John Gruden

Well, I'm down right now. He's getting mad at me because I'm very doom and gloom.

You don't want to see your quarterback, you know, pointing fingers and blaming guys. I don't think it's healthy. So you got to control your emotions. You got to be an assassin, man. You got to really have a very thick mental toughness about you. And some do and some don't.

You don't want to see your quarterback, you know, pointing fingers and blaming guys. I don't think it's healthy. So you got to control your emotions. You got to be an assassin, man. You got to really have a very thick mental toughness about you. And some do and some don't.

You don't want to see your quarterback, you know, pointing fingers and blaming guys. I don't think it's healthy. So you got to control your emotions. You got to be an assassin, man. You got to really have a very thick mental toughness about you. And some do and some don't.

I was coaching receivers. I didn't coach Favre. I was the signal guy back then. We didn't have the walkie-talkie. I would signal to Jet Dino, why shallow cross? And he had to memorize the formations. He struggled with that. But I can still remember Mike Holmgren, the head coach, when Favre was scrambling, he'd be saying, no, no, yes, great job, Brett.

I was coaching receivers. I didn't coach Favre. I was the signal guy back then. We didn't have the walkie-talkie. I would signal to Jet Dino, why shallow cross? And he had to memorize the formations. He struggled with that. But I can still remember Mike Holmgren, the head coach, when Favre was scrambling, he'd be saying, no, no, yes, great job, Brett.

I was coaching receivers. I didn't coach Favre. I was the signal guy back then. We didn't have the walkie-talkie. I would signal to Jet Dino, why shallow cross? And he had to memorize the formations. He struggled with that. But I can still remember Mike Holmgren, the head coach, when Favre was scrambling, he'd be saying, no, no, yes, great job, Brett.

And then he'd be saying, no, no, what the hell? To your point, the first couple years, a lot of growing pains, but – Farve, he had a triple X pouch, man. This guy had big balls, man.

And then he'd be saying, no, no, what the hell? To your point, the first couple years, a lot of growing pains, but – Farve, he had a triple X pouch, man. This guy had big balls, man.

And then he'd be saying, no, no, what the hell? To your point, the first couple years, a lot of growing pains, but – Farve, he had a triple X pouch, man. This guy had big balls, man.

He was as tough as hell. And he had a rocket. And he tried to prove it in every drill, every period. He tried to wow you. And he broke a lot of our receivers' hands, face masks.

He was as tough as hell. And he had a rocket. And he tried to prove it in every drill, every period. He tried to wow you. And he broke a lot of our receivers' hands, face masks.

He was as tough as hell. And he had a rocket. And he tried to prove it in every drill, every period. He tried to wow you. And he broke a lot of our receivers' hands, face masks.

He had a rocket. We had this debate, not debate, but I pointed out that I like my quarterbacks to throw a couple interceptions. I don't like when a quarterback gets late in the season. It's like, oh, they have no interceptions. That means they're not taking the risks. Is that a crazy thought to have?

He had a rocket. We had this debate, not debate, but I pointed out that I like my quarterbacks to throw a couple interceptions. I don't like when a quarterback gets late in the season. It's like, oh, they have no interceptions. That means they're not taking the risks. Is that a crazy thought to have?

He had a rocket. We had this debate, not debate, but I pointed out that I like my quarterbacks to throw a couple interceptions. I don't like when a quarterback gets late in the season. It's like, oh, they have no interceptions. That means they're not taking the risks. Is that a crazy thought to have?

Are there some interceptions that you're like, you know what, we can live with that because you're trying to make the big play, and if you keep trying to make the big play, it will happen?

Are there some interceptions that you're like, you know what, we can live with that because you're trying to make the big play, and if you keep trying to make the big play, it will happen?

Are there some interceptions that you're like, you know what, we can live with that because you're trying to make the big play, and if you keep trying to make the big play, it will happen?

I love this conversation. I hope you're having fun. You know what, when you're coaching aggressiveness with your offense, you got a guy like Favre and you got Sterling Sharp out there running routes. There's an understanding and trust. Hey, I'm the receiver coach. If you throw the ball, if he throws a ball to us and it's tight, he's giving you a chance. Right.