Ari Meirov's Spotlight Guest of the Week is Patriots VP of Football Operations & Strategy John "Stretch" Streicher to talk how he went from sleeping at Ohio State's football facility to save money, to being HC Mike Vrabel's right-hand man and New England's new secret weapon from a strategic standpoint, plus a whole lot more!

00:00 - Cold Open

02:18 - Start of interview


03:12 - Why John is called “Stretch”

04:13 - Was it ever basketball over football?


05:18 - Attending Ohio State

09:03 - Living in DL closet to save money


11:31 - Meeting Mike Vrabel at Ohio State


13:32 - Stretch on his ability to catalog plays mentally


14:58 - Who will win MVP? (sign up for FanDuel!)


18:45 - Working at JMU/Texas State


23:02 - Moving to the NFL (Titans)


25:06 - What special ast. To the head coach does


26:37 - Recapping Titans “burning clock” vs Patriots


29:39 - Sign up for Root Insurance at Root.com


30:39 - Studying ref tendencies


32:45 - Being “HC” during a preseason game


34:43 - Recapping Titans beating Dolphins


36:23 - Working for the Rams in 2024


43:08 - Day to day with Patriots


46:08 - Would you want to be a GM?


48:21 - Who deserves a Spotlight?


50:53 - Ari’s final thoughts


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