Chan Gailey Quotes (106 Quotes)

Every time somebody doesn't practice, it gives somebody else an opportunity. Taylor has been practicing very, very well. He's been a very pleasant surprise this spring. His accuracy has been a good positive.

He's obviously a little better than the last time I saw him, ... We'll work him back slowly. We're not going to take any chances. We'll have to make sure he understands the process to get him back to full speed. If he practices, he'll want to take every snap.

The early church, when they started, they were together. They had unity. They had oneness. And they ended up impacting the world, ... One morning I read that and I said, 'That's just like the game of football.' It's not necessarily that the church had the richest people or the brightest people, but they had unity and they had oneness. A football team, you don't necessarily have to have the biggest and the fastest, guys who can jump the highest and bench press the most, but if you've got unity and oneness, you have a chance to be a champion.

They put pressure on you at all times. They stay on top of you. That's why they win 45-0 instead of 28-0 or 28-10.

We'll see how it goes. If P.J. is effective, he'll get the majority of the snaps. If Tashard is very effective, we'll up his playing time a little bit.

We'll do more inside drills today, ... We didn't have that many situations today to push it.

Jamal had played some nickel, which is a little bit like safety. He's certainly got a lot of ability, but he's got a long way to go to learn that spot and be comfortable and help our defense there. There's lots of thinking that goes on there.

If you don't build on speed you're going to make a mistake in this conference because there are so many fast teams. We used to go for size. Size used to be it. Now it's strictly speed and football savvy.

I have the compassion, but I don't have the words of solace that you need to convey that, ... I would get involved. It would drain me. I wouldn't be giving strength. I would be drained because of it. So he hasn't put me in that position yet.

I'd like for him to be more accurate, ... I thought he rushed a few things. The game will slow down for him, it will. The next time he walks out there, he'll see things more clearly.

We're working with so many combinations because of all the guys missing, so there was no level of consistency on either side of the ball. We had some great individual plays, but not much consistency. But I think you expect that in spring practice. Neither side should dominate.

There was initial disappointment because it's so much tougher for our families and our fans to get to the games. I don't think it was this bowl or San Francisco. I think it was just the thought of having to travel so far. If San Francisco were in South Alabama, I think it would be fine.

I would say that anytime you have a guy with as much experience and as much talent as Reggie has, who's played in big ballgames and won big ballgames on the road not to take anything away from Taylor but you would miss a guy with that experience.

Obviously things are set up to give him many more opportunities. The key is to complete more of the things that are set up.

That is, in my opinion, the No. 1 way to stay in contact with your recruits. It's easy, it's quick, it's something that can be done while they're in class, and then they get it after class.

Nobody's going to miss those 15 plays. There's plenty of things they could do if they wanted to.

It's OK. It's not where it needs to be. Most of that is because of injuries and not having enough time playing together.

Those of you who were on the media conference call a few weeks ago might remember that I said that playing this game at SBC Park, the home of the Giants, is very appropriate with the size of Utah's team. After going over to Alcatraz on the boat with those guys yesterday, I haven't changed my opinion.

I thought the concentration was good today, ... It was a little sluggish early when it was hot, and that's something we've got to work through.

He did all right. He remembered a lot. He was in better shape than I thought he might be.

It's good for the defense that they created a lot of turnovers today. That was a positive. We picked right up where we left off last year with the interceptions. We need to keep doing that.

You can't worry about that kind of stuff. The bottom line is does a guy fit your program. How does he fit the profile for some recruiting group out there is irrelevant. It's whether they fit your program, and can they help you win.

They thought that was the winning edge, ... It 's not the winning edge he is the winning edge. They learned that the hard way because they lost the battle, and I realized that I've been dealing with its a lot in my life.

Big plays are the key. If you can keep teams from making the big plays, then you have a chance to keep them from scoring. They have a hard time going the length of the field on our defense,

After going over to Alcatraz on a boat with them (Monday), I haven't changed my opinion. They're big human beings. ... They can block out the sun on you if you're not careful.

I've never had one like this - big, fast, great hand-eye coordination.

It's just a heartbreaking loss for our football team.

I think it's probably a little unusual with all the great players that (Virginia Tech has) had through the years, you would have thought during the scouting process at some point I would have been to Blacksburg, but I've never been there.

These guys have a tremendous ability to compartmentalize -- put all the junk to the side and play the game. All the other stuff they can't control. What we can control is what happened out there.

I've heard it's a great college environment. It's a loud stadium. The fans are into it. It's a tough place to play. That's what I've heard.

Two areas where we felt like we needed to make some headway with quality were receiver and linebacker, and we felt like we did very well in both those areas. And you can never have enough good defensive backs.

We felt like we had a good play where we could fake the run up the middle and draw people up and give Calvin a chance to win it one-on-one,

It's just a strain. We're holding him out more than anything. If he had to play tomorrow, he could, but we're going to hold him the rest of the week so he can get well.

He has got to do his part. But something we lose sight of from time to time, he is a part of the equation, but he is not the full equation.

We faced it straight up every time.

We won. Basically that's all I remember about it. The pageantry about the college game, running out behind the Rambling Wreck to the very first ball game, that's always been an experience that's been pretty exciting.

I think our team is excited about the destination. You want this to be a reward. You want them to have a good time and enjoy where they are. We've got a game to play we realize the importance of that and we want to play well.

They didn't do anything fancy or unusual that we haven't worked on, but when you play them, you have to get ready for a ton of stuff. When you haven't spent a ton of time on something, sometimes they get you, and they got us good.

Nobody's like them. Nobody gives us everything they give us.

The game will slow down for him the next time. He will see things better, anticipate things better. I think he will have a much better feel in his next game.

I told him not to worry about anything over here. I told him not to try to come back too quickly, to take care of himself.

Getting a lead is important. Most times you get turnovers, it's because you're behind and pressing to make something happen.

I think it's a good time to put some new ideas and new thoughts into the offense.

We're on the field for four hours anyway. Our games have gone 350, 340 and 330. You want to get my attention and my ire up, let's start talking about shortening the game. To me, this is not smart on our part. We could take some plays out that nobody would miss by running the clock in some situations.

We're 0-0 against them this year. I don't think it's a situation where you have a team's number or they have your number.

We hope to get some relief next year. We'll see how it goes.

Everybody outside the locker room thought that was going to happen. The only people who thought we were going to win are in that locker room.

I think he's got a great opportunity. I know that the pro scouts that have been through here have been very complimentary and have rated him very high.

We've talked about that game in situations other than this week. We've stressed the need to play 60 minutes and taking advantage of opportunities when we get them. We need to score touchdowns and not settle for field goals in the fourth quarter. That's th

We've talked about that game in other situations other than this week. We've stressed the need to play 60 minutes and taking advantage of opportunities when we get them.