whether his players were doing film study on the next opponent. He would hand them ipads and the film, but less than 10% of the players were actually reviewing it. That's the culture you get when you hold the shortest practices in the country and tell anybody who will listen that football is the 5th priority. Bronco also didn't hold players accountable in the weight room. That's why so many players graduated and then suddenly were able to make an amazing transformation for pro day.

If the players got good grades, followed the honor code, tried hard in games, and were assignment sound, Bronco trusted them with starting positions even if they weren't as talented as backups. That's why the #5 pick in the draft couldn't find a position. Bronco trusted the player ahead of him. Bronco valued grit more than talent, which works fine against lesser opponents. That philosophy has a ceiling.