The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: NFL

  • 2012 Post-Draft RSP Ready for Download – Reads Listens Views 5/4/2012

    Press “Play,” then read the news when the music begins… The 2012 Post-Draft RSP Add-on is Ready for download! You know you feel like dancing! That’s right, 56 pages of post-draft goodness: Post-Draft analysis and commentary. Depth chart competition Team fit Long-term prospects Rankings Overall By Position Tiered Rankings Draft selection data for dynasty leagues…

  • Post-Draft Impressions-Part II

    Post-Draft Impressions-Part II

    I’m wrapping up the weekend with my impressions of the NFL Draft. Yesterday was the first part. Today is the final half.

  • NY Times Fifth Down Top-Five Series: No.1 WR Michael Floyd

    1. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame (6-2, 220) From the standpoint of on-field performance, I believe Floyd has the best all-around skills and talents among the receivers in this draft class. This is a talent-rich group, but none of the prospects in this class have all of the qualities that Floyd brings to the game. When…

  • NY Times Fifth Down Top-Five Series: No.3 WR Kendall Wright

    3. Kendall Wright, Baylor (5-10, 196) (Video above different from video at NY Times) There was a time that I considered Wright the best receiver in this draft class. He’s not big, but he is physical and that is what you need from an N.F.L. player with his speed and quickness. He has no problem…

  • Get Er Done: QB Mechanics by Brett Favre

    This weekend I watched the 2010 NFC Championship between the Saints and Vikings so I could study Drew Brees for my first “Futures” column at Football Outsiders, but I couldn’t skip the Vikings possessions. Not because of Adrian Peterson or Percy Harvin, whose  physical skills I marvel with each viewing. The truth is, I’m an…

  • Cal WR Keenan Allen: Creating Separation With His Hands

    I’ll still be writing about 2012 NFL Draft prospects in the coming months, but with the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio in the books – and available for download – I’m also beginning my work for next year’s draft. See below. If you’ve been reading my blog for at least a couple of months then you…

  • Pre-Order the 2012 Rookie Scouting Portfolio

    If you haven’t heard, the 2012 RSP is now available for pre-order. Now in its seventh year, I publish the Rookie Scouting Portfolio every April 1. I  have evaluated 161 players at the offensive skill positions thus far. The publication essentially has three parts: 1. Rankings, analysis, and player comparisons: This is generally 120-130 pages…

  • Chad Spann: Post Rookie Debriefing

    Chad Spann is a reserve running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers after stops with the Colts and Buccaneers. I have interviewed Spann multiple times since this time last year. The former NIU walk-on who began his career ninth on the depth chart and ended it as the 2010 NCAA touchdown leader is a confident but…

  • RSP Combine Contest: Guess the 40 Times

    RSP Combine Contest: Guess the 40 Times

    I’m not big proponent of 40 times. They have their place, but I’ll take a 4.6 RB with great vision, good initial acceleration and balance any day over a 4.3 guy with a lot less of those other three qualities. So to make the 2012 NFL Combine more interesting, I’m holding another contest. Your job…

  • Random Post-Super Bowl Thoughts and Rants

    I turn 42 today. I don’t feel 42 except when my knees feel like they’re 60 after playing Jene Bramel in a pick up game of basketball and it serves as confirmation that I still have to shed another 20 pounds. Since it is my birthday, I feel like sharing my thoughts on the spectacle…