It is 2 a.m. and the crowd at the bar has been dwindling for a while.
I
am in a group of people that includes the assistant coaches of two
different NFL offenses. As another round of drinks is being passed
around, one coach turns to the other.
Coach 1: OK, real talk. You know your guy sucks, right?
Coach 2 [laughs]: He's awesome. I love that kid.
Coach 1: It's me. Come on. He can't play.
Coach 2: I'm serious. We value different things at [that position].
Coach 1 [skeptical]: Like what?
And
then proceeds a 15-minute debate about the most important attributes to
succeed at a certain...