Jon Gruden Quotes

United States, American Football Manager
August 17, 1963

Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He had previously been the head coach of the Raiders from 1998 to 2001 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008. With the Buccaneers, he won Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 in his first year with the team, defeating the Raiders, who had traded him to Tampa Bay the previous offseason. At the time, Gruden, aged 39 years, 5 months and 9 days, was the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl. Before returning to coaching in 2018, he served as an analyst for ESPN and Monday Night Football.

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

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- Wish
I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game.

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- Game

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

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I draw plays every day.

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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.

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- Done
- Regret
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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- Character
- Humble
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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- Work
- Luck

All it takes is one coach that believes in you.

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

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- Different
I get excited when we make a play. I get excited when we make a first down.

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

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- Time
All I ever wanted to do was coach, 'cause I knew I wasn't gonna be a player.

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- Player
You never say never to nothing.

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

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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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- Why
I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice.

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- Practice
- Pride
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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- Guy
Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.

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- Guy
- Player
I learned from Al Davis. We didn't have any secretaries. Secretaries, really, in Oakland were young football people.

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- People
- Football

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

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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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Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge.

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

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