You can only really yell at the players you trust.

A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart

I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.

In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.

The time to worry is before you place the bet - not after the wheel is spinning. Once it spins, you forget about it.

I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.