Steve Loney
Steve Loney
Steve Loneyis an American football coach. He is currently offensive line assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. He was the offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings from 2003–2005, the Arizona Cardinals in 2006, and the St. Louis Rams from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, his highest coaching assignment in the NFL was as the offensive coordinator of the Vikings in 2005 under head coach Mike Tice. He held the dual role of offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at his alma...
atmosphere exciting guys message might others players prepare sends treat win wrong
I know only one way to prepare and that's to prepare to win with the guys just like this was everything on the line. I think if you treat it any differently it sends the wrong message. ... It might be exciting to young players but it also can send the wrong message to others and I don't know what kind of atmosphere that creates. So, I think we're not going to prepare any differently.
judgment target
I know the target on my back is bigger. If we don't play well, Judgment Day will come.
calling easy falls lies responsibility sit ultimate week
It's sometimes easy to sit back, if you're not calling plays, to say, 'Man I would have done this or that,' ... But being the play-caller is the ultimate responsibility, so the responsibility falls in your lap. We can say what we want about Week 1, but the responsibility lies with me.
carry needs offense
Everyone, Daunte included, needs to just do their job. I don't think any one person needs to feel like they have to carry an offense on its shoulders.
both opposed successful
I've done it the other way, and been successful both ways, so I'm not opposed (to any changes),
deal mark people problems throwing type
I want to be the type of coordinator that if things go bad, I have no problems with people throwing it in my lap, ... And when things go good, I'm a big boy, I can deal with it. ... I want that to be the mark of our offense.
obviously
When you only have one touchdown in two games, you obviously have some things to fix.
behind best five hopeless offensive players sitting
I've always been of a mind-set to play the five best offensive linemen. I think your players need to feel that from you as well. If you're sitting behind Leonard Davis, you can't feel like it's a hopeless situation.
adam naturally played
Naturally Adam has a lot to learn, but he did well for a person who had never played the position.
easy map move son wife
It's been an easy move because my wife already has friends down there, and my son is down there. You don't have to get a map to find your way around. So a lot of things have been good.
deep kids pick prefer shallow somebody start throw tough
It's tough to throw somebody into the deep end and tell them to start swimming. I prefer to start out in the shallow end. Now, some kids pick it up pretty quick.
coach cut football good guys level proverbial rid
You try not to cut a good football player, ... so all of those guys who are on that proverbial bubble, they've got to play at a level where the coach says, 'We can't get rid of him.'
call certainly few plays stay
I really just call plays with my gut, ... And you certainly want to stay away from tendencies. There were very few hiccups in this (victory).
built case somebody strong
If you take Peyton Manning out of the mix, I think somebody could have built a pretty strong case about him being an MVP.