“He just went on about quarterbacks,” he said. “Not necessarily the position but the mechanics and what all goes into it. Nobody’s’ ever shared that kind of information. Everybody talks about quarterback school or what they learned from his guy or that guy in different scenarios, but (Verduzco) came from a whole different place. I was totally unprepared for that and you can see why he’s such a guru.

“I could have stayed there in that room for a day.”

It’s been a long time since Adrian was able to do anything except talk about quarterback play. He had reconstructive surgery in February, performed by renowned orthopedist Neal ElAttrache. ElAttrache is the team doctor for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Rams and is one of the foremost surgeons in sports, having operated on everyone from Tom Brady to Kobe Bryant to Zack Greinke.

“I asked the doctor what’s going to happen, is he ever going to be at 100 percent? And the doctor looked me in the face and said, ‘I don’t think we’ve seen Adrian’s 100 percent. It’s obvious that he’s had this injury for a while and he’s going to be better than he was before. He’s going to be stronger,’” Tony Martinez said.