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" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
Jon Gruden
Had
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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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" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "
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" When the season ends, it's all about the next season. "
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" We used to tell our receivers, 'If you want to run an inside breaking route, and you want to fight for yardage after the catch, you better be careful, because these defensive players, they're on the hunt.' "
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" There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can't do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He's a workaholic, and that's what impresses me the most. "
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" All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it. "
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" I think there is a huge ceiling in Derek Carr. I think he has proven that. "
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" 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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" I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything. "
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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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" 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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My Life
Life
" If I ever come back and coach, I'm never huddling again! "
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Come
" Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players. "
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Those
Nothing
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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 spend most of my time looking at game film. "
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My Time
Most
Looking
" Some people feel pressure; some people don't. "
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Some People
People
" I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really. "
Jon Gruden
Golfer
Really
Hobbies
" 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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You
Sometimes
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" Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end. "
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Spectacular
He
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" 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. "
Jon Gruden
NFL
Got
Evaluation
" 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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Way
Football
Team
" This whole social media scene makes me sick. "
Jon Gruden
Social Media
Social
Me
" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "
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Want
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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" 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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" Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising. "
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" I love finishers. "
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" When it comes to football, I'm more of a traditional guy. I love going to Green Bay. "
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" I've been hitting up Hooters since 1983, and I can assure you nothin' says football season is here quite like watching the game on wall-to-wall flat screen TVs with the smell of Hooters world-famous chicken wings in the air and an ice-cold beer in your hand, served up with one-and-only Hooters hospitality, of course. "
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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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Great
Me