Jeff Tedford
Jeff Tedford
Jeffrey R. Tedfordis the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is best known as the former coach of the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds Cal records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth2 November 1961
CityLynwood, CA
missing quarter
He was suspended for the first quarter for missing the meeting,
couple dropped game pressure starter wait
He was making the right reads, and he had a couple of dropped balls, and another one there was miscommunication with the receiver, so it wasn't all him, ... He put some pressure on himself. Now being the starter will be better for him. He doesn't have to wait his turn. He can go in the game and get the jitters out of the way early.
everybody mean ready time
He didn't play to his potential, by any means, but that doesn't mean he can't play, ... Everybody has a day like that from time to time, and he had it right out of the gate. He's our quarterback, and he'll be ready this week.
handle
He has to handle it the right way.
attitude came care forget positive rest rubs win
He has such a winning, positive attitude. He was one of our first recruits. I'll never forget him saying, 'I came here to win a championship, coach.' He didn't care that they were 1-10 before. His attitude is contagious, and it rubs off on the rest of the kids.
fit great
He is a great fit for us and our program, and a great recruiter.
peaks people valleys
He doesn't go through the peaks and valleys that some people would. He just has an easy-going attitude.
ability plays saw scramble third
He made some big plays on third down with his scramble ability and those were the things that we saw when we recruited Joe.
far goofing matured maturity turn
He matured big-time after the first week. He used to be kind of a happy-go-lucky guy. Every now and then you would turn and see him goofing off with guys. You don't see that anymore. There is a whole different maturity with him now as far as focus.
believing last night proud staying talked together
We talked all week, especially last night and this morning, about believing and staying together as a team. I was very proud there was never any quit.
bleeding injured night none people players scratch type unclear
People have said he was injured (that night). It's unclear what type of injury. It was a scratch on his wrist, a little bitty scratch, it wasn't even bleeding ... None of our players have been implicated in any wrongdoing.
bleeding injured night none people players scratch type unclear
People have said he was injured (that night). It's unclear what type of injury, ... It was a scratch on his wrist, a little bitty scratch, it wasn't even bleeding ... None of our players have been implicated in any wrongdoing.
ambassador people
People look to him for guidance. He is an ambassador for the team.
effort great improved reflection surprise typical
It was great to see a reflection of how much we've improved with this young team. This effort was typical of our team. It doesn't surprise me.