I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team.
Jon Gruden
Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players.
All it takes is one coach that believes in you.
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.
Inches matter. That's why they measure first downs. That's why they have a crew down there with those chains.
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.
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.
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.
Not many people do what Jameis Winston did: first year as a starter winning a national championship, only one loss in his two years as a starter. He's got great charisma. He's polarizing for some people, but he's a rare talent.
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.
I've been hitting up Hooters since 1983, and I can assure you nothin' says football season is here quite like watching the game on wall-to-wall flat screen TVs with the smell of Hooters world-famous chicken wings in the air and an ice-cold beer in your hand, served up with one-and-only Hooters hospitality, of course.
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.
If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.
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.
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.
Julio Jones doesn't drop wide-open touchdown passes.
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.
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.
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.
There are some great video clips of me swearing, screaming at players, but I was also the biggest cheerleader in the league.
I love that Mel Gibson.
Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end.
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.
I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game.
When it comes to football, I'm more of a traditional guy. I love going to Green Bay.
Simon Cowell is a pretty rough guy.
It takes courage to pull the ball down and reverse field and do some of the crazy things that Favre and Manziel do. There's going to be consequences when sometimes it doesn't work out. But it takes a tremendous amount of guts and courage to go make a play when there's nothing there instead of throwing the ball away.
I only live one time.
Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge.
I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position.
To be a good analyst, you need to know what the trends are and what teams are doing.
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.
You have to be able to recognize defenses on your own in pro football. You can't look to the sideline and read some board. You've got to recognize the defense on your own, and then you've got to communicate to your offensive teammates what you want them to do.
I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything.
I'm not a good golfer. I don't have any hobbies, really.
You think of Brady, you think of Rodgers, Roethliseber, Eli Manning. They're icemen. They have no feelings - none. They're able to concentrate on a snap-by-snap basis.
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.
In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others.
I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach.
This stereotype as Marcus Mariota as a spread quarterback that just runs read options all the time, that's ridiculous.
Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.
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.
I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice.
I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right.
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.
When the season ends, it's all about the next season.
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?
You have to keep trying to get better.
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.'
I love Olivier Vernon, and I wish he knew how much I appreciate him by just watching him.
