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“You can't wish for confidence. It comes from demonstrated ability.”
“Al is an extremely talented football guy. Few owners who interview can really talk about a defensive front, team travel and the salary cap. He can hit on all these topics, and this was my first interview as head coach. It was 2003, and I was going to meet Al Davis.”
“It's hard to practice the spontaneous moments that take place in a game.”
“The 46-man roster on game day is soon to be, I think, will be soon dated. I think that's gotta change. If we're interested in health and safety - and it sounds like we are; at least that's something we talk about a lot - that number should be higher.”
“When they really love you in New Orleans, they have their own unique ways of saying so. If a great trumpet player dies, people don't get all mournful. They dance in the streets with brightly colored umbrellas, then slide the dearly departed into a concrete tomb a couple of feet off the ground.”
“Winning. It's the salve for the whole organization. Makes everyone feel better.”
“I mean, football is like life. It's not always gonna be how you planned it, it's not always gonna be fair. And sometimes you get punched and you get up. And there's that toughness and grit element that's involved with this game that I think fascinates us all with it.”
“First off, the jump sometimes from a successful college head coach to an NFL head coach is larger than you think. It just is. Schematically, red zone, third down. And I say that respectfully because in college, it's a different job.”
“Chemistry is a fickle thing because you can win some games early and say, 'Hey, we had great team chemistry.' Typically that specific topic is tested through adversity. So when you face a loss or two losses or you face a tough overtime game, it gets put to test more readily than if you win.”
“It doesn't happen often where an NFL team or organization gets embarrassed.”
“The Flyers winning back to back Stanley Cups, all of those things were a part of my childhood.”
“There's times where you finish the draft and you think it went well and you get here, and realize, man, these guys need more work.”
“Look, it's very common in our league for certain events to take place. And then, man, there's a reaction maybe in the offseason where oftentimes we find our own flaws because of some loophole.”
“You have to trust your gut a lot and follow your heart.”
“In your hurry-up or no-huddle, you might just say a word, and then everyone's understanding, 'It's this play.'”
“I don't know that you're learning from failure if you don't get a trophy. But I know this, if you get one and you recognize it's uniquely different, that goes a long way.”
“I enjoy being involved in the offense.”
“Just know that as the head coach, you're always talking about being composed.”
“Sometimes you see things from afar and you look and you think, 'It's madness.'”
“As a coach, you try to get in a routine where you embrace and celebrate the win.”