We push players beyond their limits and expectations every day. We ask them to take risks. Sometimes, as coaches, we have to remember to do that with our decisions, too.
— Jeff Fisher
You can't live in Orange County and train in Thousand Oaks. OK? you just can't. Not with the hours we put in. We have to be on time.
I couldn't identify just one, but there's numerous rule changes and points of emphasis that have reflected a change on the field almost immediately. It's hard to avoid the horse-collar tackle, for example, but the players understand why the rule is in there - because of the injury rate prior to us making that a personal foul.
You're moving a franchise. You're leaving one city and going to another, which is difficult from a fan standpoint, from a fan-base standpoint, but you have to take care of the detail things. As you go through that step-by-step process, from my standpoint, my job is to keep in mind the player needs.
To survive in the NFC West, we have to win in the trenches.
You're always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It's just making sure you're making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city.
We have rules in the rule book that are very specific. If the quarterback is in a throwing position, he gets protection. But in the event that the ball is handed off, at that instant, there's no telling whether or not he is a runner or not, so he loses that protection.
There's a handful of teams that have a revolving door, that are changing coaches every couple of years, and you can look at the success that they're having. They're not.
Every week, as a staff, you put a plan together and put your players in position to make plays.
I'm really excited that the Rams are the best fit for me.
Some of the decisions that you make are not permanent.
The players are out here to help win games and to improve, not to make a movie. They're not actors. They're players.
I've been a Rams fan for so long.
Since 2000, it's been a privilege and honor for me to be on the competition committee. And our main focus... is player safety.
We have to sell a gameplan, and you have to be enthusiastic, and you have to have energy come Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Your receivers have to catch it, not drop it.
Typically, there's about 20, 25 percent turnover every year. So, every three or four years with the exception of, as is the case with the Patriots and the quarterback, you have a roster turnover.
When you have trust, it gives you a better chance to be successful.
Having grown up there, my dad in 1967 took me to the Rams-Eagles game, and I've been a Rams fan since I was a kid.
Player safety has been an essential focus for us for a number of years.
I was a pretty mediocre player.
Michael Sam will help us, and we'll give him every chance to succeed, and you know what? It's gonna be pretty cool.
The quarterback gets plenty of protection in the pocket, and he picks up protection out of the pocket; he's got protection down the field on his slides.
There's going to be different kinds of challenges on a yearly basis. You're going to have to overcome injuries, or you overcome a playoff loss or what have you. So there's always challenges in this business.
Those that coach 10 years that take a year off are three times better coaches... in year 11.
Everybody goes through situations like this. A tipped ball, a shoe-string tackle on a third-down scramble by the quarterback where he has 40 yards to run.
I'm a head coach. I'm not a politician, an activist, or an expert on societal issues.
I'll make changes at receiver before I make a change at the quarterback.
Eddie George was outstanding early.
I think everyone at some point in their career would like the opportunity to go back to their alma mater, but from a timing standpoint, it's just never worked.
I guess it's sad that anybody, regardless of profession, that they're in this country, would take a shot at our military.
Our philosophy here, guys, is we're going to work as long as we have to to get the work done. I'm not one that wants the coaches to compete to see who can get in the earliest, who stays the latest, who passes themselves on the way into work in the morning.
Our teams always play hard.
We have an ascending player in Brian Quick, who, I think, is going to be a very, very solid player for us.
A lot of coaches make it harder than it should be. Some are too hard on themselves, obsessing about controlling everything, not trusting their assistants, worrying about time.
You address the respect issue in a team-meeting environment. With respect to its application, it's not just locker room. It's practice field. It's on and off the field. It's on Sunday, and it's on game days.
I learned the most important thing is to put yourself in the shoes of the players.
From our perspective, the most important thing is what you do with the players, how you handle them, your ability to communicate with them.
I never get into the details regarding my own personal situation.
There's obviously a push to protect the quarterback, but you have to give the defensive players a chance. All of the quarterback has to do is pull the ball, and he's a runner. How's the defender going to know if the ball is pulled or not?
You need continuity. You need a commitment and continuity.
There's a general feeling if you take the cut block out of the game, then you're going to significantly impact the run game.
I'm not a real big text guy. I'm not really into this new age stuff. I don't twit or tweet, but I think face-to-face is a man thing.
It's my personal opinion, and I firmly believe, that it's important that I keep sports and politics separate.
It's unfortunate that sometimes the personal things affect the business.
Chris Johnson was outstanding early.
We're gonna play fast, we're gonna play physical, we're gonna play furious, and we're gonna play contact football.
It's all about giving yourself a chance to win the opener, and then after that, you focus in on Week 2.
You only have so much time in a day.
I'm just really appreciative of the loyal fans in St. Louis who just lost their team. It's not an easy situation to go through. On the other hand, we have to move forward.
