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" I don't want to look at myself like I'm some superhero. But I'm not going to let people wipe their feet on football on my chest. "
Jon Gruden
People
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Football
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" Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end. "
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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. "
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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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" Simon Cowell is a pretty rough guy. "
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" I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach. "
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" 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. "
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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 get excited for big games in December. "
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" I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game. "
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" I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really. "
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" 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 have to keep trying to get better. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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