I’ve had the pleasure to speak with NFL Films producer Greg Cosell a few times over the years. If you aren’t familiar with his work, read this excellent feature in the New York Times. Beginning Sunday, I will be posting Q&A’s I’ve had with Greg on two different occasions. A 45-minute conversation from three years go and an hour-long conversation we had this afternoon that was just awesome.
I felt a little bit like a kid in a candy store asking him about some of the things you’ll be seeing this week:
- Offensive and defensive schemes and systems he likes in the NFL.
- Takes on various rookies.
- Takes on nearly 20 different veterans from every position.
- He willingly played the game where I asked him to choose between several sets of players that I posed to him just to get him to share his historical knowledge of the game (Ray Lewis vs. Dick Butkus or Bo Jackson vs. Eric Dickerson).
- The role of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski in the Patriots offense.
- A great anecdote about Michael Irvin paying a visit to NFL Films.
- Past thoughts on players like Jerod Mayo, Vince Young, Tyrell Johnson, and Darren McFadden.
- Emerging players.
So stay tuned. It was a lot of fun to pick Cosell’s brain. I think you’re going to enjoy his generosity.
M