Tony Dungy
Tony Dungy
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungyis a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 October 1955
CityJackson, MI
critical focus stretch winning
We want to see if we can get that done, ... So our focus is winning the first one. This is a very critical two-week stretch for us.
aware change helps
When you change your protection, when you're always aware of what's going on with one guy, it helps the whole defense.
future joe moon warren
Like '94 with Warren Moon and Joe Montana, you'll see two future Hall-of-Famers in Saturday's game.
balls generally guys knew martin plays situation throw
It's just that guys were very focused. We knew where a lot of the balls would go, and once we got into a situation where Martin had to throw and try to make some plays ... that's when you generally get the interceptions.
seemed three time took week
After the first one, it wasn't too bad, ... It took a long time to get that first one. After three weeks, it seemed like every week was 10 or 12 days.
incorrect negatively speed view
I didn't really read anything into it other than he wanted more speed on his team. ... I didn't think it was a racist comment. It may have been politically incorrect to say it that way, ... but I didn't view it negatively at all myself.
aptitude blessing good looks might position
He's got some aptitude there. I think (Doss' suspension) might be a blessing in disguise, because it looks like it's going to be a pretty good position for him.
flash
He's all substance. He's not flash and dash.
hired name rod talked
I did not know Rod at all when I hired him. I got his name and talked to him on the phone. That's all I needed.
dwight fine foot practice ready rest sat sore
Dwight sat out of practice but we think he's going to be fine and ready to play. He's got a little foot soreness, not really a sprain but just a sore foot. But all indications are he should be ready to go. So we just wanted to rest him today.
dallas plans results shake test took waiting
Dallas took the test this morning. We're waiting for the results. We'll probably know when we get to the airport. He plans on making the trip. We'll see how the test results shake out.
afternoon bit gave problem
He had a little problem getting loose, but we think he'll be fine. We gave him a little bit of the afternoon off.
clutch offense quite
Our offense just is not quite on all cylinders. What our offense is doing is making clutch drives. We are doing a lot of things we need to. I think we're going to be fine.
conclusion fortunate great guys mike replace rid
Everyone kind of had it a foregone conclusion that Mike wouldn't be back, but you don't just get rid of guys without being able to replace them. We were fortunate that we were able to replace him with a great, great kicker.