Mike Mularkey
Mike Mularkey
Michael Rene Mularkeyis an American football coach and the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played nine seasons as a tight end for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. He has served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars, the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons, and the tight ends coach for the...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth9 November 1961
emotional excited gets heard hit offense outside people
I've heard it's been a big hit outside and people are excited about it, ... If it gets our offense jacked up because of the emotional dance, I'll take it any time.
blaming defense downs field good offense played worn
I look at it as we were in the field too long. I'm not blaming our defense. I think our defense played really good football. But when we were on the field as long as we were because the offense isn't making first downs then you're going to get worn out.
among coaches fans problem respected whatsoever
I'd have no problem whatsoever working with him. He's well respected among fans and among coaches - it's nothing but a positive.
business change hard necessary tough
It's hard to see him go. But that's the tough part about this business when you want to make a change and, in some instances, a big change at the coordinator's spot. But it was necessary to make the change.
smart work
He doesn't need the work tonight. I'm just being smart about it.
habit instinct process running speeds talent
He has some talent there running the ball. I don't want him to make a habit of it, but with a first-year quarterback, the thought process speeds up and typically the first instinct is to run.
chance coming ourselves plays
It's a frustrating game. Some of the things, we didn't give ourselves a chance to win. ... We were not coming up with the big plays when we had the chance to make them and I can't tell you why.
continue fun steady wants
I think he's going to keep on a steady climb. I think he will continue to get better. He wants to. That's the fun part about him.
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I always lean on Sam, good or bad times. I have so much respect for him because he's been through many more seasons as a head coach and been around the league a lot longer than I have.
again good last looked number sore today tomorrow took week work
I would say it's likely. But J.P. took a number of reps. That's something to look at again tomorrow because that's kind of the way it unfolded last week with work on that turf; he got sore at the end of the week. He looked good today and we'll see where he is tomorrow.
coverage deep elusive fast finding good inside job josh matter nice quick soft somebody spots tampa trying underneath
Tampa Bay's (two-deep zone) coverage was trying to take away the deep threats, so you've got to have somebody inside that's got a good feel for finding soft spots underneath the coverage. Sometimes it's not a matter of how quick or how fast you are, but how elusive you can be and how well can you get open. Josh did a nice job of that (Sunday).
competition next stick talk
I'm not going to talk about next year's competition at any position. We're going to stick with the Jets.
emotional excited gets heard hit offense outside people
I've heard it's been a big hit outside and people are excited about it. If it gets our offense jacked up because of the emotional dance, I'll take it any time.
brings brought exactly expect experience guy kelly playing playoff proven shows steps surprising table toward trying
It's unfolded exactly the way you'd think. We brought in Kelly for a reason. Because his experience, his playing time, his playoff experience, all the things he brings to the table as a proven veteran. With J.P., (he's) a guy who's trying to still take steps toward being that quarterback we know he can be. Their play shows it. Anything that's not surprising about that is surprising. That's what you'd expect from those two quarterbacks because of the experience factor.