the least popular guy in town. there's nothing in between. the common ground with these guys is they were all really smart. doug williams, inactive quarterback was the first african-american quarterback to start and win a super bowl. he was a starter in tampa bay in 1978 when an african-american quarterback in the nfl was almost unheard of. he brought both history and current context to the book because he's the personnel director in washington right now. >> you talked to alex smith who just suffered that horrific injury with people thinking about joe theisman's injury 30 years before him. you got an early paycheck moment with alex smith where he looks at it and thinks oh, i got a thousand books, cool. >> because 95% of the nfl's salaries are paid during the regular season and he had been through too many camps. he was the first pick in the nfl draft in 2005 and he found two checks in his locker. one for $700, the other for