Perhaps no one realized, at the moment, how apt the metaphor was.
Carolina Panthers leadership was hosting quarterback Bryce Young for dinner during the pre-draft process when offensive coordinator Thomas Brown posed a seemingly straightforward question.
“You finish Saturday night, you guys play a big game,” Brown said. “Take me through Sunday, through the next game.”
Brown expected a standard five-minute summary.
Young began with Sunday, before explaining his wakeup and meeting rhythm on Monday, and then clarifying which parts of the game plan he would study then and which on Tuesday, and then—
“We’re 17 minutes in and it’s Wednesday,” Brown laughed.