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" We used to tell our receivers, 'If you want to run an inside breaking route, and you want to fight for yardage after the catch, you better be careful, because these defensive players, they're on the hunt.' "

Jon Gruden

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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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" This whole social media scene makes me sick. "

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Social Media

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" I love finishers. "

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I Love

Love

" You don't want to read about your quarterback in the newspaper every day of the week. "

" 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 kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game. "

" 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. "

" Tebow is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game. He's the 'wildcat' who can throw. Most of the teams that have the wildcat back there, it's Ronnie Brown, it's Jerious Norwood, it's whoever you want to say it is. This guy here is 250 pounds of concrete cyanide, man. And he can throw. He throws well enough at any level to play quarterback. "

" Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. "

" There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can't do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He's a workaholic, and that's what impresses me the most. "

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Him

" 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. "

Jon Gruden

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" Some people feel pressure; some people don't. "

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