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" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "
Jon Gruden
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" A lot of people forget how extraordinary Elway was handing the ball off to Terrell Davis, and those bootlegs, those naked bootlegs off of those stretch plays was devastating. "
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" I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team. "
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" There are some great video clips of me swearing, screaming at players, but I was also the biggest cheerleader in the league. "
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" You think of Brady, you think of Rodgers, Roethliseber, Eli Manning. They're icemen. They have no feelings - none. They're able to concentrate on a snap-by-snap basis. "
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" I just love football. "
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" I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really. "
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" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
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" In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others. "
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" I really get excited when we win. I get really upset when we don't, and I hope that still has a place in the NFL. "
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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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" To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing. "
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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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" You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't. "
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" I draw plays every day. "
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" You have to be able to recognize defenses on your own in pro football. You can't look to the sideline and read some board. You've got to recognize the defense on your own, and then you've got to communicate to your offensive teammates what you want them to do. "
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" Tebow is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game. He's the 'wildcat' who can throw. Most of the teams that have the wildcat back there, it's Ronnie Brown, it's Jerious Norwood, it's whoever you want to say it is. This guy here is 250 pounds of concrete cyanide, man. And he can throw. He throws well enough at any level to play quarterback. "
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" 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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" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "
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" If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for. "
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" If I ever come back and coach, I'm never huddling again! "
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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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" I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice. "
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" I show up in a playoff game, I have my sideline sheet. I can't even spit plays out, I get so excited. I mean, you get nervous. These are critical, do-or-die situations. Third down and 1, Red Zone, what do I call? Two minute drill? Are we going to go no huddle? These are decisions that you wrestle with. "
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" Simon Cowell is a pretty rough guy. "
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" Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end. "
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" This stereotype as Marcus Mariota as a spread quarterback that just runs read options all the time, that's ridiculous. "
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" God bless Tony Romo. "
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" I love finishers. "
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" When the season ends, it's all about the next season. "
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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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