NOBODY WATCHED PRACTICE VIDEO RIGHT AFTER
I recently finished reading a book titled "The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks" by Bruce Feldman. It was a fascinating read about what goes into a good quarterback these days through the eyes of development "coaches" that work individually with the athletes. But the chapter "Manningland" was worth the cost of the book alone, taking a look at some of the things that makes Peyton Manning great. Over the next few days I'm going to share a few outstanding passages from Feldman's book on Manning. You can read the first part here. The second deals with Peyton's work ethic including watching practice video immediately after workouts:
Florida offensive
coordinator Kurt Roper was a young assistant coach at Tennessee when Peyton was
the Vols’ quarterback. Roper, himself the son of a coach, said the college kid
taught him more about preparation that anyone he’d ever been around. “When I
played at Rice, nobody watched practice right after and took notes like he
did.”
“His work ethic, and his ability to be
singularly focused on winning from week to week and controlling his mind and
preparing for his moment was amazing. Nobody I’ve ever been around, coaches
included, have the drive that he has to prepare. He is just different than
anybody else.”