It's almost like Montana was willing him to beat that defender and take it to the house, |
It's easy in hindsight to say take the points. But we planned going into the game to take a lot of chances. |
It's gone along faster than I thought it would. I can only put in as much as the quarterback can handle. Fortunately for me, the kid can handle a lot. |
It's good that the players aren't satisfied after winning a game. It's good that they feel, 'We blew this,' or 'We should have done better there.' That's a good thing. Because too many times, people say, 'Well, we won the game,' so it hides all those problems. |
It's no mystery that A.J. is a great player. He's got a great career ahead of him. He runs all over the field. He is a dynamic player who makes plays. |
It's not that he doesn't fumble often, it's that he doesn't fumble at all. |
It's significant, especially because we have a national recruiting base. A lot of these kids that go away from home go a long distance and their parents can't just come up to every game. I think the fact that you can tell them that week in and week out, they can be seen on national TV – not regional, not local – definitely is a good selling point with their families. |
It's time for us to put that behind us, ... I wasn't put through it [when Willingham was fired] because I wasn't here. But I think psychologically, for the players, this will be a good thing to have that behind them and move on to the next game. |
Jersey guys. No one else really matters. |
Just getting them to believe they had a chance to win the game is easier said than done. |
Just like people used to say about the run-and-shoot, how it's tough to prepare for in a week, I think that's how they perceive their defense. |
Last summer, I said, 'Let's order a batch of these green jerseys,' ... 'Maybe we'll get in a bowl game.' . . . Everyone thought I was on drugs for saying that. But I felt this was like a bowl game. |
Leadership is something we often talk about but is usually an intangible quality, ... Leadership has to come from many places - the head coach and the coaching staff, for sure - but ultimately it must come from the players themselves. That's why the Leadership Committee will be such an important facet of our football team. |
Let's come back and revisit that in about 10 years. |
Maybe if you go by what you see, maybe the answer is yes. I'm not there to judge that. |