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Former Buff Phillip Lindsay honing mental skills in preparation for NFL

A play from the most recent NFC Championship game is paused and projected onto the white board, while Matt McChesney breaks down the formation with a dry erase marker.

McChesney rattles off the terminology and then turns to Phillip Lindsay, whose eyes haven't left the board.

"What are your reads on this play?" McChesney asks.

For an hour, McChesney and Lindsay — two of the most passionate players in Colorado Buffaloes history — studied a handful of plays from that game, breaking down every aspect of each one.

"I get a lot out of it," Lindsay said.