Brian Flores

“Minkah's a football player. I think his strength is that he can handle a lot of different positions. He's versatile. Free safety, strong safety, corner, Star, 'backer. You can do whatever you want with him.”

“Everyone's got things going on in their lives.”

“Look, coaching is what I love, it's a passion of mine, a calling. I'm gifted to do it. The reason why is that I love helping young people reach their potential and become the best version of themselves, on and off the field.”

“My mom always got me underwear for Christmas. That's my favorite gift.”

“One play can change a game and one call can change a game.”

“I'm tough on the players. I think you need to be tough on them so they can be disciplined.”

“I want to coach football. That's what I'm called to do.”

“How I've always kind of approached everything is I take everything day to day.”

“The National Football League is an example to the world, it really is. People follow the lead of the National Football League - that's how powerful it is.”

“I think everyone likes direct. They might not like it in a specific moment, but... I'm always gonna push 'em to do more. That's just me. I try to be truthful and honest and transparent, and if they don't like it, then so be it. And that's OK. I think they respect that and they know where I stand.”

“You need discipline to play this game.”

“It's football. You need 11 guys on each play and go out there and play together, play as a team.”

“This game has done a lot for me personally. I've said this before, football really leveled the playing field for me as a person.”

“I think you want to play complementary football - offense, defense, special teams.”

“We ask players to communicate - offensive, defense, special teams. Our staff has to communicate that way also.”

“I just think anytime you go through experiences, you get better - whether it's something as simple as scheduling, days off, shells practice versus padded practices, do we defer the coin toss, do we take the ball, do we want to take a timeout in this situation?”

“Anytime I get to get out there, to help somebody with a technique, a fundamental, I'm in my happy place.”

“I mean, we never know what play the game is going to come down to, so we want everyone to be good. But yeah, first and second down are obviously very important.”

“I try to be clear and direct. That's part of leadership.”