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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 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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" 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. "

" Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising. "

" 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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" 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. "

" All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it. "

" 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? "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think there is a huge ceiling in Derek Carr. I think he has proven that. "

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" Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism. "

Jon Gruden

Just

You

" It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds. "

" There are very few passions in my life - The man upstairs, family, and football. "

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

" You want to take a charge from LeBron James coming down the lane with no helmet on - that's dangerous. But you know what? Some people like to do that stuff. So leave them alone. "

" I'm a backup quarterback at the University of Dayton. I was a one-year starter in high school. I think I got the job in high school because our quarterback left and went to another school. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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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" I just love football. "

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

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

" I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach. "

" All it takes is one coach that believes in you. "

" I don't know what's going to happen in the future; I just know this: I'm going to continue to give my best effort to the game, stay prepared. "

" 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. "

" I miss high school football. "

" 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. "