Then-California coach Jeff Tedford painted each offensive and defensive position on the faces of checkers pieces, called a play and adjusted the defensive pieces accordingly. Across from him, Rodgers was quizzed on what the offensive concepts were, how he would adjust protections, identify reads.
“A guy like him, he flourishes on those type of things,” said Tedford, now the coach at Fresno State.
Such tests forced Rodgers to explain not just the “why” of the offense, but to show why he thought the way he did. It was a foundational piece in what would become professional doctrine.
“It’s really my personality,” Rodgers said. “I love to be challenged. I love to compete. And I love to be tested on my knowledge in certain situations. And that’s what I love to do to those guys.
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