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" Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising. "
Jon Gruden
Surprising
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Young
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" This whole social media scene makes me sick. "
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" Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. "
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" There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can't do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He's a workaholic, and that's what impresses me the most. "
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" I love the AFC West. "
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" Some people feel pressure; some people don't. "
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" I feel a lot of unfinished business and loyalty and responsibility to get the Raiders going again. "
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" Some of the best lessons that I've ever learned are on a ball field - basketball, football, baseball, golf. And I learned great lessons from my coaches - being on time, being mentally tough, having some discipline, and being part of a team. "
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" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "
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" I only live one time. "
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" I love finishers. "
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" The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued to work with McVay as a 49er. When John McVay became the general manager, he hired my dad to be one of his scouts. "
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" I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything. "
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" You want to take a charge from LeBron James coming down the lane with no helmet on - that's dangerous. But you know what? Some people like to do that stuff. So leave them alone. "
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" All it takes is one coach that believes in you. "
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" Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end. "
Jon Gruden
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He
Blocking
" I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right. "
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Out
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" From the standpoint that you try to adjust your offense to your quarterback, you try to adjust your football team around your players. You do the best you can with the hand that you have, and you've got to add some parts along the way. "
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" I hate to predict my future. I never really thought I would be a head coach at 34 years old. I never thought I would be traded to Tampa. I never even really thought I would be fired, even though I probably deserved it. I try not to predict things. "
Jon Gruden
Future
Thought
Try
" You have to keep trying to get better. "
Jon Gruden
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You
Keep
" You miss the adversity. The journey is what I'm talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team. "
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" If you're a young kid out there, put away your Twitter accounts if you want to be a pro football player. Somebody's going to hack your account; somebody's going to cause you problems. "
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You
Young
Football
" I break down the tape like I'm a quality-control coach, just like I was with the Packers in 1992. I break it down by hand, every play. "
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Hand
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" I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays. "
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" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
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" All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it. "
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" There's a lot of things I could've done better, and I regret not doing better. I do know I always gave it my best shot. "
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" Julio Jones doesn't drop wide-open touchdown passes. "
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" Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains. "
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" I took a lot of pride, honestly, in hiring these young guys, that not only to become future head coaches, but I wanted young guys that could help me - guys that can coach, guys that could study, guys that loved it, that would do it for nothing. That's how I got into coaching with the 49ers when John McVay hired me. "
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Future
Coaching
Pride