I don't look at a problem and put variables in there that don't affect it.

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.

Usually older players, late in the season, start to get cold.

My entire life has been spent thinking about this game. That's pretty narrow... I don't view myself as a person who's well-versed in very many subjects. I'm not proud of that.

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

Some guys are just very, very interested in their sport and their predecessors. I know I was a guy like that when I was a young coach. I wanted to know about George Halas, I wanted to know about Jim Lee Howell, guys you don't even know. I wanted to know what they were like. So I read whatever I could get my hands on.

There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.