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Every Monday morning, Stephen A. Smith goes on national TV and makes bold proclamations about the previous day's NFL action. Kurt Warner wants to know how the ESPN personality flies through game footage so quickly.
Last Monday afternoon, Warner lamented the difficulty of dissecting each NFL game to support his analysis on the NFL Network. The former Super Bowl champion was still pushing his way through the tape, so he wondered if pundits already confidently shouting about Week 2 had a secret to speedier study sessions. "I have been grinding tape since 8pm last night & I have gotten through 10 games," Warner wrote on social media.
"How do all these [people] talk about these players & teams on a Monday as if they have watched the games & really can evaluate them??? Can you guys share your routine so I can see if it’s more efficient?" Another former quarterback-turned-analyst jokingly gave him the answer. "I would recommend a healthy dose of Redzone and Stephen A.," Ryan Fitzpatrick responded .
"Anything more than this and you’re wasting your time Kurt." NFL Network referenced Fitzpatrick's tweet on Sunday's NFL GameDay Morning . Warner politely rejected that advice before again questioning how pundits are all magically experts about the weekend's action by Monday morning.
"I love Scott [Hanson], I love Stephen A., but that is not gonna be my routine," Warner said, via Awful Announcing. "I promise you that .
.. I'm just curious.
They got on there on Monday and they're evaluating these players and telling them whether they're good or bad. I'm just curious how they do it. How do they watch all these games?" Justin Casterline/Getty Images Warner insisted that he wasn't accusing Smith of not watching the games.
The former Super Bowl champion just hoped he could get some tips. "I can't do it, so I would love to know how they get it done," Warner said. It's probably not fair to group Hanson and Smith together here.
We all know the former watches seven hours of commercial-free football each Sunday, and it's not his job to break down the All-22 film and analyze the results throughout the week. As for Smith, everyone can probably turn to Occam's razor for the answer to Warner's inquiry. The Hall of Famer tried to be kind, but does anyone really think Smith is studying every team's defensive formations before going on First Take ? Let's be honest.
All Smith really needs to do is look at the Dallas Cowboys score. Related: Kurt Warner Bluntly Calls Out Everyone Who Talks About The NFL.
