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" I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess. "
Jon Gruden
Mentality
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" Does the draft really matter? At the end of the day, at the end of your career, at the end of time, does it really matter? "
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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 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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" I love that Mel Gibson. "
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I Love
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" It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds. "
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Guy
" Some of the best tape that I've ever studied was Mike Shanahan and John Elway in Denver, back-to-back Super Bowl win teams. "
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" If ESPN ever kicked me out the door and I had to get back to coach, I have to stay on top of what's going on. "
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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 learned from Al Davis. We didn't have any secretaries. Secretaries, really, in Oakland were young football people. "
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People
Young
Really
" I'm not good at Blackberrys, cell phones, or packing. "
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Phones
Cell Phones
Packing
" 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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" 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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Future
Coaching
Pride
" I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything. "
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Try
Just
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Hard
Position
" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
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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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High School
High
Job
" 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. "
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Down
Decisions