics not sold on Central Florida junior Blake Bortles as a top-flight quarterback prospect (see my evaluation of Bortles vs. South Carolina). In the wee hours of the morning in a video-lit room evaluating quarterbacks, this three-word phrase will strike the fear in the…

  • Reads Listens Views 1/10/2014

    Reads Listens Views 1/10/2014

    This Week’s RLV: A jive turkey worth eating, appreciating Klook, a spec at sea, Cyrille Aimee, and tree houses. Listens Views – Unbelievable Tree Houses For more, including an invisible tree house, check out Higher Learning  Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to things I’m…

  • Boiler Room: Penn State WR Allen Robinson

    Boiler Room: Penn State WR Allen Robinson

    Most believe Allen Robinson is a good prospect, so why show a positive play in the Boiler Room? The Boiler Room Series is my attempt to capture the state of an NFL prospect’s development into a single play. This is an impossible task, but what if you have a limited number of plays to state…

  • Boiler Room: Ole Miss RB/PR Jeff Scott

    Boiler Room: Ole Miss RB/PR Jeff Scott

    Curling into the fetal position was a highlight I considered, but it wouldn’t be fair to a dynamic player. The Boiler Room Series is my attempt to capture the state of an NFL prospect’s development into a single play. This is an impossible task, but what if you have a limited number of plays to…

  • Reads Listens Views 12/27/2013

    Reads Listens Views 12/27/2013

    This week at RLV: Notes from the RSP Film Room, the Internet’s Dark Lord, Mister Rogers, and Classic Hip-Hop. Views – 10 Mister Rogers Quotes For Bad Days Here’s the link to the rest. Welcome If you’re new to the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog, welcome. Every Friday, I post links to things I’m checking out…

  • Futures: Jared Abbrederis vs. Bradley Roby

    Futures: Jared Abbrederis vs. Bradley Roby

    In the case of Bradley Roby vs. Jared Abbrederis was the outcome based on rust or polish? I’ll take polish.    Futures: Jared Abbrederis vs. Bradley Roby by Matt Waldman Depending whom you ask, Ohio State cornerback Bradley Roby is one of the top three to five cornerbacks in the 2014 NFL Draft. Draftniks love…

  • Reads Listens Views 12/7/2013

    Reads Listens Views 12/7/2013

    This week’s Reads Listens Views debuts with a new look and feel to the RSP blog. Check it out. New Design I’ve been hunting for a cleaner, photo-friendly blog that is easy on the eyes. I’m hoping this design does the trick. The top menu has simpler categories for your perusal, including drop-downs for additional…