ESPN: NFL Playbooks Are Sacred

Some players grasp the complexities much faster than others. Redskins backup quarterback Todd Collins, an honors student at Michigan, was called "Rain Man" by his teammates in Kansas City because he almost effortlessly knew the book forward and backward.

ESPN - Packed with info, NFL playbooks are sacred - NFL (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview07/news/story?id=2973338&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1)

We finally have a nickname for Collins!

Knowing is one thing, executing is another. I pray "Rain Man" doesn't see the field on game day.

Knowing is one thing, executing is another. I pray "Rain Man" doesn't see the field on game day.


I thought that he looked pretty decent with the number 1's.

Wow that was a really good read, nice to see a in depth article about something like playbooks. Thanks SS.

I suppose I shouldn't have excerpted the Todd Collins comment, it wasn't my intention to make this thread about Collins. I just thought it was an interesting piece on playbooks, including the pdf file of the Cardinals playbook.

And no, I don't get a commission for recommending ESPN articles to read.

I thought that he looked pretty decent with the number 1's.

It's pre-season...and I still remember his performance from last year's pre-season.

I suppose I shouldn't have excerpted the Todd Collins comment, it wasn't my intention to make this thread about Collins. I just thought it was an interesting piece on playbooks, including the pdf file of the Cardinals playbook.

And no, I don't get a commission for recommending ESPN articles to read.

The playbook is pretty intense, I am surprised players can understand that well.

Good article. Definitely still preseason. I do appreciate articles like this that show mental aspects of sports and not just bling and dogfighting stories...

very cool to see some pages from the Cardinals playbook

Pete Kendall better be pulling some all nighters