As a general rule, not just in football, if it takes you awhile, like several minutes, to explain your job description, you’re probably plying a fairly sophisticated trade.
That’s certainly the case with Steve Saunders, the newest member of the Ravens’ training staff, whose official title is “director of performance and recovery.” That sounds interesting, but not surprisingly, the first question Saunders fielded at a media event earlier this week was, “What does it mean?”
Saunders obligingly explained that he’ll be assessing players individually for possible physiological weaknesses that can be ascertained with “new screenings,” the idea being to “get ahead” of injuries, i.