The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Tag: Sigmund Bloom

  • RSP Football Writers Project: The Readers Team

    Last week, I announced the RSP Football Writers Project, which is the collection of terrific football writers who will each be given 4-6 weeks to construct an NFL team from scratch within the constraints of a salary cap. Fellow Footballguys.com writer Sigmund Bloom and I will be developing the salary list, personnel requirements, and fundamental…

  • RSP Football Writers Project

    Secretly, we all want to build a football team. It’s why we’re passionate about every player recruited, drafted, traded, and signed. It’s why we play fantasy football. It’s why many of us are fanatical about the NFL draft. After a few weeks of my rants to Footballguys writer Sigmund Bloom about Steelers tight end Heath…

  • Reads, Listens, Views 11/25

    Did you know 40 percent of Vince Young’s career wins are fourth quarter comebacks? I Know How Kevin Smith Feels I was going to play football today for the first time in 22 years – an annual post-Turkey day contest in the neighborhood where I grew up. Then I started running last week. Before you…

  • Reads, Listens, Views 11/11/11

    The best (and most underutilized) weapon in Cleveland. Hoping Cleveland changes this post haste. Friday is the day of the week I like to thank you for being regular readers of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio blog. Hopefully you find the content as enjoyable to read as it is to write. I value the comments on…

  • Reads, Listens, Views 9/2

    Billy “White Shoes” Johnson. Get acquainted with him if you don’t know who he is. A terrific football player from the `70s and early `80s. One of my favorite receivers/return specialists from any era. As I do every Friday at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, I extend my thanks to all of you who take the…

  • Sigmund Bloom Part III

    In this part of my conversation with Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys senior staff writer and Draftguys co-founder, we discuss under appreciated NFL players, emerging NFL players, the Bloom 100, what he’s watching when he’s evaluating players, and why he plays in 25-plus fantasy leagues . Waldman: Aside from fantasy football, just as a fan of the…

  • Sigmund Bloom Part II

    In this part of my conversation with Sigmund Bloom, Footballguys senior staff writer and Draftguys co-founder, we discuss NFL trends, the appeal of the NFL Draft, and the value of the Game Recaps he does at Footballguys.com. Waldman: Tell me about the more profound things you’ve learned about the game on the field because of…

  • Conversation with Footballguys & Draftguys Sigmund Bloom

    Ask Sigmund Bloom who he became a football writer and draft analyst and he’ll tell you that its because he’s a compulsive talker, narcissist, and egomaniac and he found and audience that accepted it. As his colleague at Footballguys.com I can assure you that he’s not a narcissist or an egomaniac. However if you heard…

  • Reads, Listens, and Views 7/29/11

    Another nice week here at the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. It helps that the NFL has a CBA agreement that lasts a decade with no opt-out clause. Special thanks to all of you who have subscribed to the blog or have made it part of your daily ritual. If you like what you’ve seen thus far,…

  • Walk on the Wild Side: 2011 NFL Free Agency

    Thursday nights, I join my fellow Footballguys.com staffers the fantastic Cecil Lammey and the incredible Sigmund Bloom on The Audible Roundtable  at 10pm-12am EST on Blog Talk Radio. We talk about the week in football, share fantasy football strategies, and answer listener questions.  If you aren’t aware, Lammey and Bloom built this show into one…