Jerry Glanville
Jerry Glanville
Jerry Michael Glanvilleis a former American football player and coach, former NASCAR driver and owner, and sportscaster. He served as Head Football Coach of the Houston Oilers from 1986 to 1990 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1990 to 1994, compiling a career NFL record of 63–73. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Head Football Coach at Portland State University, tallying a mark of 9–24. Glanville has worked as an analyst on HBO's Inside the NFL, CBS's The NFL Today/NFL...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 October 1941
asked flower last shirt wear
The only thing I asked (Jones) is if I had to wear a shirt with a flower on it, ... I didn't look at last year's defense.
came couple games hit hitting knee last
He got the injury, and he couldn't do anything. And then when he came back, he couldn't hit good. If you're not going to hit, you're not going to play. The last couple of games his knee was better and he was hitting better.
ability couple excellent hurt last
He has enough ability to be an excellent player. Unfortunately, he's been hurt the last couple of years.
ability both help last watching year
With his ability we're going to look at him at both spots. We haven't done anything yet, but just watching him last year I think he can help us at both places.
brought last watched year
I never watched them play last year. I didn't want to have any opinions, ... Last year is over. It's never been brought up.
gets next office penalty time
I said the next time he gets that penalty he should go immediately to the admissions office and get his transcripts so he can transfer. We won't have that.
june liked studied
June was a quarterback, but he went to all of my meetings. He liked what we did, and he studied it.
showing strong
Will we get them? The percentages won't be high. But you have to let them know you want them. We're showing them we have a strong interest.
pro underdog
We were a 17-point underdog (against Houston). For pro football, that's huge.
asked bad honored rejected turned turning woody
I was honored he asked me, but I didn't feel bad about turning him down. Woody turned me down as a player. He rejected me.
changed heart
We've changed with the times, ... but the heart of what we do is still the same.
hard ready
You have to be ready for anything. Working hard is the one thing you can control.
best gets players
We get to do what we do best in his stadium. That gets the players motivated.
biggest improvement second year
You make your biggest improvement your second year and I think we're going to make a leap.