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" Having been in the league with five different franchises, I know what the meaning of Monday Night Football is. It's usually the best games and the greatest venue outside the playoffs. "

Jon Gruden

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" I'm a backup quarterback at the University of Dayton. I was a one-year starter in high school. I think I got the job in high school because our quarterback left and went to another school. "

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" I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for. "

" 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. "

" I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game. "

" Cancer is tough. It is a relentless opponent that won't seem to go away. "

" 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. "

" There are very few passions in my life - The man upstairs, family, and football. "

" 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. "

" I get excited when we make a play. I get excited when we make a first down. "

" Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising. "

" All I ever wanted to do was coach, 'cause I knew I wasn't gonna be a player. "

" You never say never to nothing. "

" I draw plays every day. "

" We've got enough issues in this country without worrying about some of the things we're worrying about. It's unbelievable to me. And as long as I'm alive, I know what football gave me. It taught me my work ethic. It gave me a sense of discipline. "

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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. "

" You have to help your players understand that when they speak to the media, or when they tweet or text or e-mail, a lot of times, they become public knowledge. "

" It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds. "

" I compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why. "

" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "

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" To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing. "

" 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. "

" I think there is a huge ceiling in Derek Carr. I think he has proven that. "

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