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...
bit hits ready sure throw took
I think he's OK. He was able to throw the ball. I'm sure he's a bit sore. He took a lot of hits (Saturday). We think he'll be ready to go for this game.
bit football freaked grind guys length mental physical worry
We've got a young football team, particularly on offense. I worry a little bit about some of these guys getting a little bit freaked out with the length of the season, the mental grind, the physical grind that they go through,
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We struggled a little bit defensively, giving up some yardage. We let them get out of some holes. They were backed up a few times, and uncharacteristically, they got out of those holes and pinned us back.
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He's an exciteable type of guy. He needs to cool it out a little to start the game and have a little bit more poise and confidence in his footwork, his timing and his decision making. He's rushing things early in his stints.
battle bit guy knows pride rehab sure team
I'm sure he is. He's got a lot of pride, he's been through a lot with the rehab to get well, with the knee, with the back. I think, in his own mind, he's probably a little bit frustrated. But he's a team guy and he knows it's a long battle back.
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We tried to get him and Tim involved, because the bigger the game, the bigger he plays. He was excited and thrives in this atmosphere. He loves the big games. The more you ask of him, the more he relishes.
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We just played them a month ago. We beat them 10-3 and we had to intercept the ball on the 1-yard line to do it. If there's a letdown this week then we'll pay for it. I don't expect that to happen.
glimpse guys
We got our first glimpse of what these guys can do wire-to-wire.
expect
We expect Kenyatta to be here, and that's all I can say.
advantage depth evaluation last players sure
We're going to try to see if the front-line players are front-line players. We also want to look at the depth of our roster to make sure that we take advantage of the last evaluation for a lot of these guys. We're going to try to do it all in this game.
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The schedule doesn't get any easier, ... Our job is to do everything we can to help him. His job is obviously to make plays and move this football team and help us score and win games, and eliminate turnovers, negative plays, sacks. Those are areas that must be cleaned up in a hurry. And he'll be the quarterback this week again. Hopefully he can do that.
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I've seen him play middle linebacker in this 32-nickel-rover package they have. He's all over the field. And no matter where he is, he's going to line up and challenge you.
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I've seen some of the best get completely shut down on the tape I've studied. I've seen them play some prolific offenses, some great attacks and totally shut it down. I'm really impressed with this defense, the personnel they've assembled, the blitzing scheme that they present.
france talking todd
I've never really been comfortable (enough) with hamstrings to even comment. Every one of them is them, especially when you are talking about your kicker. So, we'll keep Todd France on the roster, and we feel very, very comfortable with him going into Carolina.