[DJ's left nut]

I've always thought the "finds space" stuff was a little strange.

I mean - are these guys just much dumber than I realize? I don't think that's right.

Because how many of us played football growing up. I suspect ALL of us played at least the backyard version and most of us played it in some organized way.

And to a person, each one of us knew how to find space out there. Our plays were nowhere near as regimented and so we were far more likely to freelance and suddenly 'finding a soft spot' was as easy as breathing.

I really don't think it's the PLAYERS that struggle with the concept - it's the coaches. The coaches don't give them the rope to go off script. But you look at someone like DeMarcus Robinson - he was really good at that but also appeared to not have much of a clue how the offense actually worked. He just...found space.

Finding space is the easy part. The coaches trusting you to know WHEN to find that space is harder. I just think many coaches are too strict in when they let that happen. When the QB comes off his spot, all bets are off -- go find an opening. If the QB has moved, all the designed passing lanes are out the window as it is. Just go get open.