Jon Gruden

“When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks.”

“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.”

“I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach.”

“I just love football.”

“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.”

“There are some great video clips of me swearing, screaming at players, but I was also the biggest cheerleader in the league.”

“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.”

“If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.”

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

“The Gruden-McVay relationship goes all the way back to 1970. John McVay and my dad are best of friends. My dad continued to work with McVay as a 49er. When John McVay became the general manager, he hired my dad to be one of his scouts.”

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

“I love finishers.”

“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.”

“It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds.”

“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.”

“Cancer is tough. It is a relentless opponent that won't seem to go away.”

“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.”

“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.”

“This whole social media scene makes me sick.”

“Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge.”