A biography for Jon Grudenhasn’t been written yet.
“When the season ends, it's all about the next season.”
“From the standpoint that you try to adjust your offense to your quarterback, you try to adjust your football team around your players. You do the best you can with the hand that you have, and you've got to add some parts along the way.”
“Nobody talks about Shaq Thompson. I don't know what he is. He's like a nickel corner/linebacker.”
“I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice.”
“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 love that Mel Gibson.”
“I only live one time.”
“If you aren't winning, we are not going to be happy.”
“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.”
“In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others.”
“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 compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why.”
“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?”
“All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it.”
“You never say never to nothing.”
“I've always coached energy, hustling, rushing to the pile, and if it is wiggling, you do hit it because guys are fighting for yardage, and sometimes, you've got to give up the ball because of one inch.”
“You miss the adversity. The journey is what I'm talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team.”
“Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.”
“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 had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder.”