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" I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game. "
Jon Gruden
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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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" I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position. "
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" You miss the adversity. The journey is what I'm talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "
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" I hate to predict my future. I never really thought I would be a head coach at 34 years old. I never thought I would be traded to Tampa. I never even really thought I would be fired, even though I probably deserved it. I try not to predict things. "
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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 for big games in December. "
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" When the season ends, it's all about the next season. "
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" All it takes is one coach that believes in you. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I'm not good at Blackberrys, cell phones, or packing. "
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" Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. "
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" If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for. "
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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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