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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It's done with. We need Simeon Rice back. I think he understands that. And we're looking forward to seeing him.
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As you say, the salary cap is a problem. If we wanted to get Corey Simon, we couldn't have made that happen, maybe because of the salary cap. It's not like we weren't looking at every good player that we foresee being available. But we have to be honest and realistic with what we can get done given our salary cap.
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You've got to score points to win football games and we regret what happened here, having to send one of our key players home, but looking at it in the rearview mirror, we would do the same thing again. Hopefully Simeon comes back ready to roll and he learns from this.
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We're looking at every receiver on every other team as well, ... They're not just up against each other. They're up against the whole network. I think they understand that.
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His demeanor, his temperament, I think is going to fit in quite well with how we approach things here on defense. The standards are extremely high. Ian Gold is a guy that sets his bars extremely high. He is an impressive guy. ... He's got a lot to prove, and I think he is looking at this as a great opportunity.
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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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I think we have beaten some pretty darn good football teams and have been fairly consistent throughout the year. We've got a talented defense. We have a good running game and we are looking forward to seeing what we can do. Every year there are dark horses that jump onto the scene.
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He is capable of making impact plays for us. I think he's a clutch, big-time player. We can go to the playoffs and advance with him. Those are the kind of players we're looking for. He's one of those.
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He's got all the measurables you're looking for. He can run, he's tough, he'll tackle, he's smart, he's a leader. There's not a lot of things this guy doesn't have.
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I love my brother. I haven't talked to him, but I will. All I can say from the Gruden family is, I'm very apologetic.
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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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I'm really happy for him, proud of him. It's a credit to him and his hard work. This guy is a special talent, a special kid. Hopefully, he's got a lot more great days ahead.
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I'm more concerned with Shelton's injury than I am concerned with Nate. Nate's a fine football player. He played a lot snaps for us last year -- not a lot of people know that,
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It's so early, and I don't want to proclaim him as an answer to all our problems, ... But he's off to the kind of start we needed him to have. ... You make first downs, you eat up clock, you score touchdowns, you keep your quarterback in third-down-and-operable situations and the play-action pass is going to be that much better with (Williams) in there.