I'll call somebody 'dumb' or 'stupid' if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don't know any other word for it, and if they don't like the word, that's too bad.
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.
There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.
Even when you're successful, even when you win the game, about an hour after the game, you have a litany of things that you now deal with that are problematic... So the times that you are happy are minute compared to the time that you're dealing with problems.
The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
God's been good to me, He really has. I don't know why he picked me out... Just think about it: I virtually coached in my hometown. From the middle of the Meadowlands field, it can't be but a couple of miles. I was lucky to do that.
Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.
I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
I am demanding.
I was fighting every windmill, especially when I was in college.
I got more money than I can spend now.
The media dwells mostly on negativity.
By and large, I've been healthy all my life.
So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.
I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.
I spent a lot of time with my teams, especially in the East Coast teams, talking about dealing with the elements a lot of time, and a lot of instruction about field position and those kind of things. I like that variable.
If you have fun, fine. It's not all life and death.
I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.
