Jerry Glanville
Jerry Glanville
Jerry Michael Glanvilleis a former American football player and coach, former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster. He served as Head Football Coach of the Houston Oilers from 1986 to 1990 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1990 to 1994, compiling a career NFL record of 63–73. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Head Football Coach at Portland State University, tallying a mark of 9–24. Glanville has worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL, CBS's The NFL Today/NFL...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 October 1941
conversation great guy
I don't know the guy and I don't think I've ever had a conversation with him. But I know he's a great coach. The film is his resume. He has a great resume.
guys nobody people speaks volumes
That (jersey number) 45 (Moe) is unbelievable. I can take 10 scholarships and not come back with a 45. I could come back with 10 guys and nobody would play like 45. That's unbelievable. That speaks volumes for people on the island.
advantage crowd guy shifting thinks
They're shifting to get an advantage on you. Their shift is not gingerbread for the crowd. They're not shifting so the crowd thinks they're cerebral. They shift a guy to one side, and if you don't have him covered, they'll get him the ball.
asking atlanta beach change chicago cities dallas fly guy houston kid planes player recruit recruiting stop three virginia
You don't want to recruit a guy who has to change two, three planes to get here. You can get on a plane in Chicago and get here (directly). You can be in Dallas or Houston and fly right here. That's a different recruiting than asking a player from Pennsylvania. He has to stop in Chicago and change planes. You don't recruit Pennsylvania. You don't recruit to Tidewater Beach because the kid from Virginia has to fly to Atlanta first. But the kid from Atlanta can fly non-stop. I look for cities where it's a non-stop flight.
becomes guy passionate rest trying
not only important to them, it may be passionate to them. That's what you really need. I can see where it becomes important to another guy every day. I can see where it becomes passionate to a different person some days. When it becomes passionate to 11 players, you're different from the rest of the teams. We're trying to get in that direction.
believe guys learned
I couldn't believe it when I learned some of the guys were walk-ons.
change florida georgia happened offer program ready recruiting schools texas time university
What's happened is all recruiting has changed. By the time you were ready to offer scholarships, the University of Texas was already done (recruiting). Georgia was done. Florida was done. All of the big schools were done. We had to change our program and our philosophy.
eat home watch waves
Even if I get home at 2 or 3 in the morning, things are still jumping. I usually just get something to eat and watch the waves come in.
animosity boo crowd fed fun hope means played playing pro stand teams thrive
Pro wise, ... you thrive on it. I told the team, 'I hope they all stand and boo. If they boo us, that means you've accomplished something.' In the pros, our teams fed off the animosity of the crowd to make you play better. That was the fun of playing on the road. We actually played better.
defense good nose
Our defense is only as good as the nose plays. If the nose doesn't play any good, the defense isn't any good.
climb enjoyment glad mountain point underdog underdogs
Being an underdog by one point or 50, it doesn't matter. I'm glad we are an underdog. Underdogs have more that they can achieve. They have more enjoyment if they're able to climb to the mountain top.
god grand pay thank worked
Thank God it worked out and I didn't have to pay his salary. He was making about 20 grand a year.
asked bad honored rejected turned turning woody
I was honored he asked me, but I didn't feel bad about turning him down. Woody turned me down as a player. He rejected me.
showing strong
Will we get them? The percentages won't be high. But you have to let them know you want them. We're showing them we have a strong interest.