Sam Wyche
Sam Wyche
Samuel David "Sam" Wycheis a former American football player and current coach at Pickens High School in South Carolina. Wyche is a former player and former head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. Perhaps best known for introducing the use of the No-huddle offense as a standard offense, Wyche's greatest achievement as a head coach was leading the Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII, which they lost to the 49ers 20–16, relinquishing the lead with only 34 seconds remaining...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth5 January 1945
drew forward looking lost rough upside
Drew had a rough year, but the upside is still there. He hasn't lost anything. I'm really looking forward to working with him.
disease ill learn life looking sick
The one thing about being sick and being ill with a disease that could take your life is that you really learn not to be looking backwards. Just look forward,
spent time
This is as much time as I've ever spent with a quarterback.
blowing eye front guy kept needs period remain standing team veteran
The most important thing when you are going through that kind of period is the guy standing in front of the team needs to remain a pillar. He can't be blowing in the wind, and he didn't. He kept our eye on the ball. He was like a veteran coach.
coaching experience happiness happy high loved missed though truly
I'm very, very happy to be back in the NFL. I've really missed it so much, even though I've truly loved my experience coaching in high school. Really, every coach should experience that.
consider four rolling
I get a rolling review, and that is generally, they say you've got two to four years before we'll have to consider a transplant,
allowed benefits guy himself knew looked reaping time
He really looked chiseled all the time I knew him. If you are in and out of condition, you are not going to last. He's a guy who never allowed himself to get out of condition, and he's reaping the benefits of that now.
heavy lift limited love run walk
But I don't think about it. I do get around just like I always did. I'm not limited other than I can't run. I used to love to run that Bayshore Boulevard. I can walk and get exercise. I lift weights, but not as heavy weights. You just adjust, and that's what I've done.
difficult proud word
The better word is I am really proud of him because it is difficult as a first-year starter.
everybody
I try to tell everybody that I've ever coached: 'Don't try to be better than the other guy. Just try to be better than you were the day before. That's all you have to do.'
ball catch great guy open tackle
It's great to have a guy that big and that graceful. He can catch the ball like a receiver. All I know is that I wouldn't like to have to tackle him in the open field.
ball last wished won
I wished we had won one or two more ball games, especially in the last year,
best fought
I was down, ... I made the best of it, kind of fought through it.