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" 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
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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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" 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
Gibson
Love
" If I ever come back and coach, I'm never huddling again! "
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" I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach. "
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Learned
Lot
" There are some great video clips of me swearing, screaming at players, but I was also the biggest cheerleader in the league. "
Jon Gruden
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Great
Me
" Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. "
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Get
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" Some people feel pressure; some people don't. "
Jon Gruden
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Some People
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" I just love football. "
Jon Gruden
Love
Just
Football
" I love the AFC West. "
Jon Gruden
I Love
West
Love
" 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
" When it comes to football, I'm more of a traditional guy. I love going to Green Bay. "
Jon Gruden
Love
Going
Football
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Future
Coaching
Pride
" You don't want to read about your quarterback in the newspaper every day of the week. "
Jon Gruden
Newspaper
Day
Every Day
" I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays. "
Jon Gruden
Plays
Like
Calling
" If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for. "
Jon Gruden
Great
Leader
Work Ethic
" If you're a young kid out there, put away your Twitter accounts if you want to be a pro football player. Somebody's going to hack your account; somebody's going to cause you problems. "
Jon Gruden
You
Young
Football
" I'm not good at Blackberrys, cell phones, or packing. "
Jon Gruden
Phones
Cell Phones
Packing
" I spend most of my time looking at game film. "
Jon Gruden
My Time
Most
Looking
" All it takes is one coach that believes in you. "
Jon Gruden
You
Coach
Takes
" I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder. "
Jon Gruden
Had
Different
Drafted
" All I really have in my life is my family and football. That's about it. "
Jon Gruden
Football
Really
My Life
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Work
Back
Friends
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Negative
Answers
Sitting
" There are very few passions in my life - The man upstairs, family, and football. "
Jon Gruden
My Life
Family
Football
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Stay
Back
Coach
" 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
" 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. "
Jon Gruden
Special
Off
Character
" Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players. "
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Those
Nothing
Guys