It is sometimes easy to forget that the product that is on display on game day is the culmination of years of work behind the scenes. Greatness is forged in obscurity. Practice, training camp, and the preseason help players translate their work into actual football scenarios, but it is the long offseason grind of film watching, training, and working on their craft that makes players special on game day. Alex Highsmith described this perfectly during today’s episode of The Christian Kuntz podcast when asked about his pass rush moves.
“Coach [Mike] Tomlin always says, skills relative to your position.