00:00Coach, you know, I got to tell you, I'm not going to, I'm not going to, I'm not going to
00:03lie to you, coach. I hate the combines because I think it's fool's gold. It's called the, you know, the
00:09underwear Olympics. And so, you know, you got a guy, I had a guy the other day tell me, you
00:13see that guy run a four, seven, eight. I'm like, well, what's his, what's his tape look like? I mean,
00:18what's his, what's his game tape look like? You know, a guy back in the day by the name of
00:22Jimmy Johnson told me he was a 20 foot rule guy.
00:26All I needed to see was 20 feet of tape. And I knew if the guy could play or not,
00:31it had nothing to do with it. How do you look at these combines?
00:34Yeah, it's, it's the Olympics, you know, it's a, there's so many guys that just shoot up draft boards because
00:40they run so fast, but the tape doesn't say they play that fast, you know, and the tape don't lie.
00:45You know, the combine lies to you, you know, and I can see these guys running four, two, three, but
00:50they can't turn at wide receiver. You know, they come about, they can't cut.
00:54And so, yeah, it's just, it's a, it's a great barometer because you have so many numbers, all these damn
01:01analytics people.
01:02They love to crunch those numbers, you know, and you know, I, I've seen it in certain positions and certain
01:09drills.
01:10You know, I, I'd go back to, uh, I think Ricky, Ricky, um, Oh, Williams ran the worst three comb
01:18of any running back in a long time.
01:20Well, it did pan out a little bit, you know, but, uh, you know, it's something to, for me to
01:27measure with, but it ain't nothing to do with football.
01:29That's for dang sure. Coach, I'll tell you, Bernie Kosar said something to me about today's quarterback and reading of
01:37today's quarterbacks.
01:38He thinks technology has absolutely ruined the development of quarterbacks.
01:43And he said this coach with the earplugs, like I have in the helmets and, you know, you're telling these
01:49guys all the way up until 15 seconds, where to go with the ball.
01:52Bernie said that he had to get to the line of scrimmage and he had to figure it out.
01:57He had to dissect the secondaries. He had to know his pre-snap reads.
02:01He had to know his landmarks and he thinks that that really kind of has hurt the development of today's
02:06quarterback and progression reading.
02:08Do you agree with that?
02:10Yes and no. I think the communication, it cuts off so early.
02:15There's only so much you can say.
02:17And, uh, you know, if it's too loud stadium, they got to say it again.
02:21That's why I've always been a wristband guy.
02:23Give them a number, let them read it real fast.
02:25And that way I get, it gives me another five seconds.
02:27Hey, don't be afraid to take your shot.
02:29If you get the right matchup, hey, go one-on-ones, third and two, take the shot down the field.
02:34Uh, just little tidbits, but there's not a hell of a lot you can do as far as reading the
02:39defense till you get up there and see it.
02:41You know, and I'm with you and Bernie.
02:43Bernie was one of the brightest guys, you know, as far as post-snap reading.
02:47And I think post-snap reading is a lost art.
02:49Right now, everything is set in motion.
02:51Is it manners on, uh, do a, do a shift, do a motion, try to confuse them, then go one,
02:57two, three, run.
02:58And, uh, that's not the style of football I like playing.
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