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Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden
American Coach
Born: Aug 17, 1963
Best Coach Football Get People You
Related authors: Bear Bryant Bobby Knight Dabo Swinney Jim Valvano John Wooden Lou Holtz Nick Saban Vince Lombardi
This stereotype as Marcus Mariota as a spread quarterback that just runs read options all the time, that's ridiculous. Jon Gruden
Time Runs Stereotype Read Spread Quarterback Options Just Ridiculous
All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it. Jon Gruden
Would Football Know Without Going Really
There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can't do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He's a workaholic, and that's what impresses me the most. Jon Gruden
Work Me Luck Andrew About He Like Most Him His Lot Work Ethic Ethic Workaholic Thing Things
I'm not good at Blackberrys, cell phones, or packing. Jon Gruden
Good Phones Cell Phones Cell Packing
Just to get cufflinks on my shirt is a challenge. Jon Gruden
Challenge Shirt Get Just
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. Jon Gruden
Future Hate Try Old Thought Predict Though Would Would-Be Fired Never Head Head Coach Tampa Traded Years Really Coach Even Deserved Things
Simon Cowell is a pretty rough guy. Jon Gruden
Pretty Guy Simon Rough
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. Jon Gruden
Me Son School Trouble Year Pay Every Kids Out High High School Fired Bothers Football Budget Like Because Got Real Lot Quick Getting Realized Coaches Coaching Used Profession Play Played Started Playing
If it wasn't for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother's life, my dad's life, wouldn't exist. Jon Gruden
Life Best My Life Brother Football Exist Lot Times Dad
I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice. Jon Gruden
Pride Practice Take Lot Used
I break down the tape like I'm a quality-control coach, just like I was with the Packers in 1992. I break it down by hand, every play. Jon Gruden
Down Every Like Tape Hand Just Break Packers Coach Play
I compete with myself. I try to get more done than you. I don't know why. Jon Gruden
Myself You Try More Know Than Get Done Why Compete
There are very few passions in my life - The man upstairs, family, and football. Jon Gruden
Life Family Man My Life Few Football Passions Very Upstairs
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. Jon Gruden
You Communicate Own Teammates Defense Sideline Recognize Able Some Football Look Read Got Offensive Pro Pro Football Want Board Them Then Your
I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach. Jon Gruden
Better Davis Learned Got Lot Coach Al
It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds. Jon Gruden
Sense Seconds Guy Make Ball Blitz Than Gets Much Less Rid
I spend most of my time looking at game film. Jon Gruden
Time Game Looking Spend My Time Most Film
Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he's not a blocking tight end. Jon Gruden
He Tight Blocking End Spectacular Gates
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. Jon Gruden
Best Win John Super Super Bowl Some Studied Bowl Tape Denver Mike Teams Ever
Eli Manning is the one man I just don't want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner. Jon Gruden
Man One-Man See He Just Want Playoffs
I show up in a playoff game, I have my sideline sheet. I can't even spit plays out, I get so excited. I mean, you get nervous. These are critical, do-or-die situations. Third down and 1, Red Zone, what do I call? Two minute drill? Are we going to go no huddle? These are decisions that you wrestle with. Jon Gruden
You Game Nervous Down Sideline Out Critical Minute Wrestle Drill Spit Excited Red Call Sheet Go Up Get Going Situations Decisions Mean Show Even Zone Two Playoff Third Plays
You think of Brady, you think of Rodgers, Roethliseber, Eli Manning. They're icemen. They have no feelings - none. They're able to concentrate on a snap-by-snap basis. Jon Gruden
You Feelings Think Able Concentrate None Brady Rodgers Basis
When we had a great defense at Tampa Bay, we always measured our defenses against the best quarterbacks. Jon Gruden
Best Great Defense Our Bay Had Always Tampa Quarterback Against Measured
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. Jon Gruden
Work Best Relationship Back Way John General General Manager He Became Hired Continue His Friends Scouts Goes Manager Dad
You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence - or you don't. Jon Gruden
Knowledge You Intelligence Passion Charisma Either
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