Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden
Jon David Grudenis an American former college football player and professional coach. He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning Super Bowl XXXVII in his first year with the Buccaneers. At the time, Gruden was the youngest head coach ever to win a Super Bowl at age 39 years, 5 months and 9 days...
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They've made their kicks. They've made clutch kicks. They've kicked the ball from just about every venue on the football field.
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Not necessarily. We really worked hard on the draft the last couple years, being a part of it, so we know a lot of the players that are on the waiver wire from our research, ... And we know a lot about our players that didn't make this team also. Not necessarily, but familiarity can help you, you bet, when it's close.
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If you call plays as a coach in the NFL, it's damn hard to please anybody. If a guy comes in and says, 'You're not working hard enough to get me the damn ball,' of course I'm going to show him that we are.
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If you have Cadillac Williams on your team, you're probably not very smart if you don't give him the ball and give him opportunities. He's earned that. If he continues to do as he's doing, he'll see the ball a lot more next year than he did this year.
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Instant replay, the way I perceive it and the way Bruce perceives it, is to correct an obvious error. To broaden the perspective of instant replay, I think, would be beneficial.
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Hey, you've got to have a thick skin. You've got to take negativity for what it is. You've got to keep working, keep pushing.
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Hey, what do you see out there that can help me get you the ball more?
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He's surrounded by great skill. Between Eric Moulds and Lee Evans, they have two outstanding receivers and (third receiver) Josh Reed is a fine player in his own right. They have a balanced attack.
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He's everything we're looking for in an offensive linemen, in a future leader for our football team.
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He's one of those guys who, when you hand him the ball, you just know good things are going to happen,
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I don't know, I'd have to really look hard into the situation there. It's always a risk when you draft anybody. Some guys more than others.
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I don't know, it seems like so long ago. We've always said Chris is going to get better with opportunities to get better. That game, as dramatic as it was, and the fact that we won and we did some good things in that game, certainly helped his progress. But I don't know if it was the turning point or not.
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He really hasn't exceeded our expectations; our expectations were very high for him. He's just got it all in front of him; he's going to be a great football player.
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If he's ready to go, he'll play, ... All I can say is the doctors will let us know. Carnell's going to let us know.