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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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" Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. "

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" I spend most of my time looking at game film. "

" 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. "

" Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end. "

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" The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued to work with McVay as a 49er. When John McVay became the general manager, he hired my dad to be one of his scouts. "

" 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. "

" I get excited when we make a play. I get excited when we make a first down. "

" I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position. "

" When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks. "

" 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. "

" I compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why. "

" 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. "

" 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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" If I ever come back and coach, I'm never huddling again! "

" I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right. "

" Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players. "

" 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. "

" This whole social media scene makes me sick. "

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" To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing. "

" I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess. "

" Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains. "

" Julio Jones doesn't drop wide-open touchdown passes. "

" When you're the head coach, you coach 53 people, and their wives and their girlfriends and their families and all those people. "

" Nobody talks about Shaq Thompson. I don't know what he is. He's like a nickel corner/linebacker. "

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" 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. "

" I love Olivier Vernon, and I wish he knew how much I appreciate him by just watching him. "

" God bless Tony Romo. "

" 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. "

" 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. "