Steve Young

Football is weird, different, because the job is to go ram into other people, and it's unusual. You know, as a team game, look, there's UFC, there's boxing, there's other things that, you know, that's part of, that's the game. But the game in football is, I gotta go get people to ram into other people. And honestly, it's not natural. And so for the human condition, I don't care how tough you are.

Football is weird, different, because the job is to go ram into other people, and it's unusual. You know, as a team game, look, there's UFC, there's boxing, there's other things that, you know, that's part of, that's the game. But the game in football is, I gotta go get people to ram into other people. And honestly, it's not natural. And so for the human condition, I don't care how tough you are.

It's not natural to just go like, I can't wait to go ram into somebody. And so in football, when things were, when you have a sense of, of one, right? And we're accountable and we work together and we have each other's back and, you know, over my dead body. And like, then that natural incentive comes, like it comes out of people, like it comes out of the locker room.

It's not natural to just go like, I can't wait to go ram into somebody. And so in football, when things were, when you have a sense of, of one, right? And we're accountable and we work together and we have each other's back and, you know, over my dead body. And like, then that natural incentive comes, like it comes out of people, like it comes out of the locker room.

It's not natural to just go like, I can't wait to go ram into somebody. And so in football, when things were, when you have a sense of, of one, right? And we're accountable and we work together and we have each other's back and, you know, over my dead body. And like, then that natural incentive comes, like it comes out of people, like it comes out of the locker room.

Like you can feel it, feel it in warmups. Like I swear I can watch a team warm up and I can feel the level of this over my dead body feeling, this sense of commitment to go ram into somebody this week, I'm ready.

Like you can feel it, feel it in warmups. Like I swear I can watch a team warm up and I can feel the level of this over my dead body feeling, this sense of commitment to go ram into somebody this week, I'm ready.

Like you can feel it, feel it in warmups. Like I swear I can watch a team warm up and I can feel the level of this over my dead body feeling, this sense of commitment to go ram into somebody this week, I'm ready.

and so when you start losing and then you're out of it then it's tough because naturally even tough veterans of the nfl human is like i really don't want to ram anybody this week like i'd rather not and so it it makes it super hard more than any other sport that when things are you know you're out of the playoffs you're you know you're just you know running out the clock of the season

and so when you start losing and then you're out of it then it's tough because naturally even tough veterans of the nfl human is like i really don't want to ram anybody this week like i'd rather not and so it it makes it super hard more than any other sport that when things are you know you're out of the playoffs you're you know you're just you know running out the clock of the season

and so when you start losing and then you're out of it then it's tough because naturally even tough veterans of the nfl human is like i really don't want to ram anybody this week like i'd rather not and so it it makes it super hard more than any other sport that when things are you know you're out of the playoffs you're you know you're just you know running out the clock of the season

when you have to go hit people, it makes it that much harder to get them to go do it. And so as a coach, you know, a lot of coaches use threats and cause they're under, if they're out of it too, they're probably a little under duress as well. So a losing locker room that's out of the playoffs is actually a kind of a dangerous place to hang out because you go to play and not everybody's committed.

when you have to go hit people, it makes it that much harder to get them to go do it. And so as a coach, you know, a lot of coaches use threats and cause they're under, if they're out of it too, they're probably a little under duress as well. So a losing locker room that's out of the playoffs is actually a kind of a dangerous place to hang out because you go to play and not everybody's committed.

when you have to go hit people, it makes it that much harder to get them to go do it. And so as a coach, you know, a lot of coaches use threats and cause they're under, if they're out of it too, they're probably a little under duress as well. So a losing locker room that's out of the playoffs is actually a kind of a dangerous place to hang out because you go to play and not everybody's committed.

You get yourself hurt. Right. And so in that way, um, you, You pray that you're in a locker room like the 49ers this last week and go, hey, look, no way. And then there's leadership in there and there's a commitment to it and we're not going to go down that way. It's probably a little bit of a DNA thing that they've had for a while.

You get yourself hurt. Right. And so in that way, um, you, You pray that you're in a locker room like the 49ers this last week and go, hey, look, no way. And then there's leadership in there and there's a commitment to it and we're not going to go down that way. It's probably a little bit of a DNA thing that they've had for a while.

You get yourself hurt. Right. And so in that way, um, you, You pray that you're in a locker room like the 49ers this last week and go, hey, look, no way. And then there's leadership in there and there's a commitment to it and we're not going to go down that way. It's probably a little bit of a DNA thing that they've had for a while.

But teams that have lost for a long time and it's part of their culture and their dynamic now, it is brutal when you get out of the playoffs and now you have to go figure out how to go play and show who you are. Like the idea that I'm going to go play quarterback on a losing team that's out of the playoffs. How do I – Let's say I'm all in 100%. I need five linemen that are all in 100%.

But teams that have lost for a long time and it's part of their culture and their dynamic now, it is brutal when you get out of the playoffs and now you have to go figure out how to go play and show who you are. Like the idea that I'm going to go play quarterback on a losing team that's out of the playoffs. How do I – Let's say I'm all in 100%. I need five linemen that are all in 100%.

But teams that have lost for a long time and it's part of their culture and their dynamic now, it is brutal when you get out of the playoffs and now you have to go figure out how to go play and show who you are. Like the idea that I'm going to go play quarterback on a losing team that's out of the playoffs. How do I – Let's say I'm all in 100%. I need five linemen that are all in 100%.