Jon Gruden Quotes
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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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I draw plays every day.
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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 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 spend most of my time looking at game film.
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All I ever wanted to do was coach, 'cause I knew I wasn't gonna be a player.
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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.
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You never say never to nothing.
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I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess.
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Nobody talks about Shaq Thompson. I don't know what he is. He's like a nickel corner/linebacker.
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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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Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players.
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All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it.
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I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays.
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From the standpoint that you try to adjust your offense to your quarterback, you try to adjust your football team around your players. You do the best you can with the hand that you have, and you've got to add some parts along the way.
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Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.
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I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game.
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I love finishers.
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It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds.
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I learned from Al Davis. We didn't have any secretaries. Secretaries, really, in Oakland were young football people.
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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.
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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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Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge.
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I get excited when we make a play. I get excited when we make a first down.