Player-coaches are a thing of the past, a relic from football’s early days when Curly Lambeau, George Halas, Tom Landry, and even as “recently” as the late Dan Reeves in the early 1970s. These days, players play, coaches coach. But in Week One’s opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, Cam Heyward did a bit of both. His individual performance was excellent, literally starting the season with a sack, and had another wiped out by a Cam Sutton hold.
But his impact wasn’t just what he did after the snap. Heyward made sure his teammates were aligned correctly before it, too.