I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach.
I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here.
He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different.
Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table.
You try to shut the criticism out, but it's pretty hard to do. You see people on the street, friends, people that you know are in your corner, and they come and tell you how bad they feel, and that's not the kind of conversation you want. I don't want anyone to feel bad for me.
When you're 0-2 in the Super Bowl, they say unkind things about you. They say, 'He can't win the big one.' And that's the worst thing that can be said about you.
Losing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there.
The 347 wins is the thing I'm most proud of. Nobody's even close to it.
You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.
I'm not going to worry about the critics until some of my peers start saying I'm a softie.
You can't play enough golf or do any of those other things that fill that kind of excitement that coaching gave me in the big games.
