Brad Johnson: From Washington Bonds To Playoff Blueprints

We talk with Brad Johnson about the craft of quarterback play, the bond inside a great QB room, and why stability beats star-chasing. Stories from Washington to the playoffs show how timing, leadership, and belief turn talent into wins.

• coaching a quicker drop and trusting the throw
• building a quarterback room with real trust
• ownership turbulence versus continuity and growth
• leadership lessons from Philip Rivers’ return
• how to teach young QBs to play the game
• playoff reads on Caleb Williams and Matthew Stafford
• Christian McCaffrey’s role and Shanahan’s design
• game management, first down value, and negative plays
• previews: 49ers at Seattle, Rams at Chicago, Bills at Denver
• the Candlestick win and earning a division title
• practice philosophy, load management, and preservation


00:00 Brad Johnson Joins The Show
01:10 Quicker Feet And Trusting The Throw
03:16 Trick Shots, Therapy, And Competitiveness
06:05 Building A Quarterback Room That Wins
09:44 Washington Years And Ownership Turmoil
13:30 Belief, Leadership, And Coaching Philosophy
17:00 Philip Rivers’ Return And QB Vision
21:10 Teaching QBs To Play The Game
24:45 Wild Card Takeaways And Caleb’s Growth
28:00 McCaffrey, Shanahan, And Design
31:30 Workload, Practice, And Preservation
34:10 NFC West Chess Match Preview
37:20 Weather, Decision Making, And Risk
39:30 Bills At Denver And Bo Nix
42:10 The Candlestick Classic And NFC East Title
45:00 Life After Football And Apple Pie Sendoff

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Intro and outro music by Stephen Ray
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