Sean McVay

“Some of the best coaches I've been around are those people I worked with in high school.”

“I've got a lot of respect for a handful of coaches, and there's a lot of great stuff put out there on film. So, I always want to stay up to speed on those current trends and figure out if you can steal something that fits your players and your system. I'm certainly not afraid to steal from some of these great coaches.”

“I could go on and on about my support for Kirk Cousins, and I feel fortunate to have been able to work with a guy like that.”

“When you're a position coach, your next goal is to be a coordinator. While trying to be the best tight ends coach you can be, I always wanted to be an offensive coordinator at some point. When the opportunity presents itself, you want to make sure you capitalize on that.”

“What I didn't realize is, getting out to L.A., you realize how normal it is, especially if you go eat or have dinner in West Hollywood: kind of everybody is somebody out there.”

“I think once you stop learning, you're going to stop growing.”

“It's funny, if you've ever met my grandfather, he's probably one of the most even-keeled men you'll ever meet.”

“You always want to surround yourself with better people than you.”

“That's one of the things I like about our business: our fraternity of coaches. As competitive as it is, guys find time to share when they can.”

“I like to be outdoors as much as possible.”

“I have no life - other than I love football.”

“With any player, especially at quarterback, I don't care if you're talking Tom Brady or Peyton Manning or Drew Brees: you want to make sure to continue to hammer down the fundamentals, and it all starts with your feet. Everything starts with footwork.”

“You learn about people when they do go through a little bit of adversity.”

“Whether it's a guy getting a big contract, getting a franchise deal, that comes with expectations.”

“My grandfather has a whole lot of respect for Coach Carroll and the way he handled himself and the contributions he made to the 49ers organization.”

“I think what we've tried to preach to our players is we're going to let the best players play.”

“Love that guy, and you can't say enough good things about Brandin Cooks.”

“It's very important, when you talk about a player like an Aaron Donald, 'Hey, here comes Ndamukong. How do you feel about a player like that?'”

“I think people underestimate when you have a brace on your knee how much that truly restricts you.”

“I probably don't have any room in my mind for anything but football. My dad tells me I'm a total vegetable outside of just knowing football.”