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...
physically unless yellow
You'd have to take a big yellow excavator to get me out of here. I'm here for the long haul, unless someone comes and physically removes me.
coach exciting lives player super team won
We don't have one player or coach on our team who has ever won a Super Bowl. This is the most exciting times of our lives in football.
call gets morning sunday
We'll see how he is at wake-up call on Sunday morning and we'll see how he is when he gets to the stadium. We'll see how he is and we'll let you know. I just can't come out and say he's not going to play. I can't come out and say he's going to play, and if he does play how many plays.
We're going to see if he's well enough to play.
battles certain early game guys key players
We're going to play the regulars a little bit. They'll give way early to a lot of guys who we think are in key battles at certain positions, and guys who are young players who we think need game time.
trainer
We're going to do what the trainer says. We're all here to play games.
ball both good kicked outside
We got two pretty good kickers. It's a competitive situation. Both have kicked the ball off very well, and outside of the last-second desperation kick we did pretty well.
attitude bowl football hall pleased progress ready saying super whatever
We're pleased with the progress we're making. We're not saying we're ready for Canton (the Pro Football Hall of Fame) yet or Super Bowl XL or whatever it is. (But) there is an attitude there that is very good. It's what we want, the toughness, effort, the technique, the fundamentals are getting better. We are very physical.
competition game open
To open the game up like that (the muffed return) was a downer. We'll open it up to competition this week, for sure.
competition game open
To open the game up like that (the muffed return) was a downer, ... We'll open it up to competition this week, for sure.
added asserting brian chris football given good great guys helped himself ike lead leader players
We've added some guys who are not only good players but good leaders. They lead by example. Ike Hilliard's helped us. He's come in here and given us great leadership. Brian Griese's asserting himself with the football team. Chris Hovan's done some great things. Anthony Becht is a leader on the team.
backed bit few giving holes pinned struggled
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.
happened justify last sit three
We're not going to sit here and try to justify what happened two or three years ago and what happened last year,
certainly change dramatic half season
We've got more than half the season left. We've got a dramatic change right now at quarterback. And we'll try to get much better and certainly give him much better support.