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" I love Olivier Vernon, and I wish he knew how much I appreciate him by just watching him. "
Jon Gruden
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" I don't want to be a negative piece of barbed wire sitting up in the booth with all the answers. I think that's a turn-off. "
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" I love finishers. "
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I Love
Love
" 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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" 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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Matter
Why
" 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. "
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People
Feet
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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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NFL
Excited
" All I ever wanted to do was coach, 'cause I knew I wasn't gonna be a player. "
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Coach
Player
Knew
" Nobody talks about Shaq Thompson. I don't know what he is. He's like a nickel corner/linebacker. "
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Nobody
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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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You
Sometimes
Always
" I get excited for big games in December. "
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Get
Big
December
" You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't. "
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Passion
Intelligence
Knowledge
" God bless Tony Romo. "
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Tony
God
" Julio Jones doesn't drop wide-open touchdown passes. "
Jon Gruden
Touchdown
Passes
Drop
" I love that Mel Gibson. "
Jon Gruden
I Love
Gibson
Love
" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "
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Like
Just
You
" Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. "
Jon Gruden
Just
Get
Shirt
" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "
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See
Want
He
" All I really have in my life is my family and football. That's about it. "
Jon Gruden
Football
Really
My Life
" I miss high school football. "
Jon Gruden
High
School
Football
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
You
Media
Knowledge
" I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really. "
Jon Gruden
Golfer
Really
Hobbies
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Brother
My Life
Life
" Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising. "
Jon Gruden
Surprising
Guy
Young
" I spend most of my time looking at game film. "
Jon Gruden
My Time
Most
Looking
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Future
Thought
Try
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Some
Super
Denver
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Nervous
Down
Decisions
" I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess. "
Jon Gruden
Mentality
Most
Than
" 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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Special
Off
Character
" 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? "
Jon Gruden
Time
Career
Day