"If he hasn't already done so, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman might want to start putting together his bucket list. There's a good chance he'll need it once he starts working with new Bucs offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan.
Part of Sullivan's routine during his two years as quarterbacks coach with the New York Giants was to finish up a long week of preparation by asking his quarterbacks to give him a top-three list.
It could be three things they want to do before they die, their three favorite movies or three things they love to eat – anything to take their minds off the game for a moment and relax.
It's a little unconventional, but so is Sullivan.
A former Army Ranger, he holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and considers himself a mixed martial arts fanatic.
A former defensive player in high school and at Army, Sullivan was converted by Giants coach Tom Coughlin to coach players on the other side of the ball eight years ago and his unique background shows up on the field.
His style of coaching quarterbacks was deemed unconventional by Eli Manning, the Giants quarterback who won his second Super Bowl and first Super Bowl MVP award a week ago under Sullivan's tutelage.
One such drill called for Giants quarterbacks to dodge to their left and right, then run away from a chasing defender and deliver the ball while off balance. It was because of drills like that, Manning said, he bounced back from a 25-interception season in 2010 to throw for a franchise record 4,933 yards in 2011."