Nate Tice
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It's not just week to week. It's once we hit playoff time, they have those hyper-specific game plans. So maybe that's the best way to put it. They're the ones that are able to create these one-off game plans, the one-off plays that's like, oh, that was cool. I even come back to two years ago when these two teams played in the Super Bowl.
It's not just week to week. It's once we hit playoff time, they have those hyper-specific game plans. So maybe that's the best way to put it. They're the ones that are able to create these one-off game plans, the one-off plays that's like, oh, that was cool. I even come back to two years ago when these two teams played in the Super Bowl.
Remember the kind of back-and-forth touchdowns, the motions and stuff? Because Andy Reid was able to watch every Eagles game where the coaches were from the whole regular season. And they took those plays, which are popular, but they took it from the Jaguars doing it against the Eagles in like week four. And that's the difference is they put in the work and go, oh, that's interesting.
Remember the kind of back-and-forth touchdowns, the motions and stuff? Because Andy Reid was able to watch every Eagles game where the coaches were from the whole regular season. And they took those plays, which are popular, but they took it from the Jaguars doing it against the Eagles in like week four. And that's the difference is they put in the work and go, oh, that's interesting.
We're going to put it in now. And that's what the extra bye week does. It gives you the time to do it. Interesting. Yeah, that week to week. I keep saying week to week. I should say that specific playoff game plans, they are the best at it.
We're going to put it in now. And that's what the extra bye week does. It gives you the time to do it. Interesting. Yeah, that week to week. I keep saying week to week. I should say that specific playoff game plans, they are the best at it.
That's a good question.
That's a good question.
I'm trying to even look.
I'm trying to even look.
He does, right? I mean, they keep winning and everything.
He does, right? I mean, they keep winning and everything.
I thought one thing. underrated aspect of Sirianni was the year before they won that first Super Bowl run, so that would have been 21, he benched himself as a play caller. And usually you'd be like, ha, ha, ha. But I thought the humility to go, no, Steichen, you got the plays. I'm going to bench him.
I thought one thing. underrated aspect of Sirianni was the year before they won that first Super Bowl run, so that would have been 21, he benched himself as a play caller. And usually you'd be like, ha, ha, ha. But I thought the humility to go, no, Steichen, you got the plays. I'm going to bench him.
Because they were struggling the first four or five weeks, I want to say it was, and then they had a bye. And they launched from there, and then they got A.J. Brown and continued the next year. Steichen's now a head coach.
Because they were struggling the first four or five weeks, I want to say it was, and then they had a bye. And they launched from there, and then they got A.J. Brown and continued the next year. Steichen's now a head coach.
Usually what you see is the opposite. Oh, I'm taking it away from him. He's fine. He's the first one in front of me in the fire going, yeah. He's the human meat shield for me. And I kind of look back then. I respect him for that because not a lot of head coaches would do that, especially ones that you know, finally get their first head coaching job. I'm like, I'm going to be a play caller.
Usually what you see is the opposite. Oh, I'm taking it away from him. He's fine. He's the first one in front of me in the fire going, yeah. He's the human meat shield for me. And I kind of look back then. I respect him for that because not a lot of head coaches would do that, especially ones that you know, finally get their first head coaching job. I'm like, I'm going to be a play caller.
Look at me. I'm the next McVay Shanahan.
Look at me. I'm the next McVay Shanahan.