John Elway won an NFL MVP award, a Super Bowl, and had earned eight Pro Bowl nods entering the 1998 season, yet he never considered himself a finished product.
Back then, at age 38, the former Denver Broncos quarterback appreciated having someone admonish him about fundamentals and technique. That someone was his former backup, Gary Kubiak, then the Broncos' offensive coordinator and also Elway's quarterbacks coach. Kubiak's prodding kept the Hall of Famer on top of his game as Elway led the Broncos to another title in Super Bowl XXXIII, earning Super Bowl MVP honors.
"When you create that trust in that quarterbacks coach, there's nothing more important than that for the quarterback to be successful," Elways said.