Jim Fassel
Jim Fassel
James Edward "Jim" Fasselis the former head coach of the NFL's New York Giants. He has also served as offensive coordinator of several other NFL teams, and as the head coach, general manager, and president of the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth31 August 1949
fights-and-fighting guys kept lost win
We never lost that will to win -- the guys just kept on fighting.
came chance gotten group guys hope looked lucky special teams win
I feel very lucky to have gotten them all. Replacing special teams isn't like replacing a lineman, where you hope the group comes together. On their own, those guys are all difference-makers. And you know what? I think they came here because each one looked at us and thought, Hey, those guys have a chance to win it all.
athletic beaten group guys hammer match season
We didn't play real well all season and realistically, we should have beaten them twice. They didn't hammer us. We should have beaten them twice. I think Seattle's a pretty hard-nosed, athletic group of guys that will match up pretty well.
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I think we have higher expectations and desires than a lot of people think, or that we're capable of. Our guys weren't going to stop unless they were going to win.
elite evolving far goes guys handled himself kerry limit top tremendous
Kerry is evolving into an elite quarterback in this league. One of the top guys who is going to play this game. And as he goes on, there's no limit to him right now. He's come so far and handled himself so well. There's no limit. He's got tremendous talent.
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I would say that whatever our numbers are, they're probably pretty much league-wide and probably pretty much society-wide. I don't think our team is any different from any other team or society as a whole. I don't think those numbers are out of whack. The hard thing is we hold these players to different standards. That's going to be the difficult part, figuring out how we are going to bridge that gap if these guys can't be within these normal societal numbers.
guys hit instead minimize remember sake telling throw timing wrong
I remember telling our guys this. 'They're going to have some things they hit us with when their timing is right and they've got us in the wrong protection. Just minimize it. Instead of a 10-yard sack, make it a three-yard sack. And for God's sake don't throw it up for grabs.
answer beginning dropping game guys looking maybe passes playing prove reads stuff tape type
I don't know. I can answer that maybe when I get looking at the tape and see if his reads and stuff were right. But he was one of many at the beginning of the game who weren't playing well. Dropping passes and fumbling the ball, that type of thing. Guys get so many opportunities to prove themselves.
changed kicked last season towards
We changed up his fundamentals last season and it really kicked in towards the end of the season,
carry forward kerry step
There have been a lot of questions: 'Can Kerry step forward and carry this team?'
protection routes supposed
I thought Jesse did all right, considering some things. We had some routes that weren't where they were supposed to be and protection problems.
damn decisions
Those are the decisions you make, ... I made a lot of them. You can second-guess every damn one if you want.
hole
I couldn't, ... It was the hole in our lives.
anybody chips middle poker raising stakes team wants
I am raising the stakes right now, ... If this is a poker game, I am shoving my chips right in the middle of the table. I am raising the ante. Anybody who wants out, can get out. This team is going to the playoffs. OK? This team is going to the playoffs.