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...
carry clearly lives needs pointed responsibility understood
When you carry the ball, you put our lives in your hands. That's a responsibility that needs to be clearly understood and pointed out.
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.
corner games helped last performance turn
His performance in the last 15 or 16 games has helped us turn the corner and at least be competitive,
board continue game goal great helped last offense season strides year
Kenyatta started every game last year and helped us make the playoffs. We made great strides on offense last season and it was our goal to keep everyone on board so that we could continue that improvement.
alone believe blinding coach downs game giving great head helped means passion proud talks
He's helped me get better as a head coach and he's got great energy. He's in great shape. The game means a lot to him. First downs mean a lot to him. He doesn't like giving up inches, let alone yards. He still has a blinding passion and believe me, he's very proud of his roots. I know he talks about this place all the time, and I just wanted to come back and see it with my eyes.
brink credit hanging orleans pushed
It's a credit to New Orleans for hanging in there. They really pushed us to the brink today.
dimension gives good help
I thought he did some good things. He will help our team. He gives us a dimension that we need here.
programmed ride
This guy's wired. This guy's infrastructure is one that allows him to play a lot. That's how he's programmed and we're going to ride him as long as we can.
attacks best great impressed personnel prolific scheme seen shut tape totally
I've seen some of the best get completely shut down on the tape I've studied. I've seen them play some prolific offenses, some great attacks and totally shut it down. I'm really impressed with this defense, the personnel they've assembled, the blitzing scheme that they present.
reads
He had some reads that he routinely makes,
cusp dominate everybody great package players teams terms
They dominate everybody I've seen. They have a great package in terms of blitzes. They have high-profile players at just about every position. They have it all. They're on the cusp of being one of the great teams in football.
inflate
I don't want to inflate his start, or deflate it,
chris fine good plays
He did some good things. Chris made some fine plays today. We just didn't get enough done.
broaden bruce correct instant obvious perceive perceives perspective
Instant replay, the way I perceive it and the way Bruce perceives it, is to correct an obvious error. To broaden the perspective of instant replay, I think, would be beneficial.