He was an elite Ivy League wide receiver with an NFL pedigree until the big money suits in Wall Street got a hold of him, where he churned through eight grueling years chained to a desk until he broke free and took a boat to Scotland. His smooth talking and still-athletic body led him to a management spot at Aberdeen FC. There, his intellect and negotiating skills paved the way for a legendary 1989 Aberdeen FC where they not only avoided being relegated but during which he paired up with Sir Alex Ferguson to bring the UEFA Super Cup home to Scotland.
From there he decided to try his luck back stateside, getting a student visa and a Masters from Duke University while moonlighting as a ballboy and Wide Receiver assistant for Tampa Bay. He managed to catch the eye of the organization, eased the transition from the death of their owner in 1993, and became instrumental in saving Tampa Bay football, organizing the now-legendary-among-front-offices "Orange Pride Day" in 1994. He used his ties with Sir Alex Ferguson to cozy up to now-owner-of-Man-U Malcolm Glazer, and convinced Malcom not only to stay in Tampa but also to draft Warren Sapp and Derick Brooks, whom Idzik now talks about to himself every morning over coffee. Idzik was the key force in building the 2002 Tampa Bay Super Bowl team, but by then was bored with life and Tampa, and decided to try his luck in Arizona. In Arizona, Idzik decided to go back to his Wide Reciever Roots, and begun the Cardinals eventual Super Bowl run by orchestrating two teams that would allow him to choose Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald in consecutive years. Orchestrating everything so perfectly was a little too easy for him, so he decided to head on up to the fast-paced life of Seattle where he spent four years negotiating and managing the travel schedule with the a phenom quarterback named Russell Wilson, who he eventually got to agree to underperform in college so the Seahawks could draft in the third round, setting up yet another potential superbowl winning team.
I can't leave the office till 5.
