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.

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.

My job is to call attention to the things that I think are the difference between winning and losing. If I can't do that then I have failed as a coach.

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

I love the game. I think it's a great game because you find out a lot about yourself. You test your mettle every week. There's no grey area, there's instant gratification and there are no quarterly reports. We're not just doing a little bit better. You know every Sunday what happened.

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.

This season isn't going to be without several crises. There's no doubt about it. They're coming.