Tag: Character and the NFL Draft

  • NFL Lens: Reading Blocks (And People) w/David Johnson

    NFL Lens: Reading Blocks (And People) w/David Johnson

    A vivid illustration of what a running back should use to guide his decisions between the tackles. Not until he was well into his tenure as a starter with the Green Bay Packers did Brett Favre even know what a nickel defense was. Jon Gruden credits Favre with inventing the RPO. If there was a…

  • Character, Media, and the NFL Draft: A Sour Cocktail

    Character, Media, and the NFL Draft: A Sour Cocktail

    I’m 43 years old. Since I was 15, I’ve held 16 types of jobs with 9 different companies. I’m not counting the four soul-sucking hours I spent as a stock boy at a Winn-Dixie. On my lunch hour at that job, I walked out the door and kept walking. Two miles later, I made a…