Author: Don Yaeger

Ex-NFL Journeyman Dan Orlovsky Knows Exactly What The Combine Doesn’t Get

Written on March 4, 2024.

This last week we watched the NFL Combine, the annual job fair that draws college football players to interviews wearing shorts and t-shirts and carrying gym bags rather than briefcases. For a solid week, they took turns running, jumping, sprinting, lifting, throwing and catching, and were measured by every possible means, all in the hope of getting included in the NFL Draft, which will take place this year on April...

The 49ers Showed The Power Of Championship Seasoning

Written on January 31, 2024.

I watched the great NFC Championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, which San Francisco won 34-31, with complete fascination. By the end of the game, two numbers stood out to me as the most instructive of all: 77 and seven.

Patrick Mahomes And Josh Allen Have A Rivalry To Savor

Written on January 26, 2024.

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills are the new Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. They are two quarterbacks who are the unquestioned field leaders of their respective teams and improve each other every time they meet. Their record against one another, alone, proves the point: prior to Sunday’s game, the quarterbacks faced each other six times, splitting those games 3-3 and scoring...

Just As College Sports Change, So Must We All Or Risk Irrelevance

Written on January 3, 2024.

The beginning of a new year offers the opportunity to reflect on the topic of change and how it relates to leadership. Big-time college sports have never been more driven by change than it is at the moment and, when reading so many on the internet, the change is driving people to say the most distasteful things!

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: A Great Leader For Our Time And All Times

Written on December 20, 2023.

More than a decade ago, I had a speaking engagement at Chevron that was part of a whole day devoted to leadership development, one in which I happily participated. One of our activities was to break into small groups and draw on a sheet of paper our vision of what a “Clear Leader” looked like.

Even Simon Cowell Says College Football Playoffs Sends The Wrong Signal

Written on December 4, 2023.

On January 1, we can all look forward to tuning in to the College Football Playoffs to watch Alabama, Michigan, Texas and Washington duke it out on the field. And when the horns sound and sidelines erupt in the expectation of making the National Championship game, we can look over to Simon Cowell in the judge’s booth to see which teams he gives a thumbs up to, determining who moves on to the title game.

The Vikings’ Josh Dobbs Proved To Be A Victor Of Circumstances

Written on November 6, 2023.

In professional football, cadence refers to all of the verbal signals delivered by the quarterback before the start of the play. They include numbers, colors and other coded words quarterbacks call out to tell the offensive players to get ready for a specific play, which includes the snap count. While the quarterback uses the huddle to communicate the play, often he will have to change it at the line of scrimmage,...

Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler says: Success comes from consistent effort— do the work!

Written on October 24, 2024.

Mike Miedler Century 21 CEO says: Success comes from consistent effort— do the work! Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 204 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...

Touchstone Investments CEO Blake Moore says: If the play breaks down, go find somebody to block!

Written on October 18, 2024.

Blake Moore Touchstone Investments CEO says: If the play breaks down, go find somebody to block! Corporate Competitor Podcast Episode 203 [chevron-down] Search Episodes Search by name, company or episode number. Generic...