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" I get excited for big games in December. "
Jon Gruden
Get
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" When I got fired from coaching, I started coaching high school because my son played. I realized real quick that high school football is in trouble. There's no budget. A lot of kids have got to pay to play, and every year, coaches are getting out of the profession. Kids aren't playing like they used to. It bothers me. "
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" I get excited when we make a play. I get excited when we make a first down. "
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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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" You have to keep trying to get better. "
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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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" Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. "
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" I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right. "
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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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" I love Olivier Vernon, and I wish he knew how much I appreciate him by just watching him. "
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" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
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" You never say never to nothing. "
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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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" I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays. "
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