I learned a lot from Al Davis, and I got a lot better as a coach.

I think when you get Robert Griffin, one of the most explosive quarterbacks to ever play the position, in a Mike Shanahan-type system, the possibilities are very exciting, I think, with Mike Shanahan’s imagination.

Some guys, nothing bothers them. Eli Manning is one of those players.

I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future; I just know this: I’m going to continue to give my best effort to the game, stay prepared.

You have to help your players understand that when they speak to the media, or when they tweet or text or e-mail, a lot of times, they become public knowledge.

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When you’re the head coach, you coach 53 people, and their wives and their girlfriends and their families and all those people.

In football, we tried each week to come up with the best game plan for every opponent. Some were tougher than others.

He should voicemail get open!

I love the AFC West.

I have a different mentality than most guys, I guess.

You miss the adversity. The journey is what I’m talking about. Helping a guy get better. Seeing a guy get a contract. And seeing a seventh-round choice or free agent make the team.

There are very few passions in my life – The man upstairs, family, and football.

I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays.

Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason – a young player – it’s surprising.

I just love football.

Does the draft really matter? At the end of the day, at the end of your career, at the end of time, does it really matter?

I show up in a playoff game, I have my sideline sheet. I can’t even spit plays out, I get so excited. I mean, you get nervous. These are critical, do-or-die situations. Third down and 1, Red Zone, what do I call? Two minute drill? Are we going to go no huddle? These are decisions that you wrestle with.

I used to take a lot of pride into what went into practice.

You never say never to nothing.

You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence – or you don’t.

I’m not a good golfer. I don’t have any hobbies, really.

I’ve always coached energy, hustling, rushing to the pile, and if it is wiggling, you do hit it because guys are fighting for yardage, and sometimes, you’ve got to give up the ball because of one inch.

Mike, did you ever see the movie ‘Cast Away?’ In that movie, Tom Hanks’ only friend was a ball named Wilson. In this game, Russell Wilson’s only friend is a football.

All I ever wanted to do was coach, ’cause I knew I wasn’t gonna be a player.

I love finishers.

I don’t want to be a negative piece of barbed wire sitting up in the booth with all the answers. I think that’s a turn-off.

I coached the Bucs with a Florida State quarterback named Brad Johnson. Things worked out all right.

There’s a lot of things I could‘ve done better, and I regret not doing better. I do know I always gave it my best shot.

If ESPN ever kicked me out the door and I had to get back to coach, I have to stay on top of what’s going on.

Cancer is tough. It is a relentless opponent that won‘t seem to go away.

It takes courage to pull the ball down and reverse field and do some of the crazy things that Favre and Manziel do. There’s going to be consequences when sometimes it doesn’t work out. But it takes a tremendous amount of guts and courage to go make a play when there’s nothing there instead of throwing the ball away.

Having been in the league with five different franchises, I know what the meaning of Monday Night Football is. It’s usually the best games and the greatest venue outside the playoffs.

If you’re a young kid out there, put away your Twitter accounts if you want to be a pro football player. Somebody’s going to hack your account; somebody‘s going to cause you problems.

If any QB can complete passes to himself, it’s Johnny Manziel.

Antonio Gates is spectacular. But he‘s not a blocking tight end.

I draw plays every day.

There are some great video clips of me swearing, screaming at players, but I was also the biggest cheerleader in the league.

I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football – teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication – I got it all by being on a team.

Inches matter. That’s why they measure first downs. That’s why they have a crew down there with those chains.

I spend most of my time looking at game film.

I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything.

If you’re a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you’re looking for.

You never stay the same. You either get better or you get worse.

You know what I hate, man? Guys that you know haven‘t seen the film: they just quote a bunch of statistical bullshit.

You have to be able to recognize defenses on your own in pro football. You can’t look to the sideline and read some board. You’ve got to recognize the defense on your own, and then you’ve got to communicate to your offensive teammates what you want them to do.

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I don’t want to look at myself like I’m some superhero. But I’m not going to let people wipe their feet on football on my chest.

I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game.

Not many people do what Jameis Winston did: first year as a starter winning a national championship, only one loss in his two years as a starter. He’s got great charisma. He’s polarizing for some people, but he’s a rare talent.

All it takes is one coach that believes in you.

I feel a lot of unfinished business and loyalty and responsibility to get the Raiders going again.

There are not a lot of things that Andrew Luck can’t do, but the thing I like about him is his work ethic. He’s a workaholic, and that’s what impresses me the most.

I get excited for big games in December.

I took a lot of pride, honestly, in hiring these young guys, that not only to become future head coaches, but I wanted young guys that could help me – guys that can coach, guys that could study, guys that loved it, that would do it for nothing. That’s how I got into coaching with the 49ers when John McVay hired me.

I’m a backup quarterback at the University of Dayton. I was a one-year starter in high school. I think I got the job in high school because our quarterback left and went to another school.

Just because you are getting younger doesn’t mean you are getting better

You have to keep trying to get better.

Mariota is special in a lot of ways. He’s a dynamic dual threat on the field, and he is humble – no-nonsense, full of character – off the field.

All I really have in my life is my family and football. That’s about it.

Mike, the best band to ever come out of Seattle was, of course, Pearl Jam. And that’s what I expect the Seahawks to do – just jam it up the middle.

Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism.

If I stop pushing you, if I stop demanding of you, if I stop getting on you, then I probably don’t think you have much to offer.

I’m going to scare a lot of kids Thursday night.

If you aren’t winning, we are not going to be happy.

Eli Manning is the one man I just don’t want to see in the playoffs. He is a flatliner.