Training camp practice should involve actual physical contact during drills to be effective.
“I will tell you that. [cheering] >> Yeah. We'll be going around the entire AFC North today.”
The Pat McAfee Show · Aug 2026 · 17 episodes · 5.4M views on this topicTraining camp is a critical period for forging team culture and camaraderie, and players sitting out or acting distracted can negatively impact the team.
“building a team is not easy easy and the teams that go on to win are the teams that are like you know properly forged together and training camp is a massive part of that the culture setting especially in the first year of a coach culture setting building camaraderie”
The Pat McAfee Show · Jul 2024 · 11 episodes · 3.7M views on this topicTy Schmidt argues that NFL training camp fights are excessive and should be controlled.
“I feel like at this point you know let's get it under control Dave and mcdc it's a little too much at this point you obviously want to get something out of these joint practices these teams actually play on Thursday but when you're just fighting every other period it seems I think it's a little too ”
The Pat McAfee Show · Aug 2024 · 9 episodes · 3.1M views on this topicIt is positive when professional football organizations prioritize and reward their star players with contract extensions.
“And that is what we hope for and this is what we also love to see from teams and organizations is taking care of their great players and Denzel Ward has been a great player for them from since stepping into the building on and off the field. So I like them taking care of him.”
The Pat McAfee Show · Jul 2026 · 9 episodes · 3.0M views on this topicTravis Kelce believes that the Chiefs' familiarity as a team provides a competitive advantage because they are in tune with the fundamentals and each other's tendencies.
“And when you have that, you have like a a even better understanding of what they're doing on the other side of the ball. So, now you have to get really creative and you have to be on top of your fundamentals and like be on on the same page as the person next to you”
New Heights · Aug 2024 · 3 episodes · 2.8M views on this topicJason Kelce believes the long drive drill is an effective training camp exercise for building mental resilience under fatigue.
“It's making you think while you're exhausted while you think you can't move it's making you think about a play think about what the other defenses do with the other side of the ball is doing a snap count's a huge thing gotta remember that you already know you gotta remember what the count is baby”
New Heights · Jul 2023 · 3 episodes · 2.8M views on this topicTraining camp is a period characterized by widespread positivity and optimism among all teams.
“I would say my big takeaway is positivity all around. Every single camp we go to, everyone feels very optimistic. They feel like their team can win it all.”
The Pat McAfee Show · Aug 2026 · 8 episodes · 2.5M views on this topicTraining camp serves as a time for teams to build a new foundation for the upcoming season.
“when you build that foundation of a team, regardless of how many, you know, starters or coaches or people you have coming back, it's a brand new team every time you show up to training camp every year.”
The Pat McAfee Show · Jul 2026 · 5 episodes · 1.4M views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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