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" 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. "
Jon Gruden
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" I've always coached energy, hustling, rushing to the pile, and if it is wiggling, you do hit it because guys are fighting for yardage, and sometimes, you've got to give up the ball because of one inch. "
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" If it wasn't for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother's life, my dad's life, wouldn't exist. "
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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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" 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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" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "
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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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" I miss high school football. "
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" Nobody talks about Shaq Thompson. I don't know what he is. He's like a nickel corner/linebacker. "
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He
" 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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Matter
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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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You
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Know
" Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players. "
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Those
Nothing
Guys
" It takes courage to pull the ball down and reverse field and do some of the crazy things that Favre and Manziel do. There's going to be consequences when sometimes it doesn't work out. But it takes a tremendous amount of guts and courage to go make a play when there's nothing there instead of throwing the ball away. "
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Consequences
Courage
" Not many people do what Jameis Winston did: first year as a starter winning a national championship, only one loss in his two years as a starter. He's got great charisma. He's polarizing for some people, but he's a rare talent. "
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Great
Loss
People
" I think when you get Robert Griffin, one of the most explosive quarterbacks to ever play the position, in a Mike Shanahan-type system, the possibilities are very exciting, I think, with Mike Shanahan's imagination. "
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You
Imagination
Possibilities
" It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds. "
Jon Gruden
Sense
Much
Guy
" Julio Jones doesn't drop wide-open touchdown passes. "
Jon Gruden
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Passes
Drop
" I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position. "
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Hard
Position
" 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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Able
You
Think
" To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing. "
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Trends
Need
" If I ever come back and coach, I'm never huddling again! "
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Never
Ever
Come
" 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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Football
Work
Team
" When the season ends, it's all about the next season. "
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Next
Ends
" In the NFL, you've got to get to the Super Bowl, and you've got to win it. That's the evaluation we're all accountable to. "
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NFL
Got
Evaluation
" Mariota is special in a lot of ways. He's a dynamic dual threat on the field, and he is humble - no-nonsense, full of character - off the field. "
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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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" All it takes is one coach that believes in you. "
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" I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game. "
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Kind
" I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything. "
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Pretty
Simon
Guy