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Great article everyone should read about Peyton Manning.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--fo...034654197.html
INDIANAPOLIS – March was the most intense month.
March was when Peyton Manning embarked upon his review of the previous season, a laborious task that began on the first Monday of the month. This is when Manning arrived at the Indianapolis Colts' headquarters at 6:30 a.m., ready to lock himself in the offensive coach's meeting room with offensive coordinator Tom Moore and whichever quarterback coach the team had at that time. They clicked on the television, cued up the Colts' first offensive play of the season and tore it apart.
Did the play work? If not, why? Was it blocked right? Were the receivers in the best position? How about the running back? Did it turn into a sack? Manning HATED sacks. What could they do to prevent sacks?
They wrote all their thoughts about the season's first play on pads in front of them, always asking themselves: "How can we do this differently?" When they couldn't discuss the first play anymore they went to the second, dissecting it for every flaw. Then the third and the fourth and the fifth …
The review went all day that first day, ending only when the men couldn't possibly break apart another play. They went home only to arrive at 6:30 the following morning and every weekday morning after that until the month was over and the autopsy of Indianapolis' offense the previous season was complete.
This was Manning's idea, of course, because even the most insane, obsessive coach could not conceive of such a meticulous process. Manning, however, could.
"You know how people have compulsions?" Moore says. "This was his compulsion. He wants to be the best player."
And yet as Moore ponders the Marches he lost to Manning's season review, he does not moan with exasperation. Instead, he says this:
"Peyton made me a better coach. I'm proud to say that."
....view the rest at the link.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--fo...034654197.html
INDIANAPOLIS – March was the most intense month.
March was when Peyton Manning embarked upon his review of the previous season, a laborious task that began on the first Monday of the month. This is when Manning arrived at the Indianapolis Colts' headquarters at 6:30 a.m., ready to lock himself in the offensive coach's meeting room with offensive coordinator Tom Moore and whichever quarterback coach the team had at that time. They clicked on the television, cued up the Colts' first offensive play of the season and tore it apart.
Did the play work? If not, why? Was it blocked right? Were the receivers in the best position? How about the running back? Did it turn into a sack? Manning HATED sacks. What could they do to prevent sacks?
They wrote all their thoughts about the season's first play on pads in front of them, always asking themselves: "How can we do this differently?" When they couldn't discuss the first play anymore they went to the second, dissecting it for every flaw. Then the third and the fourth and the fifth …
The review went all day that first day, ending only when the men couldn't possibly break apart another play. They went home only to arrive at 6:30 the following morning and every weekday morning after that until the month was over and the autopsy of Indianapolis' offense the previous season was complete.
This was Manning's idea, of course, because even the most insane, obsessive coach could not conceive of such a meticulous process. Manning, however, could.
"You know how people have compulsions?" Moore says. "This was his compulsion. He wants to be the best player."
And yet as Moore ponders the Marches he lost to Manning's season review, he does not moan with exasperation. Instead, he says this:
"Peyton made me a better coach. I'm proud to say that."
....view the rest at the link.
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