HOW TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
The media doesn’t give you the other choice. The unorthodox or unexpected solution. You have to find that yourself.
Example: There was much talk this past football (NFL) season about the best young quarterback. Who’s the best young quarterback?
Is it: Colin Kaepernick? Andrew Luck? Superbowl winner Russell Wilson? Robert Griffin III? Cam Newton, by chance?
The correct answer is none of them. The best young quarterback is Nick Foles of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Stats prove it. In the past season, despite not playing all the games, Nick Foles had a record of 27 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions. This is Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers territory. As passers, none of the more highly touted other young quarterbacks comes close.
Stats alone don’t tell the story, of course. What struck me as much as the stats is a video of Nick Foles shooting an impromptu basket on the Dan Patrick Show:
Note how far away he’s standing. To me, it’s a demonstration of remarkable hand-eye coordination. Which being a quarterback is about. The 27-2 ratio isn’t so surprising after all. But the media is so caught up with the other guys, it seems to have missed Nick Foles.
(To be continued.)
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