Kids today — here comes the old-man rant — can learn real football terminology and practice real football in ways not imagined 30 years ago. And it’s not just for us nerds in sweatpants who want to avoid real exertion or actual exercise. The players can benefit from it, too.
Carr was in his third season in Houston when he used the PC version of Madden to input the entire Texans offensive playbook into the game and throw virtual routes to his guys.
“I probably took about 1,000 reps with our offense before we even got to training camp,” Carr said.
That season, Carr threw for a career-high 3,531 passing yards and 16 touchdowns. Probably his best season as a pro.
“I’m not saying it was exactly Madden. Obviously.”
“But I had so many reps at this thing sitting at my desk, instead of just sitting there doing nothing. It had me well-prepared.”
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