Maniacal Preparation = No Guesswork
I love the title and I tweaked it from a story that I was reading on ESPN about the Dallas Cowboys’ Sean Lee.
It spoke about how he was able to prepare to make a big play in the last game. Most people might consider this luck or hoping but it isn’t.
“No, it’s not guessing,” Dallas Cowboys linebackers coach and passing game coordinator Matt Eberflus said. “Not even close to guessing. It’s reading his keys.”
The post didn’t go into as much depth as I would have hoped about preparation and how he prepares but it did touch on how he’s always in on his day off and stays late into the evening and touching on how his preparation has made him better.
One of the biggest takeaways was his evolution. In the post, it said he would go into too much detail.
Earlier in his career, Lee admits going down “a rabbit hole,” chasing every bit of information, no matter how big or how small. “Sometimes when you go too far, that can slow you down,” Lee said. He and Eberflus will compare notes every day and knock off what is and isn’t important. Eberflus wants Lee to “see a little, to see a lot.” In other words, study and trust his keys.
See a little, to see a lot.
That’s a huge transition, it’s not about seeing everything. Every single detail but that seeing a few things can allow you to maximize time and figure out what is most relevant to help you do better and improve for “game time.” There’s not enough time to know and see everything but seeing a few things is the key.
