2. Sanchez and Schottenheimer Form a Crucial Jets Bond by Greg Bishop, NY Times “There were times last year when I didn’t know exactly what he wanted,” Sanchez said. “Or he had no idea exactly what I was going to do. And that’s not good.” Eventually, Schottenheimeradjusted his coaching style to suit Sanchez’s strengths. He deduced that Sanchez learned best when active, by drawing plays or acting them out. Whenever Sanchez seemed sluggish, Schottenheimermoved the quarterback meetings onto the field to walk through plays instead of talking through them. Learning Styles
3. More Willing to Wait, Redskins Bet on Shanahan by Judy Battista, NY Times “I feel like a kid going to college, coming out of high school, you’re away from your parents, and it’s, ‘What am I going to do?’ ” McNabb said. “I’m in this classroom, got the syllabus, now I’ve got to take full advantage of it.” Syllabus