NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When he holds it up in front of his face or waves it as he gestures towards players or officials, Brian Callahan’s play sheet seems notable for its modesty.
Some play-callers have longer or wider, more intricate sheets. His looked simple and rather curated, so I asked him about it.
“So, the way it's all set up on the call sheet, generally we've kind of refined the number of plays we need in each section because you can only practice so many things too," he said. "And so, that's a part of it is making sure whatever we have on the call sheet, we have a chance to rep in practice.
"So, the quarterbacks get those throws, receivers get those looks, and then try to carry over what you can that fits for the next week because you got reps invested in it. And so, I think that's generally been a successful way of going about it.”
Initially, Callahan said he couldn't share color details -- "They're going to have some camera on the sideline studying where my eyes are" - he later looked