Jon Gruden Guys Quotations

For a lot of guys, it'll be their last game as a Buc, ... It's a sensitive time for them and for us. There's been a lot of hard work put in by a lot of people. We're going to let a lot of these guys play again and get one more chance to shine.

We're trying to keep both of these guys in a situation where they don't know for sure yet, to be honest with you. Both guys have kicked the ball well. These guys are both going to be NFL kickers.

It helps if you have a string of five or six or seven good drafts to develop a team. It helps when you have your draft choices on your team and in your program because guys do get better. Heck, I got better at my job in my second year.

I hope both of those guys continue to do what they did this season. I thought they were great complements of one another. They made as good a contribution to our football team as I've seen.

That was one of the great drives I've been associated with, ... We had a lot of young guys out there and one of the all-time quarterbacks waiting for his chance. That was a great accomplishment, especially on the road.

It's been a while since we've had an injection of young talent on this team, whether we all want to admit it or not. The fact is, we have some young guys who we need to play this year, and we need them to play well. And there's a lot of them.

I don't know, I'd have to really look hard into the situation there. It's always a risk when you draft anybody. Some guys more than others.

He's one of those guys who, when you hand him the ball, you just know good things are going to happen,

We've got 53 guys under contract right now. We have some closure, and we have some focus on what we need to do next. We gotta lot of good work done, and we gotta long way to go.

Fortunately, we've had some youngsters come in and do that, but you've got to have thick skin. You've got to take negativity for what it is. You've got to keep working, keep pushing, and I'm very proud of our guys for that.

They've shown good aptitude kicking off; onside kicks, squib kicks; they can hang the ball high. Whatever kicks you want they can kick. Both of these guys are accomplished and they appear to me like they're NFL-ready.

We're proud of these young guys and hopefully this is just the start for them,

These guys are both going to be NFL kickers, I don't think there's any question about that,

We've added some guys who are not only good players but good leaders. They lead by example. Ike Hilliard's helped us. He's come in here and given us great leadership. Brian Griese's asserting himself with the football team. Chris Hovan's done some great things. Anthony Becht is a leader on the team.

There were a lot of young guys that stepped up and made big plays. What a great beginning for those guys. Hopefully, it's the start of some thing big for them.

There were 150 plays run in two hours, so the tempo was crisp, and the guys are picking up the system. The execution is clean, particularly, and defensively they've got a really good energy and confidence.

And these are guys we can develop over the next three or four years, which we haven't been able to do, really.

And with Travis Stephens, I think you see the instant quickness and acceleration he has. He's a completely different size. But those three guys are going to be a big part of the running game, and hopefully the passing game.

And when you put him together with Michael Clayton and Alex Smith and Barrett Ruud and Dan Buenning and rookie tackle Chris Colmer, well, you feel you've got guys who can help you turn things around here.

We've got a young football team, particularly on offense. I worry a little bit about some of these guys getting a little bit freaked out with the length of the season, the mental grind, the physical grind that they go through,

I already said we're going to do all we can. You have to understand what the playing field is. With no extension in place, what are the dimensions of the field that we are playing on? So I can't really speculate or comment further than we will, hopefully, find out what the playing field is and I will assure everyone that we will do everything we can to keep those two guys here. Once again, it is a difficult time. A lot of us are uneasy. Some of us are uneasy to start with.

You do have to recognize that young guys doing things for the first time don't sometimes do it as well as they will later on,

We hope it can. We got our first glimpse of what these guys can do wire to wire. We've had so many of them injured, Buenning and Anthony Davis have missed starts in the preseason and John Wade has been somewhat limited. But yeah, we hope to grow offensively, starting up front.

We hope it can grow. We got our first glimpse of what these guys can do wire-to-wire.

I thought these guys battled and did some good things.

I thought those guys battled. They did some good things. Minnesota has a very good front. They've added a great nose tackle (Pat Williams) from Buffalo. ... I thought (our offensive line) handled the noise at times pretty good. I thought we had some careless errors - a couple of penalties, particularly in the second half - but those guys deserve a lot of credit.

I thought those guys battled and did some good things,

We've got some young guys contributing here for the first time in a long time. Guys like Mike Clayton, Carnell Williams, Alex Smith, a lot of these guys are not only playing, they're starting. So this team needed an injection of young players.

It was a tough situation at times because I don't think that there were people that were convinced that they were going to be here for the long haul, ... With some of these young guys with five-year deals, there's no way out. Whether you want to admit it or not, there is a lot of truth to that.

We got our first glimpse of what these guys can do wire-to-wire.

We've got to get some young guys to make our team. There haven't been many do that. I'm not being negative. I'm just being honest.

We've got to always beat them up a little bit, make sure we keep these guys grounded.

We're going to play the regulars a little bit. They'll give way early to a lot of guys who we think are in key battles at certain positions, and guys who are young players who we think need game time.

I'm one of those guys who is never pleased with anything. I'm a little concerned about someareas of this team, obviously, and excited about some others. We've got a lot of work to do, we've got 53 guys under contract right now and we have some focus on what we have to do next.

I'm one of those guys who is never pleased with anything,