It has turned into a little bit different mentality now with the success of guys like Brees and Russell Wilson, and the success of the spread offenses in the NFL.
There is a 20-second clock between plays rather than 40. But boy, the mindset was different. I’ll tell you what drove me nuts more than anything: I went from calling my own plays in the CFL, then back to the NFL for eight seasons, where I had a radio in my helmet and as soon as one play ended, the coaches were talking to you in the helmet for 20 seconds. 2010-12-05 03:24:37 2010-12-05 03:24:37. No. Most of the guys were NFL-caliber talent, but were undersized or just didn’t fit the mold in one way or another. For a time, he was part-owner of a restaurant in With his brother Darren on guitar, Doug plays drums in the Flutie Brothers Band, and once played for On November 18, 2015, Flutie's parents Dick and Joan Flutie died from We played against Edmonton in the Western final to go to the Grey Cup, and we had to drive the length of the field, into the wind, in the last seconds to win that game. Hamilton, with its blue-collar fans, is Pittsburgh. So I figured I’d give the CFL a whirl.
And, I got to play eight games with my younger brother, Darren. When I was in the CFL, I was very aggressive. But it's a matter of ability and not size. In a December 24, 2000 game against the Seattle Seahawks, Flutie In 2001, Flutie signed with the In 2003, Flutie replaced a struggling Brees when the Chargers were 1–7. The 41-year-old Flutie became the oldest player to score two rushing touchdowns in a game, the first player over 40 to accomplish that feat. It was either going to be a touchdown or we were going to be stopped at the line of scrimmage. The CFL gave me the opportunity to be a starter, regain my confidence, and then come back and be a starter in the NFL. Every time they came with a blitz from one side of the field, I would just turn and throw the hitch screen. Of course, when you’ve got a Peyton Manning, a Tom Brady or a Drew Brees—a guy who has been in an offense for a number of years—the trust factor goes up.
When I first went up to Canada, I thought I’d put in two years up there and then try to get back to the NFL. 8 Answers. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News, and the
However, many began to wonder if the scouts who said Flutie could not compete on the pro level were right. The length of the workday really helped with that, too. The CFL has been that for the past 30 years.When I played in Toronto, we were playing a regular-season game against Edmonton, and I called a quarterback draw.
New Jersey Generals (USFL) Chicago Bears (1986) New England Patriots (1987-1989) British Columbia Lions(CFL) Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) Buffalo Bills (1998-2000) San Diego Chargers (2001-2004) New England … Then you would have to execute it a couple of days in practice, and if it looked OK, it would make its way into the game plan. Antwaan M. Lv 5. In the NFL, I became much more passive, trying to do what I thought the coaches wanted me to do all the time. On Monday, Bears coach Marc Trestman wrote about his time north of the border and I was actually, for a while, making more money in the CFL working a 4½ hour workday than I would have in the NFL with a 12-hour workday. That’s what made the experience for me. It was just a moment in time for me. Calgary would be Denver—you’re at an altitude, and everybody who goes into Calgary to play is out of breath. By the time I finished up in the CFL, I was basically my own offensive coordinator, calling all the plays on the field. I know the NFL is a big business, and it’s getting more complicated and tougher, but the burnout level, especially for quarterbacks, is crazy. They tried to zone blitz three or four times in the first quarter, and we averaged like 18 yards a catch off this silly little hitch screen to a back or wide receiver. Flutie played football for Boston College, the only Division I-A school to recruit him, from 1981 to 1984, and won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in his senior year (1984). And they quit doing it. 1 decade ago. I miss playing in the CFL, no doubt about it.
We scored a mess of points and had a really efficient day.
When asked on television "Can a guy who's five-foot-nine, 175 pounds make it in the pros? We were going no huddle, over the ball, from the time I got up there. Aggressive in my play-calling; aggressive in my decision-making.
That was just crazy. In 1990, he signed with the During his last years in Calgary, Flutie's backup was His career CFL statistics include 41,355 passing yards and 270 touchdowns. My CFL career started in 1990, with the BC Lions, and I didn’t know what to expect.
In the NFL, it’s 10- to 12-hour days, every day, and it becomes a grind.