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We are putting in a ton 19 00:01:13,466 --> 00:01:16,186 Speaker 1: of effort, not only in today's show, but every single show. 20 00:01:16,226 --> 00:01:18,386 Speaker 1: We are going to try to explain to the best 21 00:01:18,386 --> 00:01:21,586 Speaker 1: of our abilities, what a player's work week is actually like. 22 00:01:21,706 --> 00:01:25,426 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, she is a deed king Kawala, Hello, 23 00:01:25,986 --> 00:01:28,306 Speaker 1: how are you well? I'm great? Didn't that sounds like 24 00:01:28,306 --> 00:01:30,946 Speaker 1: a good hello? Yeah? I could feel the energy and 25 00:01:30,986 --> 00:01:32,666 Speaker 1: feel the vibe. And I think part of the reason 26 00:01:32,826 --> 00:01:35,026 Speaker 1: is probably because you got your workout in today. I'm 27 00:01:35,026 --> 00:01:38,106 Speaker 1: assuming I did. I didn't get to play tennis today, 28 00:01:38,146 --> 00:01:40,786 Speaker 1: though I will say that just my run, and that's 29 00:01:40,826 --> 00:01:43,266 Speaker 1: certainly part of it. It's also because we're, you know, 30 00:01:43,386 --> 00:01:45,706 Speaker 1: midway through the work week and we're heading towards a 31 00:01:45,826 --> 00:01:48,666 Speaker 1: game day, which we absolutely love. By the way, because 32 00:01:48,706 --> 00:01:51,426 Speaker 1: today's episode is all about what a player's week is 33 00:01:51,466 --> 00:01:53,626 Speaker 1: actually like and La Kurt Warner is going to be 34 00:01:53,666 --> 00:01:55,306 Speaker 1: our guest today and he's going to lay it out 35 00:01:55,346 --> 00:01:57,666 Speaker 1: all for us. Can I I do think it's important. 36 00:01:57,706 --> 00:01:59,746 Speaker 1: I just can I say some quick thank you? Of course, 37 00:01:59,986 --> 00:02:03,026 Speaker 1: it's really just one thank you. You know, look, this 38 00:02:03,106 --> 00:02:05,746 Speaker 1: is a brand new podcast and it takes a village. 39 00:02:05,826 --> 00:02:08,546 Speaker 1: It's been awesome working with you. Add The one thing 40 00:02:08,626 --> 00:02:11,306 Speaker 1: that has struck me on social media the amount of 41 00:02:11,346 --> 00:02:14,866 Speaker 1: people who have hit us up with questions any engagement 42 00:02:14,946 --> 00:02:18,226 Speaker 1: around the show. I am absolutely just floored by the 43 00:02:18,306 --> 00:02:21,026 Speaker 1: reception that we have gotten at Mike underscore m at 44 00:02:21,226 --> 00:02:24,106 Speaker 1: a Kinkabala. It looks bring on the questions, add I 45 00:02:24,146 --> 00:02:26,866 Speaker 1: know your your at mentions is more significant than mind 46 00:02:26,866 --> 00:02:29,186 Speaker 1: so I don't know if you're going through all these questions, 47 00:02:29,226 --> 00:02:31,986 Speaker 1: but we've already gotten a ton of questions that I 48 00:02:31,986 --> 00:02:34,146 Speaker 1: think are going to set up great for future episodes. Well, 49 00:02:34,186 --> 00:02:36,386 Speaker 1: and that's the whole point, right We're talking about things 50 00:02:36,466 --> 00:02:39,906 Speaker 1: that we're curious about, and certainly what fans are curious about, 51 00:02:39,946 --> 00:02:42,826 Speaker 1: and if we're going to be honest Mike. Today's episode 52 00:02:43,146 --> 00:02:47,346 Speaker 1: is in some ways prompted by things that I read 53 00:02:47,386 --> 00:02:51,786 Speaker 1: on social media, things like when t J. Watt earlier 54 00:02:51,826 --> 00:02:54,306 Speaker 1: this year during training camp was in the midst of 55 00:02:54,306 --> 00:02:57,346 Speaker 1: a contract negotiation with the Steelers. I had quite a 56 00:02:57,386 --> 00:03:01,186 Speaker 1: few people tweeting at me saying, come on now, the 57 00:03:01,186 --> 00:03:04,106 Speaker 1: guy pays a game, Come on now, really, Like, shouldn't 58 00:03:04,106 --> 00:03:06,706 Speaker 1: he just be grateful that he's playing a game? And Mike, 59 00:03:07,466 --> 00:03:12,906 Speaker 1: I think the average fan doesn't necessarily know how much 60 00:03:12,946 --> 00:03:18,306 Speaker 1: actually goes into this profession, because this is indeed a profession. 61 00:03:18,386 --> 00:03:21,666 Speaker 1: This isn't just showing up to some facility, playing on 62 00:03:21,706 --> 00:03:23,946 Speaker 1: the grass for two hours and then showing up on 63 00:03:23,986 --> 00:03:26,066 Speaker 1: the weekend and playing a game that we all dreamed 64 00:03:26,106 --> 00:03:28,346 Speaker 1: about playing at some point. I mean I dreamed about 65 00:03:28,346 --> 00:03:30,506 Speaker 1: playing it? Did you dream about playing it? I did? 66 00:03:30,626 --> 00:03:33,146 Speaker 1: And then as I got a little bit older, I 67 00:03:33,186 --> 00:03:35,626 Speaker 1: realized that physically I was not going to be as 68 00:03:35,626 --> 00:03:37,706 Speaker 1: gifted as some of the other people like t J. 69 00:03:37,826 --> 00:03:40,146 Speaker 1: Watt or Kurt Werner. Is that what you mean? Yeah, 70 00:03:40,266 --> 00:03:42,586 Speaker 1: because I did get my work out in as well. Um, 71 00:03:42,586 --> 00:03:44,746 Speaker 1: but I just look, I just don't look like those dudes, 72 00:03:44,786 --> 00:03:46,466 Speaker 1: as simple as that. And there's a reason why there's 73 00:03:46,466 --> 00:03:48,146 Speaker 1: a mic in front of me, and I'm actually not 74 00:03:48,226 --> 00:03:51,546 Speaker 1: the one at the practice facility actually playing and preparing 75 00:03:51,626 --> 00:03:54,146 Speaker 1: for the upcoming week. So I'm with you, And just 76 00:03:54,186 --> 00:03:57,026 Speaker 1: once again, I really appreciate everyone who's been following the show. 77 00:03:57,306 --> 00:03:59,266 Speaker 1: If you're writing it, that's awesome. If you're going to 78 00:03:59,346 --> 00:04:01,266 Speaker 1: write a review, that's awesome too. We love just kind 79 00:04:01,266 --> 00:04:03,906 Speaker 1: of hearing some of that feedback. So totally encourage everyone 80 00:04:04,146 --> 00:04:06,626 Speaker 1: to check in with us on social media. So Kurt 81 00:04:06,626 --> 00:04:08,706 Speaker 1: Warner is going to be with us. He's gonna lay 82 00:04:08,706 --> 00:04:10,746 Speaker 1: out what his week look like, which I think is 83 00:04:10,786 --> 00:04:14,306 Speaker 1: really unique from a quarterbacks perspective, and anytime you can 84 00:04:14,346 --> 00:04:16,746 Speaker 1: hear a Hall of Famer, that's a win for sure. 85 00:04:16,826 --> 00:04:18,986 Speaker 1: Mike and Kurt played a long time, and I think 86 00:04:18,986 --> 00:04:21,506 Speaker 1: he can definitely give us an idea of just how 87 00:04:21,666 --> 00:04:25,586 Speaker 1: demanding it is to not only be on an NFL roster, 88 00:04:25,746 --> 00:04:31,626 Speaker 1: but to stay on an NFL roster. Kurt Warner the 89 00:04:31,706 --> 00:04:35,906 Speaker 1: backup quarterback, number three quarterback last year, Kurt Warner steps 90 00:04:35,946 --> 00:04:38,706 Speaker 1: in after the Green injury. He's the NFL m v P. 91 00:04:39,186 --> 00:04:42,786 Speaker 1: Now he's the super Bowl MVP, super Bowl Champion. Kurt 92 00:04:42,826 --> 00:04:46,506 Speaker 1: Warner is with us here on NFL. Explain Kurt. I 93 00:04:46,546 --> 00:04:48,786 Speaker 1: would imagine, and I want to focus in with you 94 00:04:48,906 --> 00:04:50,626 Speaker 1: on your work week, but I would imagine this is 95 00:04:50,666 --> 00:04:52,866 Speaker 1: no different than how it was for you as a 96 00:04:52,866 --> 00:04:54,746 Speaker 1: player that on your off day, or maybe even not 97 00:04:54,786 --> 00:04:57,026 Speaker 1: on an off day, you would sit with two friends 98 00:04:57,066 --> 00:05:00,186 Speaker 1: and record a podcast during the season. Fairly accurate in 99 00:05:00,266 --> 00:05:03,546 Speaker 1: this day and age, that is fairly accurate. But the 100 00:05:03,546 --> 00:05:06,226 Speaker 1: good thing is is that it's it's about past, right, 101 00:05:06,346 --> 00:05:08,146 Speaker 1: And most of the podcasts I do, I get to 102 00:05:08,186 --> 00:05:11,226 Speaker 1: talk about things that I'm passionate about, and you get 103 00:05:11,266 --> 00:05:13,226 Speaker 1: me talking about something I'm passionate about and I can 104 00:05:13,266 --> 00:05:15,626 Speaker 1: talk a long time about it, so it's uh, it's 105 00:05:15,626 --> 00:05:18,266 Speaker 1: all good. I love talking ball and I love getting 106 00:05:18,306 --> 00:05:20,906 Speaker 1: into the nuances of different things, so it's gonna be 107 00:05:20,906 --> 00:05:24,066 Speaker 1: fun today. Well, I think that before we get into 108 00:05:24,426 --> 00:05:26,866 Speaker 1: all of the offshoots and all the fun that you're 109 00:05:26,866 --> 00:05:29,866 Speaker 1: talking about, one of the biggest misnomers that I hear 110 00:05:29,946 --> 00:05:32,866 Speaker 1: from football fans is these guys get paid so much 111 00:05:32,906 --> 00:05:35,026 Speaker 1: to play a game. Oh, come on, these guys should 112 00:05:35,026 --> 00:05:36,986 Speaker 1: be so grateful. And the point I always try to 113 00:05:37,026 --> 00:05:39,746 Speaker 1: make is you don't realize that there's not actually really 114 00:05:39,786 --> 00:05:42,026 Speaker 1: an off day. You don't realize that these are professionals 115 00:05:42,026 --> 00:05:46,266 Speaker 1: putting in time. I think that people think players show 116 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:49,226 Speaker 1: up for two hours of practice, they get an hour massage, 117 00:05:49,626 --> 00:05:51,266 Speaker 1: and they go home and they play with their kids. 118 00:05:51,786 --> 00:05:57,066 Speaker 1: So can you just set us straight and Sunday night, 119 00:05:57,826 --> 00:06:01,866 Speaker 1: your home, you finished your game. What happens. Well, let's 120 00:06:01,906 --> 00:06:04,426 Speaker 1: first say we do make a lot of money, and 121 00:06:04,506 --> 00:06:07,666 Speaker 1: we are all grateful, and you're right, it's not just 122 00:06:07,786 --> 00:06:10,066 Speaker 1: as easy as grabbing a football and running out there 123 00:06:10,066 --> 00:06:11,706 Speaker 1: and just throwing it around for a couple of hours 124 00:06:11,706 --> 00:06:14,546 Speaker 1: and then going home. There is a lot more to it. 125 00:06:14,706 --> 00:06:18,866 Speaker 1: And the crazy thing is, as a professional and as 126 00:06:18,906 --> 00:06:22,786 Speaker 1: someone that it's important to, there's times that it can 127 00:06:22,786 --> 00:06:26,786 Speaker 1: start as soon as the game is over. I know 128 00:06:26,906 --> 00:06:29,306 Speaker 1: now a little different than when I played, but now 129 00:06:29,826 --> 00:06:32,106 Speaker 1: they have things loaded up on their iPad when they're 130 00:06:32,106 --> 00:06:34,626 Speaker 1: traveling back on the team plane, and so you can 131 00:06:34,666 --> 00:06:38,226 Speaker 1: either watch the game film of the game you just played, 132 00:06:38,626 --> 00:06:41,226 Speaker 1: or you can get into next week's opponent. And so 133 00:06:41,626 --> 00:06:43,226 Speaker 1: one of the biggest things for me is it was 134 00:06:43,266 --> 00:06:46,186 Speaker 1: always hard to move on and move past the game 135 00:06:46,226 --> 00:06:49,226 Speaker 1: I just played until I watched it, and so that 136 00:06:49,346 --> 00:06:51,586 Speaker 1: was the first thing that I did Monday morning. I 137 00:06:51,586 --> 00:06:54,386 Speaker 1: didn't sleep very well on Sunday because you're going through 138 00:06:54,386 --> 00:06:56,266 Speaker 1: the game and what could I have done better? What 139 00:06:56,306 --> 00:06:58,746 Speaker 1: did I miss? So Monday morning, as soon as I 140 00:06:58,786 --> 00:07:01,226 Speaker 1: got up, I was going into the facility and I 141 00:07:01,306 --> 00:07:03,146 Speaker 1: was watching the game field. So I could put that 142 00:07:03,186 --> 00:07:05,226 Speaker 1: behind me. I could learn from it, because we would 143 00:07:05,266 --> 00:07:07,266 Speaker 1: always say the game is never as good as you 144 00:07:07,306 --> 00:07:09,146 Speaker 1: think it is, and it's never as bad as you 145 00:07:09,186 --> 00:07:11,386 Speaker 1: think it is. And a lot of teams now have 146 00:07:11,466 --> 00:07:14,706 Speaker 1: adopted this Monday's off. When you win a game, right, 147 00:07:14,866 --> 00:07:17,226 Speaker 1: victory Monday is what we call it. And so with 148 00:07:17,306 --> 00:07:20,826 Speaker 1: victory Monday, you know, you don't have any responsibilities. And then, 149 00:07:20,826 --> 00:07:24,146 Speaker 1: as you guys know, Tuesday is the NFL day off 150 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:26,706 Speaker 1: in most cases, so that would say to you, oh, 151 00:07:26,786 --> 00:07:29,506 Speaker 1: I got Monday and Tuesday off, I don't do anything 152 00:07:29,586 --> 00:07:32,866 Speaker 1: until Wednesday. Again, first thing, Monday morning, I was in 153 00:07:32,946 --> 00:07:36,266 Speaker 1: watching the film. What time are you going into the facility? 154 00:07:36,386 --> 00:07:38,066 Speaker 1: That very let me just say, I didn't sleep in 155 00:07:38,226 --> 00:07:41,666 Speaker 1: very often, and that was every stop St. Louis, New York, Arizona. 156 00:07:41,746 --> 00:07:44,826 Speaker 1: Even as you got more established in your career. Oh yeah, 157 00:07:44,866 --> 00:07:47,586 Speaker 1: it didn't matter because again that's what I'm talking about 158 00:07:47,666 --> 00:07:49,826 Speaker 1: is when you're passionate and it's important to you, it 159 00:07:49,866 --> 00:07:52,266 Speaker 1: doesn't matter that you've played well in the past. All 160 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:55,106 Speaker 1: that mattered was that game. And so I expect myself 161 00:07:55,146 --> 00:07:57,586 Speaker 1: to be perfect. I expect myself to make the right 162 00:07:57,666 --> 00:08:00,626 Speaker 1: read every time, and when you don't, that's what hangs 163 00:08:00,666 --> 00:08:02,586 Speaker 1: with you. And so that was the first thing I did, 164 00:08:02,626 --> 00:08:04,666 Speaker 1: is I got in and I watched the film first thing, 165 00:08:04,786 --> 00:08:06,506 Speaker 1: and then after that it was always getting to work 166 00:08:06,506 --> 00:08:09,266 Speaker 1: out in to make sure you're working out everything that 167 00:08:09,306 --> 00:08:11,346 Speaker 1: happened in the game, or you know, getting beat up 168 00:08:11,346 --> 00:08:13,346 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know, even on a Monday, if 169 00:08:13,386 --> 00:08:15,786 Speaker 1: you had a victory Monday, I was probably in the 170 00:08:15,826 --> 00:08:20,466 Speaker 1: facility from let's just say six am until at least noon, 171 00:08:20,826 --> 00:08:24,146 Speaker 1: if not a little bit later. And then from there 172 00:08:24,186 --> 00:08:26,986 Speaker 1: it kind of varied. Earlier in my career, when I 173 00:08:27,066 --> 00:08:30,066 Speaker 1: was with the Rams, I didn't really have a responsibility 174 00:08:30,106 --> 00:08:33,706 Speaker 1: in terms of building our game plan for the next week. 175 00:08:33,906 --> 00:08:36,746 Speaker 1: But after I was getting done all those things that 176 00:08:36,786 --> 00:08:39,106 Speaker 1: I said, work out and all of that, I would 177 00:08:39,106 --> 00:08:41,226 Speaker 1: go in and watch tape of our next week's opponent. 178 00:08:41,586 --> 00:08:44,466 Speaker 1: That was early in my career. Later in my career, 179 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:48,306 Speaker 1: I was much more heavily involved in game planning, and 180 00:08:48,386 --> 00:08:53,186 Speaker 1: so basically all of my Mondays was watching film, watching 181 00:08:53,226 --> 00:08:56,306 Speaker 1: cut ups, and then drawing up plays. I would draw 182 00:08:56,546 --> 00:08:59,466 Speaker 1: fifty or sixty plays when I was in Arizona and 183 00:08:59,586 --> 00:09:02,026 Speaker 1: would send him off to Todd Haley as who you 184 00:09:02,066 --> 00:09:04,226 Speaker 1: know well, and and we would go through that and 185 00:09:04,266 --> 00:09:07,186 Speaker 1: we would start building the game plan on Monday nights 186 00:09:07,266 --> 00:09:09,626 Speaker 1: and things that I like, things that I saw, things 187 00:09:09,666 --> 00:09:11,786 Speaker 1: that he liked. How do we mess those things together? 188 00:09:12,346 --> 00:09:14,746 Speaker 1: So that was Monday, and you know, Monday was a 189 00:09:14,786 --> 00:09:17,026 Speaker 1: full day. And the other thing that you know, people 190 00:09:17,066 --> 00:09:19,346 Speaker 1: don't understand for were Again I don't know if this 191 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:21,506 Speaker 1: is for every player, but for me, I never shut 192 00:09:21,506 --> 00:09:24,986 Speaker 1: it off so constantly. You know, there would be times 193 00:09:25,026 --> 00:09:27,106 Speaker 1: that I would wake up at two in the morning 194 00:09:27,306 --> 00:09:28,626 Speaker 1: and there was a play on my mind, and I 195 00:09:28,666 --> 00:09:30,266 Speaker 1: get out of bed and I go dropped the plays 196 00:09:30,266 --> 00:09:31,826 Speaker 1: and then try to get back to sleep. And so 197 00:09:32,066 --> 00:09:36,066 Speaker 1: Monday's were really really busy. Tuesday technically is you know, 198 00:09:36,106 --> 00:09:39,266 Speaker 1: the NFL day off, and I would say that is 199 00:09:40,106 --> 00:09:43,506 Speaker 1: the one day at least for me, that I took 200 00:09:43,586 --> 00:09:46,546 Speaker 1: more time off than any other days. Now, again, if 201 00:09:46,546 --> 00:09:50,026 Speaker 1: I was game planning, that was still intermixed throughout the day, 202 00:09:50,226 --> 00:09:53,346 Speaker 1: still getting my workout in and doing that. But you know, 203 00:09:53,386 --> 00:09:55,426 Speaker 1: a lot of teams have kind of developed getting out 204 00:09:55,426 --> 00:09:58,346 Speaker 1: in the community and doing your community work on Tuesdays, 205 00:09:58,466 --> 00:10:00,426 Speaker 1: and that was something that my wife and I tried 206 00:10:00,466 --> 00:10:02,066 Speaker 1: to adopt to set up a lot of things on 207 00:10:02,106 --> 00:10:04,986 Speaker 1: Tuesday's or for me and my wife, especially as the 208 00:10:05,066 --> 00:10:07,586 Speaker 1: kids got older, that would be our date day. But yeah, 209 00:10:07,586 --> 00:10:09,626 Speaker 1: that was kind of our one day off a week, 210 00:10:09,786 --> 00:10:11,826 Speaker 1: and then from there we we kind of rolled into 211 00:10:11,826 --> 00:10:15,266 Speaker 1: the rest of the week. But it's the time that 212 00:10:15,346 --> 00:10:17,666 Speaker 1: you have to put in and that you've you know 213 00:10:17,746 --> 00:10:20,226 Speaker 1: you've committed to in the past. That really is what 214 00:10:20,346 --> 00:10:22,906 Speaker 1: weighs you down, and I think forces most guys to retire. 215 00:10:25,746 --> 00:10:29,226 Speaker 1: My Kurts only on Tuesday, and he's talking about how 216 00:10:29,266 --> 00:10:32,826 Speaker 1: the grind can lead to thoughts of retirement. And I 217 00:10:32,906 --> 00:10:35,266 Speaker 1: need to say, it's not only the grind on the 218 00:10:35,346 --> 00:10:39,266 Speaker 1: players themselves, but it's a really tough ask for families also, Mike. 219 00:10:39,306 --> 00:10:42,866 Speaker 1: And it's this is making me think of the Steelers 220 00:10:42,986 --> 00:10:46,266 Speaker 1: former great tight end Heath Miller. You know, he retired 221 00:10:46,306 --> 00:10:49,226 Speaker 1: when he was in his early thirties, long before he 222 00:10:49,266 --> 00:10:51,666 Speaker 1: really needed to. His body still worked. He was still 223 00:10:51,706 --> 00:10:55,266 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger's favorite target, but at the time he had 224 00:10:55,306 --> 00:10:57,906 Speaker 1: three kids. Now he and his wife have four, and 225 00:10:58,706 --> 00:11:01,386 Speaker 1: he very openly said that he needed to help raise 226 00:11:01,426 --> 00:11:04,306 Speaker 1: his family. Being a part of helping to raise his 227 00:11:04,386 --> 00:11:08,786 Speaker 1: children was very, very obviously important to him. And it's 228 00:11:08,826 --> 00:11:12,426 Speaker 1: not just about what the players themselves are having to 229 00:11:12,506 --> 00:11:15,226 Speaker 1: put in, but their families too. Yeah, there's a lot 230 00:11:15,226 --> 00:11:18,466 Speaker 1: of sacrifices involved, and not even just from a player's perspective, 231 00:11:18,466 --> 00:11:20,786 Speaker 1: I would also include the coaches. In fact, one of 232 00:11:20,786 --> 00:11:23,746 Speaker 1: my good buddies who used to be the offensive coordinator 233 00:11:23,786 --> 00:11:25,666 Speaker 1: with the Ravens is Rick new heisl and Rick would 234 00:11:25,666 --> 00:11:28,026 Speaker 1: always tell me from his college coaching days, there's two 235 00:11:28,066 --> 00:11:31,426 Speaker 1: type of coaches wives, great ones and x ones. 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Kurt, 273 00:13:37,346 --> 00:13:39,346 Speaker 1: I want to reset here as you take us through 274 00:13:39,386 --> 00:13:43,066 Speaker 1: your week. So game day on Sunday, Monday, six am, 275 00:13:43,186 --> 00:13:46,626 Speaker 1: film film film, probably some treatment as well, because you 276 00:13:46,626 --> 00:13:50,506 Speaker 1: did take some hits on Sunday. Not to mention that workout, 277 00:13:50,826 --> 00:13:53,666 Speaker 1: game planning a little bit more later in your career. 278 00:13:53,826 --> 00:13:57,426 Speaker 1: Sort of the same routine on a Tuesday, although a 279 00:13:57,426 --> 00:13:58,986 Speaker 1: little bit more of a social life because the real 280 00:13:59,026 --> 00:14:00,826 Speaker 1: off day, so you do get to have a little 281 00:14:00,826 --> 00:14:04,626 Speaker 1: bit of family life balance. Wednesday morning hits. Now what 282 00:14:04,946 --> 00:14:07,466 Speaker 1: so Wednesday, you know, this is really when our work 283 00:14:07,506 --> 00:14:11,106 Speaker 1: week starts and in our long days start and kind 284 00:14:11,106 --> 00:14:13,706 Speaker 1: of the same idea you know, for me as a quarterback, 285 00:14:13,986 --> 00:14:15,586 Speaker 1: you know, we all know is that you know, we 286 00:14:15,626 --> 00:14:17,426 Speaker 1: don't really do a whole lot when it comes to 287 00:14:17,426 --> 00:14:21,066 Speaker 1: practice in terms of conditioning and stuff. And so my 288 00:14:21,146 --> 00:14:24,426 Speaker 1: work week would always start, um, you know on Wednesday's, 289 00:14:24,426 --> 00:14:26,746 Speaker 1: Thursdays and Fridays. I would get up in the morning, 290 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,986 Speaker 1: usually around five am, and I would get my own 291 00:14:29,026 --> 00:14:31,666 Speaker 1: cardio workout in either before I went to the facility, 292 00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:33,066 Speaker 1: or I would go to the facility and get it 293 00:14:33,066 --> 00:14:35,506 Speaker 1: in first and foremost, just because I knew I wasn't 294 00:14:35,506 --> 00:14:36,906 Speaker 1: gonna get a lot of cardio and I wanted to 295 00:14:36,906 --> 00:14:38,906 Speaker 1: stay in shape all season long, so it would be 296 00:14:38,986 --> 00:14:42,546 Speaker 1: forty five minutes to an hour there. Treatment again if 297 00:14:42,586 --> 00:14:44,146 Speaker 1: you needed treatment, if you needed to be in the 298 00:14:44,186 --> 00:14:47,786 Speaker 1: training room for anything you're doing that time, and again 299 00:14:47,826 --> 00:14:50,706 Speaker 1: that can be maintenance, cold tubs, hot tubs, all of 300 00:14:50,746 --> 00:14:54,266 Speaker 1: that stuff. And then usually as quarterbacks, would start our 301 00:14:54,386 --> 00:14:57,066 Speaker 1: days earlier than everyone else, so we would have an 302 00:14:57,106 --> 00:15:00,586 Speaker 1: initial meeting let's just say about seven fifteen if everybody 303 00:15:00,586 --> 00:15:03,266 Speaker 1: else was starting their meetings at eight seven fifteen, where 304 00:15:03,266 --> 00:15:06,826 Speaker 1: we would start installing the game planned quarterback wise before 305 00:15:06,866 --> 00:15:09,506 Speaker 1: everybody else, so we got one shot at it beforehand 306 00:15:09,746 --> 00:15:11,866 Speaker 1: to really go through the details of what we needed 307 00:15:11,866 --> 00:15:14,106 Speaker 1: to know what our reeds were going to be the 308 00:15:14,186 --> 00:15:17,586 Speaker 1: plays to a degree. Then from their short team meeting 309 00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:20,066 Speaker 1: usually every day with your head coach, and then we 310 00:15:20,066 --> 00:15:23,386 Speaker 1: would go into offensive meetings. And those offensive meetings, I 311 00:15:23,426 --> 00:15:26,026 Speaker 1: mean they could last, you know, hours, depending on when 312 00:15:26,066 --> 00:15:28,266 Speaker 1: you practice, because again some teams practice in the morning, 313 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:31,986 Speaker 1: some teams practice in the afternoon. But basically from whatever 314 00:15:32,026 --> 00:15:37,426 Speaker 1: that time was eight fifteen until lunch or eight fifteen 315 00:15:37,506 --> 00:15:41,266 Speaker 1: until practice, you were in meetings and you were putting 316 00:15:41,266 --> 00:15:44,266 Speaker 1: together whatever you had to put together game plan wise, 317 00:15:44,586 --> 00:15:46,946 Speaker 1: and so that could be four to five hours a 318 00:15:47,026 --> 00:15:50,946 Speaker 1: day in meetings. So Wednesdays for us was usually first 319 00:15:50,946 --> 00:15:54,386 Speaker 1: and second down game planning. So whatever we would do, 320 00:15:54,426 --> 00:15:57,506 Speaker 1: whatever the situational football was for first and second down, 321 00:15:57,546 --> 00:15:59,586 Speaker 1: how teams like to play on first and second down, 322 00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:02,226 Speaker 1: that would be everything that we installed, you know, on 323 00:16:02,546 --> 00:16:05,306 Speaker 1: that Wednesday. And so let's just say we go through 324 00:16:05,346 --> 00:16:08,386 Speaker 1: the day and however we do it, usually getting home 325 00:16:08,746 --> 00:16:11,706 Speaker 1: around five o'clock. I would say, depending on what your 326 00:16:11,746 --> 00:16:13,706 Speaker 1: routine was at the end of the day or after 327 00:16:13,746 --> 00:16:17,266 Speaker 1: practice or treatment wise, then from there it was best 328 00:16:17,306 --> 00:16:19,546 Speaker 1: we could a family dinner for me and the family, 329 00:16:19,546 --> 00:16:21,946 Speaker 1: because it was the one window I had to you know, 330 00:16:21,986 --> 00:16:23,546 Speaker 1: to be with with all my you know, I got 331 00:16:23,546 --> 00:16:25,826 Speaker 1: seven kids, so with all my kids and my wife, 332 00:16:26,226 --> 00:16:29,266 Speaker 1: the one window that I would have with them, you know, 333 00:16:29,306 --> 00:16:31,986 Speaker 1: talk about the day. And then for me, one of 334 00:16:32,026 --> 00:16:35,226 Speaker 1: my routines that I developed when I was playing is 335 00:16:35,266 --> 00:16:38,266 Speaker 1: that every single night I would take the game plan 336 00:16:38,586 --> 00:16:41,026 Speaker 1: or not even take it, but I would have my 337 00:16:41,026 --> 00:16:43,066 Speaker 1: my coaches. Um. So, if you guys have ever seen 338 00:16:43,106 --> 00:16:46,226 Speaker 1: a playbook, playbooks usually have like a page of eight 339 00:16:46,266 --> 00:16:49,186 Speaker 1: boxes and in each box there's a play you know, 340 00:16:49,266 --> 00:16:52,346 Speaker 1: the formation and how it's run, the motions and all 341 00:16:52,346 --> 00:16:54,706 Speaker 1: that stuff, and so we would you know, jot on 342 00:16:54,786 --> 00:16:56,946 Speaker 1: those all day long. So then I would come home 343 00:16:56,986 --> 00:16:58,986 Speaker 1: at night and I would have my coaches makeup just 344 00:16:59,106 --> 00:17:01,946 Speaker 1: plain boxes. So every night I would go back and 345 00:17:02,226 --> 00:17:04,786 Speaker 1: I would draw up every single play that we installed 346 00:17:04,826 --> 00:17:08,106 Speaker 1: that day, you know, formations, what we were doing, movements, 347 00:17:08,346 --> 00:17:10,266 Speaker 1: and then I would usually right in there, Okay, if 348 00:17:10,306 --> 00:17:11,946 Speaker 1: we get cover one, this is my read. If I 349 00:17:11,946 --> 00:17:14,186 Speaker 1: get covered two, this is my read, Cover three, cover four, 350 00:17:14,506 --> 00:17:16,306 Speaker 1: and kind of break it down. This guy is my hot, 351 00:17:16,306 --> 00:17:18,186 Speaker 1: this guy's my side at just so you know, I 352 00:17:18,186 --> 00:17:20,866 Speaker 1: would draw those up every single night. So usually I 353 00:17:20,906 --> 00:17:22,466 Speaker 1: would say an hour and a half to two hours 354 00:17:22,466 --> 00:17:25,146 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit more of drawing out those plays, 355 00:17:26,026 --> 00:17:28,786 Speaker 1: and then again a little bit more downtime, maybe hang 356 00:17:28,826 --> 00:17:30,786 Speaker 1: with the wife a little bit. And then one of 357 00:17:30,866 --> 00:17:33,586 Speaker 1: the things that uh that my wife didn't appreciate, but 358 00:17:34,146 --> 00:17:35,906 Speaker 1: as you say, you never turned it off. I would 359 00:17:35,906 --> 00:17:38,066 Speaker 1: bring my game plan to bed with me. So one 360 00:17:38,106 --> 00:17:40,066 Speaker 1: of our routines when I was in St. Louis, because 361 00:17:40,066 --> 00:17:42,986 Speaker 1: we had so many plays, was I would bring my 362 00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:44,546 Speaker 1: game plan to bed and I would give it to 363 00:17:44,586 --> 00:17:48,106 Speaker 1: my wife and my wife would read the play call. 364 00:17:48,426 --> 00:17:51,666 Speaker 1: Let's just say it was five post swing. So she 365 00:17:51,706 --> 00:17:53,906 Speaker 1: would read the end of the play and I would 366 00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:55,866 Speaker 1: have to tell her in a way I studied my 367 00:17:55,866 --> 00:17:57,586 Speaker 1: game plan. I would have to tell her what formation 368 00:17:57,626 --> 00:18:00,266 Speaker 1: we were running out of this week, three or right, 369 00:18:00,506 --> 00:18:04,586 Speaker 1: whatever motion we're running that a scat right post swing. 370 00:18:04,946 --> 00:18:07,346 Speaker 1: And so she would help me study for another hour 371 00:18:07,506 --> 00:18:09,586 Speaker 1: or so every night, so I would try to get 372 00:18:09,626 --> 00:18:12,506 Speaker 1: that game plan down. So again, in the game, you know, 373 00:18:12,546 --> 00:18:14,746 Speaker 1: you got the microphones in your ears, and you expect 374 00:18:14,826 --> 00:18:17,226 Speaker 1: to get the whole play, but you know sometimes they 375 00:18:17,386 --> 00:18:20,706 Speaker 1: those go out, so you signal five. And my job 376 00:18:20,786 --> 00:18:22,466 Speaker 1: was to know, okay, this week we're running it out 377 00:18:22,506 --> 00:18:25,666 Speaker 1: of trips right motion, you know, scot right. And so 378 00:18:26,186 --> 00:18:28,786 Speaker 1: she helped me with that, and so that was another hour. 379 00:18:28,906 --> 00:18:31,466 Speaker 1: So here we are nine o'clock at night, nine ten 380 00:18:31,506 --> 00:18:37,506 Speaker 1: o'clock at night, studying my game plan in bed. Very romantic, Kirk, 381 00:18:37,866 --> 00:18:40,826 Speaker 1: that is amazing, But you have to tell us the truth. 382 00:18:40,946 --> 00:18:43,666 Speaker 1: That would Brenda ever read a play and say, Kirk, Kirk, Kurd, 383 00:18:43,746 --> 00:18:46,866 Speaker 1: I don't like this play. This is a crap play. No, 384 00:18:46,986 --> 00:18:49,586 Speaker 1: not crap play in terms of what the play was, 385 00:18:49,626 --> 00:18:51,946 Speaker 1: because She usually didn't know the play, but she would 386 00:18:51,946 --> 00:18:53,826 Speaker 1: say I don't like this name, or why do you 387 00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:56,506 Speaker 1: call it that? Or she would give me some of those, 388 00:18:56,506 --> 00:18:58,786 Speaker 1: like this is stupid, what does that mean? Or and 389 00:18:58,826 --> 00:19:00,346 Speaker 1: I would tell her, you know, because we would have 390 00:19:00,986 --> 00:19:04,026 Speaker 1: different names for different things. So like we get a 391 00:19:04,106 --> 00:19:07,386 Speaker 1: call called just horn, you know, like like honker horn 392 00:19:07,866 --> 00:19:09,786 Speaker 1: when and it stands for a hitch in a corner, 393 00:19:10,226 --> 00:19:11,786 Speaker 1: and you know, so I would we would say that. 394 00:19:11,826 --> 00:19:13,546 Speaker 1: She goes, why is it called horn? What does that mean? 395 00:19:13,866 --> 00:19:15,506 Speaker 1: And I'm like, this is what it stands for. She goes, 396 00:19:15,506 --> 00:19:17,666 Speaker 1: that's stupid. So she would give me some of those. 397 00:19:17,826 --> 00:19:20,186 Speaker 1: But it's still funny that if you come by my 398 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:22,506 Speaker 1: wife to this day and just say, hey, give me 399 00:19:22,546 --> 00:19:24,906 Speaker 1: a play call from St. Louis, she'll give you some 400 00:19:25,066 --> 00:19:27,786 Speaker 1: terms that we used to use. So she always jokes 401 00:19:27,786 --> 00:19:29,866 Speaker 1: with me. She's like, how do you guys remember what 402 00:19:29,986 --> 00:19:32,866 Speaker 1: you remember? Like twenty years ago, you can still remember 403 00:19:33,066 --> 00:19:35,466 Speaker 1: what yard line you were on or what play you called, 404 00:19:35,906 --> 00:19:37,866 Speaker 1: you know, at this point in the game. And she's like, 405 00:19:37,906 --> 00:19:39,826 Speaker 1: but you never remember what my wedding dress looked like. 406 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:42,346 Speaker 1: And so it's funny that I could say that to 407 00:19:42,386 --> 00:19:44,146 Speaker 1: her now. Like, give me a play call from St. Louis, 408 00:19:44,146 --> 00:19:46,026 Speaker 1: and I'm sure she could do it too. So yes, 409 00:19:46,106 --> 00:19:49,066 Speaker 1: that became you know, the romantic part of our relationship 410 00:19:49,266 --> 00:19:51,226 Speaker 1: was we got to spend time together going through my 411 00:19:51,306 --> 00:19:54,826 Speaker 1: game plans at night, and so that was really the 412 00:19:54,946 --> 00:19:58,586 Speaker 1: routine for both Wednesdays and Thursdays. Does she have a 413 00:19:58,666 --> 00:20:02,746 Speaker 1: favorite coordinator? Though all the coordinators you had, all those 414 00:20:03,906 --> 00:20:06,306 Speaker 1: a favorite one, I don't think she liked any of Uh. 415 00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:09,106 Speaker 1: So she would always joke that, uh, you know that 416 00:20:09,226 --> 00:20:12,026 Speaker 1: I was having an affair with Todd Hayley because when 417 00:20:12,026 --> 00:20:14,786 Speaker 1: we were game planning together, I mean it was constant. 418 00:20:14,826 --> 00:20:17,066 Speaker 1: You know, We'd be in bed or again, she'd feel 419 00:20:17,106 --> 00:20:18,946 Speaker 1: me wake up at three in the morning and all 420 00:20:18,946 --> 00:20:20,826 Speaker 1: of a sudden, I'm grabbing my phone and I'm texting 421 00:20:20,906 --> 00:20:24,386 Speaker 1: something and she's like, oh my gosh, is that your mistress? 422 00:20:24,466 --> 00:20:27,266 Speaker 1: Is that mistress Haley? You know she would joke about 423 00:20:27,266 --> 00:20:29,666 Speaker 1: that because we did, you know, we were talking. We 424 00:20:29,666 --> 00:20:33,306 Speaker 1: were on our phones more than I probably spent time 425 00:20:33,346 --> 00:20:36,306 Speaker 1: with with my wife, especially during the season, and so 426 00:20:36,546 --> 00:20:39,666 Speaker 1: Wednesdays and Thursdays were primarily made up of that. Thursday's 427 00:20:40,146 --> 00:20:43,186 Speaker 1: was our our third down packages and so instead of 428 00:20:43,226 --> 00:20:46,906 Speaker 1: first and second down, but basically the same routine all 429 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:50,066 Speaker 1: of Thursday, and so those were are really really long days, 430 00:20:50,186 --> 00:20:51,986 Speaker 1: you know, as I said, whatever five in the morning 431 00:20:52,066 --> 00:20:54,906 Speaker 1: till ten o'clock at night and then waking up and 432 00:20:54,906 --> 00:21:01,186 Speaker 1: doing the exact same thing on Thursday. Mike, I would 433 00:21:01,466 --> 00:21:06,826 Speaker 1: love Brendan Werner talked through some QB terminology with me. 434 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:09,106 Speaker 1: There is no doubt in my mind to d D 435 00:21:09,266 --> 00:21:13,426 Speaker 1: that she could handle business and probably educate a We 436 00:21:13,426 --> 00:21:15,586 Speaker 1: should do a whole episode just with Brenda. She just 437 00:21:15,706 --> 00:21:19,026 Speaker 1: breaking down everything the version two point oh of this one. 438 00:21:19,106 --> 00:21:21,946 Speaker 1: She's awesome. She I have to say from personal experience, 439 00:21:21,946 --> 00:21:25,266 Speaker 1: she really is awesome. It's patience of a saint too. 440 00:21:25,306 --> 00:21:27,666 Speaker 1: If she's kind of laying in bed and hanging out 441 00:21:27,706 --> 00:21:31,266 Speaker 1: with Curtain explaining and quizzing him on the playbook, that 442 00:21:31,466 --> 00:21:33,426 Speaker 1: really is just kind of an awesome story to hear. 443 00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:35,706 Speaker 1: But coming up, there's more with our Hall of Famer 444 00:21:35,786 --> 00:21:37,746 Speaker 1: Kurt Warner and a couple of stories of our own. 445 00:21:37,866 --> 00:21:47,626 Speaker 1: It's NFL Explained. This podcast is sponsored by Kindrel. 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What 461 00:22:54,026 --> 00:22:59,026 Speaker 1: a pass by Kurt Warner left by the perfect health 462 00:22:59,106 --> 00:23:07,706 Speaker 1: touchdown ram. So then you're basically installed by Thursday, even 463 00:23:08,426 --> 00:23:12,386 Speaker 1: well Friday right the red zone Friday yep so um, 464 00:23:12,786 --> 00:23:16,026 Speaker 1: same idea. So it was a brisker tempo on Friday's 465 00:23:16,466 --> 00:23:19,186 Speaker 1: and usually you were out of the facility on Friday's 466 00:23:19,186 --> 00:23:22,906 Speaker 1: probably one thirty two o'clock in most situations, so that 467 00:23:23,026 --> 00:23:24,826 Speaker 1: was the night to get home and get some rest 468 00:23:24,906 --> 00:23:27,466 Speaker 1: and really start preparing for the game. So Friday's were 469 00:23:27,906 --> 00:23:29,706 Speaker 1: day that you could get home and spend a little 470 00:23:29,706 --> 00:23:31,986 Speaker 1: bit more time with your family, and so we would 471 00:23:32,026 --> 00:23:34,866 Speaker 1: go home earlier. But my routine in the evenings would 472 00:23:34,906 --> 00:23:38,186 Speaker 1: be primarily the same, still going through all those details, 473 00:23:38,266 --> 00:23:41,546 Speaker 1: drawing them up, and then Saturday just vary depending on 474 00:23:41,626 --> 00:23:44,586 Speaker 1: whether you were traveling or not, but coming in the morning, 475 00:23:44,626 --> 00:23:47,306 Speaker 1: do your work and a short walk through practice to 476 00:23:47,346 --> 00:23:49,706 Speaker 1: clean up everything that you had done throughout the week. 477 00:23:50,066 --> 00:23:52,626 Speaker 1: And then depending on which team I was with, some 478 00:23:52,706 --> 00:23:54,666 Speaker 1: teams you were clear to go for the rest of 479 00:23:54,706 --> 00:23:56,746 Speaker 1: the day you stayed at home. Other teams we would 480 00:23:56,746 --> 00:23:58,786 Speaker 1: stay in hotels, so we would get to go home 481 00:23:58,826 --> 00:24:01,706 Speaker 1: for a few hours, do whatever, watch your kids play 482 00:24:01,786 --> 00:24:04,746 Speaker 1: a Saturday game, or hang out watching college football, or 483 00:24:04,786 --> 00:24:07,346 Speaker 1: hang out with your family, and then early evening you 484 00:24:07,346 --> 00:24:09,466 Speaker 1: would have to go back to the hotel, and it 485 00:24:09,506 --> 00:24:11,746 Speaker 1: would kind of simulate what you would do on the road. 486 00:24:12,266 --> 00:24:14,626 Speaker 1: So on the road, you know, you get to your hotel, 487 00:24:14,746 --> 00:24:16,986 Speaker 1: have a little time to relax, and then once again 488 00:24:17,026 --> 00:24:20,106 Speaker 1: it's final meetings, going through all the details. Make sure 489 00:24:20,106 --> 00:24:23,066 Speaker 1: you're you know, you've got all those details ironed out. Yeah, 490 00:24:23,106 --> 00:24:26,426 Speaker 1: there's this collaboration that you're describing with the people that 491 00:24:26,466 --> 00:24:29,706 Speaker 1: you're working with. Your preparation is so meticulous. Just even 492 00:24:29,786 --> 00:24:31,786 Speaker 1: hearing some of the stories that you're telling, and I 493 00:24:31,826 --> 00:24:34,986 Speaker 1: would imagine it's it's not the same for everyone. But 494 00:24:35,426 --> 00:24:37,866 Speaker 1: because you did so much of that work, did you 495 00:24:37,906 --> 00:24:41,066 Speaker 1: always feel ready for every game? Yeah? Yeah, I mean 496 00:24:41,226 --> 00:24:44,666 Speaker 1: being ready was not an issue. And you know, to 497 00:24:44,666 --> 00:24:47,266 Speaker 1: come to your point is that I told you my routine. 498 00:24:47,866 --> 00:24:50,426 Speaker 1: But lots of guys are different. Like I always say 499 00:24:50,466 --> 00:24:53,066 Speaker 1: to people, you know, when I talk to quarterbacks a lot, 500 00:24:53,066 --> 00:24:55,146 Speaker 1: I'm like, you can listen to me and listen Tom 501 00:24:55,146 --> 00:24:57,986 Speaker 1: Brady and Peyton Manning and all these great quarterbacks, but 502 00:24:58,026 --> 00:25:00,786 Speaker 1: you've got to figure out who you are and how 503 00:25:00,906 --> 00:25:03,066 Speaker 1: you need to prepare and how you need to play 504 00:25:03,066 --> 00:25:06,066 Speaker 1: the game, because for all of us it's different. And 505 00:25:06,106 --> 00:25:08,146 Speaker 1: so you know, people ask me all the time, how 506 00:25:08,226 --> 00:25:10,426 Speaker 1: much film do you watch? You know, and I would 507 00:25:10,426 --> 00:25:13,026 Speaker 1: tell them I wasn't a big film watcher. And now 508 00:25:13,706 --> 00:25:16,506 Speaker 1: it's a relative term, you know, not a big film watcher. 509 00:25:16,586 --> 00:25:19,346 Speaker 1: I watched hours and hours of film every week. I 510 00:25:19,386 --> 00:25:23,226 Speaker 1: just watched it differently than other people. And it wasn't 511 00:25:23,386 --> 00:25:26,066 Speaker 1: the end all be all for me. For me, as 512 00:25:26,106 --> 00:25:28,026 Speaker 1: I've told you guys, you know, studying my game plan 513 00:25:28,146 --> 00:25:30,746 Speaker 1: with my wife in bed or drawing up the pictures 514 00:25:30,786 --> 00:25:33,866 Speaker 1: every day, the way I played the game was I 515 00:25:33,986 --> 00:25:36,586 Speaker 1: was great at reacting. I was great at seeing defenses 516 00:25:36,626 --> 00:25:38,666 Speaker 1: and understanding what they're doing and reacting and get the 517 00:25:38,706 --> 00:25:41,346 Speaker 1: ball out of my hands. So my goal every week, 518 00:25:41,506 --> 00:25:44,866 Speaker 1: to your point, Mike, about being prepared was being prepared 519 00:25:44,946 --> 00:25:47,466 Speaker 1: for me was not knowing what the defense was going 520 00:25:47,506 --> 00:25:49,306 Speaker 1: to do, although I always felt like I had a 521 00:25:49,346 --> 00:25:52,386 Speaker 1: good idea. Being prepared for me was knowing what I 522 00:25:52,466 --> 00:25:57,866 Speaker 1: was supposed to do in every situation, every blitz, every protection, 523 00:25:58,266 --> 00:26:01,866 Speaker 1: every route, what why read is on every single coverage? 524 00:26:02,186 --> 00:26:04,186 Speaker 1: That was my prep. And so a lot of the 525 00:26:04,186 --> 00:26:06,466 Speaker 1: stuff that we talked about has been that's about film 526 00:26:06,466 --> 00:26:09,786 Speaker 1: study and more about me learning our offense to the 527 00:26:09,826 --> 00:26:12,026 Speaker 1: point where I knew it like the back of my hand. 528 00:26:12,306 --> 00:26:15,266 Speaker 1: So now I could play to my strengths, like, all right, 529 00:26:15,306 --> 00:26:16,906 Speaker 1: what you guys gonna do? I knew what I was 530 00:26:16,946 --> 00:26:18,426 Speaker 1: looking at. Oh, you're gonna do that bang. This is 531 00:26:18,426 --> 00:26:20,986 Speaker 1: how I react to it. A guy like Peyton Manning, 532 00:26:21,826 --> 00:26:23,786 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say again like I'm not gonna say 533 00:26:23,826 --> 00:26:25,946 Speaker 1: he didn't prepare and know what he was supposed to do. 534 00:26:26,346 --> 00:26:28,986 Speaker 1: But if you watched a lot of Peyton Manning's offenses, 535 00:26:28,986 --> 00:26:31,546 Speaker 1: they were more simple offenses. You know, they didn't have 536 00:26:31,666 --> 00:26:34,546 Speaker 1: a million different combinations. He ran the same kind of 537 00:26:34,546 --> 00:26:38,386 Speaker 1: combinations things he was very comfortable with. But his goal was, 538 00:26:38,826 --> 00:26:41,386 Speaker 1: I'm gonna watch a bunch of tape and so I'm 539 00:26:41,386 --> 00:26:44,226 Speaker 1: gonna know when ray Lewis does this, they're gonna bring 540 00:26:44,266 --> 00:26:46,866 Speaker 1: this blitz. So I'm gonna make one of my funky 541 00:26:46,986 --> 00:26:49,386 Speaker 1: signals and I'm gonna call the right play in the 542 00:26:49,506 --> 00:26:52,186 Speaker 1: right situation every time. And that's how I'm going to 543 00:26:52,266 --> 00:26:54,466 Speaker 1: have success. Best I've ever seen it. Playing the game 544 00:26:54,546 --> 00:26:57,506 Speaker 1: before the snap. I played the game after the snap. 545 00:26:57,786 --> 00:27:00,586 Speaker 1: So the way I prepared was different than the way 546 00:27:00,666 --> 00:27:03,186 Speaker 1: he prepared, because he wanted to answer all the questions, 547 00:27:03,906 --> 00:27:06,546 Speaker 1: you know, before the snap of the ball, before they 548 00:27:06,546 --> 00:27:08,226 Speaker 1: gave him to him. He wanted to have every answer 549 00:27:08,226 --> 00:27:11,066 Speaker 1: to the question for me. I wanted to do it afterwards. 550 00:27:11,146 --> 00:27:13,506 Speaker 1: Show me what you're gonna roll out here and I'm 551 00:27:13,506 --> 00:27:15,386 Speaker 1: gonna outthink you, and I'm gonna be able to think 552 00:27:15,426 --> 00:27:17,466 Speaker 1: faster than you can, and that's how I was going 553 00:27:17,546 --> 00:27:21,426 Speaker 1: to win. So preparation for me throughout the week became 554 00:27:21,506 --> 00:27:24,226 Speaker 1: different than it was for other people. But I had 555 00:27:24,306 --> 00:27:26,786 Speaker 1: to know what made me me and what made me 556 00:27:26,826 --> 00:27:29,706 Speaker 1: special and how I could separate myself, and so my 557 00:27:29,906 --> 00:27:34,506 Speaker 1: preparation throughout the week curtailed around this is what I do, 558 00:27:34,666 --> 00:27:37,106 Speaker 1: this is how I play, And so I think it's 559 00:27:37,146 --> 00:27:40,026 Speaker 1: always important for whoever is listening to this is that 560 00:27:40,146 --> 00:27:43,506 Speaker 1: my way is not everybody's way. Peyton Manning's way is 561 00:27:43,586 --> 00:27:46,306 Speaker 1: not everybody's way. I work with some quarterbacks that were 562 00:27:46,346 --> 00:27:48,386 Speaker 1: with Peyton, and I would work with them and I 563 00:27:48,626 --> 00:27:50,106 Speaker 1: put them up on a board and asked them to 564 00:27:50,146 --> 00:27:53,306 Speaker 1: talk me through something, and they take twenty minutes to 565 00:27:53,346 --> 00:27:56,786 Speaker 1: go through what protection they were gonna call. And I'm like, dude, 566 00:27:56,666 --> 00:27:59,866 Speaker 1: you got twenty minutes, you got you got four seconds, 567 00:27:59,946 --> 00:28:02,706 Speaker 1: you got fifteen seconds. We don't have time for all this. 568 00:28:03,146 --> 00:28:06,746 Speaker 1: The problem is other guys would overthink that. Peyton didn't 569 00:28:06,786 --> 00:28:10,466 Speaker 1: overthink it. Peyton saw it, understood it, knew the nuances 570 00:28:10,586 --> 00:28:12,506 Speaker 1: could make the check, and he wasn't given me well 571 00:28:12,546 --> 00:28:15,506 Speaker 1: if they do, no, this is what they're doing. Boom, 572 00:28:15,506 --> 00:28:18,666 Speaker 1: I'm checking, I'm out. I'm going Not everybody could do that. 573 00:28:18,746 --> 00:28:22,626 Speaker 1: So I saw people get handcuffed and not being able 574 00:28:22,666 --> 00:28:25,266 Speaker 1: to play their game because they were trying to prepare 575 00:28:25,346 --> 00:28:28,466 Speaker 1: like somebody that didn't play the game like they did. 576 00:28:28,666 --> 00:28:31,626 Speaker 1: And so that becomes so important to me. And in 577 00:28:31,746 --> 00:28:36,146 Speaker 1: preparation of anything is knowing your skill set, knowing what 578 00:28:36,266 --> 00:28:39,466 Speaker 1: you need to do to succeed, and then developing your 579 00:28:39,546 --> 00:28:43,306 Speaker 1: game plan or your preparation plan around that. Before we 580 00:28:43,386 --> 00:28:46,946 Speaker 1: wrap everything up, take us through Sunday morning, because again 581 00:28:47,186 --> 00:28:49,106 Speaker 1: I'm going to use the fans. I think a lot 582 00:28:49,106 --> 00:28:52,026 Speaker 1: of people see whoever it is roll In and his 583 00:28:52,106 --> 00:28:55,066 Speaker 1: fancy suit and his fedora and wave at the NFL 584 00:28:55,106 --> 00:28:57,906 Speaker 1: Network camera and think, okay, puts on his uniform and 585 00:28:57,946 --> 00:29:00,666 Speaker 1: he runs out there. When did you wake up on Sunday? 586 00:29:00,786 --> 00:29:03,426 Speaker 1: And what was everything until let's call it one pm. 587 00:29:03,506 --> 00:29:06,186 Speaker 1: Let's pretend it's a one pm kickoff. So let me 588 00:29:06,186 --> 00:29:09,106 Speaker 1: take you back to the Saturday afternoon. So Saturday is 589 00:29:09,146 --> 00:29:12,786 Speaker 1: done with practice, go home, and that was kind of 590 00:29:12,786 --> 00:29:14,666 Speaker 1: my time to lounge around, be with the family and 591 00:29:14,706 --> 00:29:19,786 Speaker 1: whatever before whatever happened Saturday evening, And so Saturday evening 592 00:29:20,266 --> 00:29:24,986 Speaker 1: or late afternoon was when my wife calls at the zone. 593 00:29:25,266 --> 00:29:27,986 Speaker 1: She could just tell it became three four in the 594 00:29:28,026 --> 00:29:31,546 Speaker 1: afternoon and she's like, all right, Kurt, time to go, 595 00:29:31,826 --> 00:29:34,346 Speaker 1: get out, go to the hotel. That's when I got 596 00:29:34,346 --> 00:29:37,226 Speaker 1: locked in with Saturday afternoon. From that point in time 597 00:29:37,306 --> 00:29:40,226 Speaker 1: until I went to bed at night, it was all football, 598 00:29:40,426 --> 00:29:43,866 Speaker 1: playing plays in my mind, talking myself through different things, 599 00:29:44,106 --> 00:29:47,146 Speaker 1: situational football, what was I going to see? And so 600 00:29:47,626 --> 00:29:49,466 Speaker 1: that was one of my gifts, was the ability to 601 00:29:49,466 --> 00:29:52,266 Speaker 1: get focused. Obviously wasn't a gift for my family, but 602 00:29:52,826 --> 00:29:55,546 Speaker 1: it paid dividends in the long run. So that was 603 00:29:55,626 --> 00:29:58,346 Speaker 1: really where it started for me, was that afternoon. And 604 00:29:58,666 --> 00:30:00,666 Speaker 1: you didn't put a clock on it. It was just 605 00:30:01,306 --> 00:30:03,306 Speaker 1: as you got closer and closer, it just started to 606 00:30:03,306 --> 00:30:06,746 Speaker 1: take over my brain. So Saturday night was all football. 607 00:30:06,906 --> 00:30:10,386 Speaker 1: It was everything that had to do with Sunday. Sunday 608 00:30:10,706 --> 00:30:14,586 Speaker 1: was no football until game time. And what I mean 609 00:30:14,666 --> 00:30:16,186 Speaker 1: by that is I didn't look at my game plan. 610 00:30:16,626 --> 00:30:18,706 Speaker 1: I didn't go over plays. I didn't I mean again, 611 00:30:18,866 --> 00:30:21,666 Speaker 1: obviously things were ruminating in my head and different, but 612 00:30:22,306 --> 00:30:23,866 Speaker 1: I didn't look at a single thing that had to 613 00:30:23,866 --> 00:30:25,986 Speaker 1: do with football. I said to myself, by the time 614 00:30:26,026 --> 00:30:27,866 Speaker 1: I go to bed on Saturday night, I'm gonna be 615 00:30:27,866 --> 00:30:30,226 Speaker 1: ready to go, so I can wake up Sunday and 616 00:30:30,426 --> 00:30:33,226 Speaker 1: let's go play ball. And so the hardest thing for 617 00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:36,106 Speaker 1: me was night games. I wanted to wake up, go 618 00:30:36,186 --> 00:30:39,146 Speaker 1: eat breakfast, go to the stadium and play. So it 619 00:30:39,186 --> 00:30:41,666 Speaker 1: was beautiful my first year in St. Louis because every 620 00:30:41,666 --> 00:30:44,306 Speaker 1: game we played was at noon Central time. We weren't 621 00:30:44,306 --> 00:30:46,026 Speaker 1: a good team. The year before we had no prime 622 00:30:46,066 --> 00:30:48,826 Speaker 1: time games. Every game was at noon, So it was 623 00:30:48,866 --> 00:30:50,826 Speaker 1: get up in the morning, go to the facility. We 624 00:30:51,026 --> 00:30:53,586 Speaker 1: have chapel or church service if that was something that 625 00:30:53,666 --> 00:30:56,426 Speaker 1: you did. Then they had breakfast for us, and then 626 00:30:56,706 --> 00:30:57,946 Speaker 1: they had a time where you had to be at 627 00:30:57,946 --> 00:31:00,186 Speaker 1: the stadium. For me, if I was on the road, 628 00:31:00,186 --> 00:31:02,026 Speaker 1: I was on the last bus. I did not want 629 00:31:02,026 --> 00:31:04,066 Speaker 1: to be sitting in my locker room thinking about the games. 630 00:31:04,426 --> 00:31:06,226 Speaker 1: I wanted to show up, I wanted to get dressed, 631 00:31:06,226 --> 00:31:08,266 Speaker 1: and I wanted to go play. But it was more 632 00:31:08,266 --> 00:31:11,386 Speaker 1: of a general focus on Sundays where I wasn't touching 633 00:31:11,466 --> 00:31:14,066 Speaker 1: base with anything specific because I knew that I was 634 00:31:14,106 --> 00:31:17,266 Speaker 1: already ready it was just I'm buying my time, trying 635 00:31:17,266 --> 00:31:20,426 Speaker 1: to manage my anxiety and my nerves just to get 636 00:31:20,506 --> 00:31:22,626 Speaker 1: to kick off. But I didn't want anybody talking ball 637 00:31:22,706 --> 00:31:24,746 Speaker 1: with me. I didn't want to have any meetings. You know, 638 00:31:24,906 --> 00:31:27,386 Speaker 1: sometimes we see it on game day morning and see 639 00:31:27,426 --> 00:31:31,746 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks and ovid's coordinators walking around the field, and no, 640 00:31:32,266 --> 00:31:34,186 Speaker 1: don't you know, don't talk to me, just get me 641 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,466 Speaker 1: to kick off. I got this at this point, So 642 00:31:36,466 --> 00:31:39,746 Speaker 1: Sunday to me was really just managing things till you 643 00:31:39,786 --> 00:31:41,906 Speaker 1: could go play ball. I love it. I gotta tell you, 644 00:31:41,986 --> 00:31:44,266 Speaker 1: current first time I've had actually had an opportunity to 645 00:31:44,306 --> 00:31:46,626 Speaker 1: talk with you. Can't thank you enough for giving us 646 00:31:46,626 --> 00:31:48,946 Speaker 1: as much time on the podcast. Thank you so much 647 00:31:48,986 --> 00:31:51,466 Speaker 1: for putting into context what the schedule looks like for 648 00:31:51,466 --> 00:31:53,866 Speaker 1: an NFL player. Oh you got my pleasure being on. 649 00:31:53,906 --> 00:31:56,066 Speaker 1: And I'm always willing to talk to anybody that wants 650 00:31:56,066 --> 00:31:57,906 Speaker 1: to talk ball and wants to learn ball. And so 651 00:31:57,946 --> 00:31:59,866 Speaker 1: that's the thing about a d D is that we 652 00:31:59,906 --> 00:32:02,266 Speaker 1: always get to talk ball. And you know, I don't 653 00:32:02,266 --> 00:32:04,826 Speaker 1: need all the fluff when it's game time, where it's 654 00:32:04,826 --> 00:32:07,546 Speaker 1: season time, or but we're getting ready, I just want 655 00:32:07,586 --> 00:32:09,386 Speaker 1: to talk with people that want to learn the game 656 00:32:09,426 --> 00:32:11,346 Speaker 1: and want to talk about it, and so I always 657 00:32:11,426 --> 00:32:13,346 Speaker 1: enjoy my conversations with the d D when we get 658 00:32:13,386 --> 00:32:15,626 Speaker 1: a chance to catch up. Well, Kurt, you are the best. 659 00:32:15,666 --> 00:32:18,626 Speaker 1: You of course prompted now eighteen questions about who had 660 00:32:18,666 --> 00:32:21,266 Speaker 1: what sort of notebooks, And I am definitely texting Todd 661 00:32:21,266 --> 00:32:23,586 Speaker 1: Haley to say, how come I don't know about this 662 00:32:23,666 --> 00:32:27,146 Speaker 1: affair with Kurt Warner of all people. Yes, you will 663 00:32:27,186 --> 00:32:30,426 Speaker 1: have to do that and he'll know exactly. Christie would 664 00:32:30,466 --> 00:32:33,826 Speaker 1: say the same things. Her and Brenda would talk saying 665 00:32:33,826 --> 00:32:35,706 Speaker 1: like can you get your husband off the phone? I 666 00:32:35,706 --> 00:32:38,186 Speaker 1: gotta get my husband off the phone. It's time for 667 00:32:38,266 --> 00:32:41,186 Speaker 1: day night. So they had plenty of those conversations. Well, 668 00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:47,986 Speaker 1: it's great, Kurt, thank you, Thank you so much. Just 669 00:32:48,026 --> 00:32:51,706 Speaker 1: so awesome to hear Kurt Warner's dedication that he has 670 00:32:51,826 --> 00:32:53,906 Speaker 1: to his craft and had to his craft and actually 671 00:32:53,906 --> 00:32:56,186 Speaker 1: think he still has it to a certain degree when 672 00:32:56,186 --> 00:32:58,506 Speaker 1: you think of him as a broadcaster on NFL Network, 673 00:32:58,626 --> 00:33:00,786 Speaker 1: he really is tremendous and just hearing some of the 674 00:33:00,866 --> 00:33:04,226 Speaker 1: stories really remarkable and add there's at one point in 675 00:33:04,226 --> 00:33:06,946 Speaker 1: our interview with Kurt where you would ask him about 676 00:33:07,426 --> 00:33:10,666 Speaker 1: other people being involved with him, watching film and being 677 00:33:10,706 --> 00:33:13,506 Speaker 1: in a facility. There's a reason why he's a Hall 678 00:33:13,546 --> 00:33:16,826 Speaker 1: of Famer. There's a different type of work ethic associated 679 00:33:16,866 --> 00:33:19,706 Speaker 1: with a guy that was able to perform at that level. 680 00:33:19,946 --> 00:33:23,346 Speaker 1: For sure, Mike, and not always, but in general, the 681 00:33:23,466 --> 00:33:26,106 Speaker 1: quarterback is the player that has to put in the 682 00:33:26,146 --> 00:33:29,746 Speaker 1: most time because of the nature of his position and 683 00:33:29,786 --> 00:33:31,986 Speaker 1: what is expected of him. But it's not only the 684 00:33:32,066 --> 00:33:35,466 Speaker 1: quarterback that works this way. And in fact, when Kurt 685 00:33:35,466 --> 00:33:38,186 Speaker 1: Werner was talking about his notebooks, it made me think 686 00:33:38,226 --> 00:33:41,706 Speaker 1: of Antonio Brown. You remember those magical years when he 687 00:33:41,746 --> 00:33:45,226 Speaker 1: and Ben Roethlisberger were arguably the best quarterback wide receiver 688 00:33:45,306 --> 00:33:48,506 Speaker 1: duo in the NFL. The truth is, Antonio Brown was 689 00:33:48,546 --> 00:33:53,626 Speaker 1: never the best route runner, the fastest guy, the number 690 00:33:53,626 --> 00:33:57,586 Speaker 1: one hands in the NFL. Antonio Brown was really and 691 00:33:57,626 --> 00:34:00,786 Speaker 1: truly one of the hardest working players that I've ever 692 00:34:00,866 --> 00:34:03,946 Speaker 1: covered in my life. He would stay after practice and 693 00:34:03,986 --> 00:34:06,906 Speaker 1: catch hundreds of balls on the jugs machine every single day. 694 00:34:07,066 --> 00:34:08,786 Speaker 1: He'd go to l a fitness to get in an 695 00:34:08,826 --> 00:34:12,706 Speaker 1: extra workout in the evenings, and he kept notebooks. Mike, 696 00:34:12,866 --> 00:34:15,666 Speaker 1: you know how Kurt was talking about studying his playbook 697 00:34:15,666 --> 00:34:19,026 Speaker 1: at night with Brenda Well. Antonio once showed me the 698 00:34:19,146 --> 00:34:21,946 Speaker 1: stack of notebooks he had, one for every single season 699 00:34:21,986 --> 00:34:25,266 Speaker 1: he'd been in the NFL, and every single day he'd 700 00:34:25,266 --> 00:34:28,986 Speaker 1: take notes on meetings on what happened, and then he'd 701 00:34:28,986 --> 00:34:31,586 Speaker 1: go home at night and he'd reread those notes and 702 00:34:31,586 --> 00:34:35,026 Speaker 1: he'd highlight things. And Todd Haley, who was the offensive 703 00:34:35,026 --> 00:34:37,866 Speaker 1: coordinator of the Steelers for six years, told me once 704 00:34:37,906 --> 00:34:41,586 Speaker 1: that Antonio would bring up these obscure things that Haley 705 00:34:41,626 --> 00:34:45,186 Speaker 1: said five six, seven weeks ago because he was constantly 706 00:34:45,226 --> 00:34:48,306 Speaker 1: studying those notebooks where he had written down whatever it 707 00:34:48,426 --> 00:34:51,386 Speaker 1: was that Haley said that Haley had forgotten. He said, 708 00:34:52,026 --> 00:34:54,346 Speaker 1: And this all takes me back to Mike too, when 709 00:34:54,346 --> 00:34:56,866 Speaker 1: we talked to Justin Tucker a few weeks ago, and 710 00:34:56,866 --> 00:34:59,826 Speaker 1: he said it's the job of a professional to make 711 00:35:00,026 --> 00:35:04,106 Speaker 1: difficult things look easy, and that perhaps fans don't realize 712 00:35:04,146 --> 00:35:08,986 Speaker 1: how much goes into actually making those things look easy. Yeah, 713 00:35:09,026 --> 00:35:11,826 Speaker 1: that's why I loved hearing what Kurt was saying about 714 00:35:11,866 --> 00:35:14,226 Speaker 1: what his regiment was. During the course of the week. 715 00:35:14,666 --> 00:35:17,306 Speaker 1: We could have gone on forever with Kurt, and I 716 00:35:17,346 --> 00:35:19,186 Speaker 1: think we need to do another episode of d D, 717 00:35:19,426 --> 00:35:21,866 Speaker 1: not just on what the off season looks like, because 718 00:35:21,866 --> 00:35:23,666 Speaker 1: I think that's really important. Kurt took us through what 719 00:35:23,746 --> 00:35:27,066 Speaker 1: the in season week looks like. But there's so much involved, 720 00:35:27,266 --> 00:35:28,786 Speaker 1: you know. I'm sure Aby was sitting in the off 721 00:35:28,826 --> 00:35:30,786 Speaker 1: season look at some of those notes that he took. 722 00:35:30,986 --> 00:35:32,946 Speaker 1: You know, maybe not every single day, but there's other 723 00:35:32,986 --> 00:35:34,866 Speaker 1: things that are involved in the off season. 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