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“Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.”
“I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.”
“If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.”
“You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.”
“I have a lot of great friends in football. The game was great to me. And I've been able to do other things in television and enjoy that, meeting those people.”
“I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.”
“I am demanding.”
“I don't have to make examples out of players to establish my own place. I don't feel like I have to.”
“I love football; I enjoy it. That's why I've been in this game as many years as I have. I still like it. I get excited about it.”
“Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.”
“I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.”
“If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me.”
“If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.”
“When Super Bowl time comes around, I get jealous.”
“I got more money than I can spend now.”
“I have a house in Saratoga Springs.”
“I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones.”
“You as an individual coach have a responsibility to try to give those players who put themselves at risk and in harm's way a chance to achieve success, and that goes for universities and professional teams, as well.”
“There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.”
“I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.”