Tony Dungy
Tony Dungy
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungyis a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 October 1955
CityJackson, MI
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Our family has gotten a lot of letters and cards from people who have lost children in a variety of ways. The biggest thing is, it's not as rare as we would think. People have been in that situation and a lot of people have gotten through it. As much as you never want to be in it or want anybody else to be in it, people do make it through.
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But anybody who is hurt at all, or at risk, will not play,
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Our mission is to win a Super Bowl. And we know we've got a very, very tough team in front of us. New England has won about 13 straight and they're playing the best ball of anybody in the league. Going up there is going to be tough. We know what the challenge is, but we're not going to be satisfied just getting to the championship game. We think we've got a team that can win it.
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Everyone kind of had it a foregone conclusion that Mike wouldn't be back, but you don't just get rid of guys without being able to replace them. We were fortunate that we were able to replace him with a great, great kicker.
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They kept us off-balance, made some great passing plays.
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They've got great quickness; they're a little bit undersized for their position, but they utilize their speed, ... We've got other guys inside that have ended up rushing well for us so that teams can't overload on them.
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I'm going to have to go back and watch the tape again after what Joey Porter said because I guess I didn't see it the same way he did. But I don't think you can beat Pittsburgh without being a tough team.
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I'm full-speed ahead. We're disappointed with how the season ended, we've got some things to fix and some personnel issues, but we're getting started on them.
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I'm one who thinks the way the game is played now, it's tough to think a (defensive back) is going to have that much impact.
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I'm happy with the guys who made it. And I'm a league guy, but this is a bad, bad situation ...the less I say the better. You'll have to ask the league.
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It'll remind me of how much I'll be proud of these guys. All our guys are close. This just gave the world a chance to really see it.
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It's disappointing to have a regular season like we had and put yourself in position and not finish it off. We just couldn't get going. We didn't give up. We have to use this as motivation for next year.
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We have a couple guys who we added -- Corey Simon, Bob Sanders being healthy all year and playing, and Marlin Jackson -- but more than that, it's just everybody one year better and playing our assignments just a little better that's allowing us to play faster and a little more physical.