BRADENTON, Fla. _ NFL players can never prepare enough.
There's never too much information to gather on an opponent or too many trends to study in a scouting report. But sometimes gathering all that intelligence and disseminating it on game day can slow you down.
That's what happened recently with 49ers middle linebacker Fred Warner, who was named the NFC defensive player of the month for his stellar performance in November. It marked the second straight award for San Francisco as rookie defensive end Nick Bosa received the same honors for October.
But what's led to Warner's ascension has gone against traditional thinking when it comes to preparing for opponents.
