Charlie Weis Quotes (214 Quotes)


    Reggie and I had a nice conversation about that down in Orlando. We sat down for about 10 or 15 minutes and we were talking about a bunch of things. I think when you're in football you can't look at the what-ifs.

    When you have guys who are involved in national championship teams that are as well-respected as Pete I think the fact that of the people around him want to give him his just due is justifiably so.

    Sam Young is here today because of our recruits. He observed how close our recruits were hanging out together. Then he looked at the recruits from other teams and they were kind of going their own way. He told me that he decided right then where he was going.

    It's good that the players aren't satisfied after winning a game. It's good that they feel, 'We blew this,' or 'We should have done better there.' That's a good thing. Because too many times, people say, 'Well, we won the game,' so it hides all those problems.

    If I answered by dignifying that, (Bill) Parcells and (Bill) Belichick would humiliate me. I've just coached two games and they've played two games. Let's come back and revisit that in about 10 years.


    The playbook that Kent has, we have. When they walk out the door, they can take everything else with them. When you have a copy of it, you have a copy of it. It kind of helps a little bit when you know the foundation of the playbook.

    Offensively, we were really concerned with getting back to mixing and matching and not being one-dimensional and having to throw the ball on every play,

    I think how balanced they are. I don't know that you can say we need to shut down 83, or 21 or 8 or 3 or 10 or 39 on defense. My biggest worry is they look awful good across the board.

    Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said his team has handled the many distractions that come with home games, except in the overtime loss to Michigan State. That one he blames on himself. So far, the only distraction created was my fault, to be honest with you

    We both acknowledged that it's been a little bit of a circus. I think in a very cordial, friendly way, ... I think we were both glad to get to the kickoff and get it over with because no matter how hard you try, you know what it's going to be about. We got to share a little chuckle together, because we were both thinking the exact same thing.

    You want to know something I'm not a stat guy. I don't play the games to see how many stats people have. I play the game to win. And we didn't win today, and that's the bottom line.

    Last summer, I said, 'Let's order a batch of these green jerseys,' ... 'Maybe we'll get in a bowl game.' . . . Everyone thought I was on drugs for saying that. But I felt this was like a bowl game.

    I've just coached two games. Let's come back and revisit that about 10 years from now. If I dignify that comment, (Bill) Parcells and (Bill) Belichick will humiliate me.

    That's the way we approach this game and that's the way we approach every game. It's really about winning. Obviously we can talk about playing with integrity and all of those other things, but who can have fun if you don't win Don't ever tell me about a good loss, there's no such thing. I will heed his advice. Tell him that was good advice.

    Brady is performing like the leader we need him to be and I look for him to continue to progress in upcoming games.

    I think that I'm really going to have to do a good job of working on their psyche because they'll be down, and it's only human nature. But we'll pick them up. It's our job.

    I think that my coordinators do a great job of taking the message that I have here and pressing it to everyone, ... You can't have too many people voicing their own opinion when it comes to those things.

    We thought we had a play where we felt pretty good about scoring. We planned on taking a lot of chances. The team understood the risk-reward factor.

    We need for them to step up and make a bunch of plays. I think they're going to be up to the challenge. I'm excited about watching them play.

    I know Dave, Dave knows me, ... Now that doesn't mean that's what's going to end up happening. ... I don't think this is going to be a trick game. This is going to come down to an execution game.

    I think Darius, along with (offensive coordinator Michael) Haywood have been working all year long to make it where we can put him on the field for all three downs.

    They'll have time because in New York City, it drops two hours earlier.

    They were definitely a better team today. We got hammered pretty good there in the first half. We battled back to get it to a one-score game at 27-20 . . . then they made the plays they had to.

    It's significant, especially because we have a national recruiting base. A lot of these kids that go away from home go a long distance and their parents can't just come up to every game. I think the fact that you can tell them that week in and week out, t

    There's no reason to sit here and make any second-guesses or complain, because they were the better team.

    I've seen too many good running backs get worn out early in the year and have no gas in their tank at the end of the year. You have to play each week to win that game and try to maximize what you think his efficiency would be at that time. Twenty-five to 30 touches are good numbers for him.

    When a team nickel and dimes you, you can live with that. When you give up that many big plays, it's disappointing.

    This is probably going to come down to their offense against our defense because everyone is talking about it being just the opposite.


    And, the best part of it for new coach Charlie Weis was seeing the look on his son Charlie's face after the game. I look at see the big smile on his face, ... How many times do you share a moment like that with your kid. I'll thank (NBC president) Dick Ebersol for that. A couple months ago, he said, 'What are you going to do with your son' He had just lost his (younger) son (in an airplane crash) and his advice to me was, 'If you have a rare opportunity to share special moments with him, do it.'

    We're going to spend a great, great deal of time on USC this week.

    Could you really see Charlie Weis coaching the Saints next years Please tell me this is more than just arbitrary conjecture you're basing this on. Please tell me they're going to hire a real coach this time, not just some washed-up, retired nut job like Mike Ditka again.

    There were some people who really wanted to be stroked, ... They wanted a lot more love than I had the time to give them.

    When you get to the point where you have that type of command,

    I gave him a chance to hammer me on the Michigan State loss, which he did very well. He reminded me of my son,

    And I'm never going to be content with a comeback when you end up losing ... You can't just accept being in a game that's close and end up losing it. It's just not okay.

    Despite the fact we'd love for Anthony to return, we also recognize that he has a great opportunity ahead of him.

    For me personally it's very easy to be patient. The most important thing is to get the quarterback to be thinking along with you on being patient, because many, many defenses you go against beg you to be patient and figure that you don't have the discipli

    I spent due diligence making sure I went to all the people I knew would be feeling the worst,

    The one time I really thought it was ridiculous was the last one, when Brady was down,

    I'm relieved to have this first game under our belt. I'm happy for our players and our fans and it was great to see all the players be able to run over to the sidelines and enjoy the victory in front of our band.

    This week is really going to be about us getting back to fixing our own problems fundamentally and technically, ... That's why we're going to go spend time on detail starting today.

    I think, if our players watched the tape of the game against Michigan State, we have enough problems to worry about on our own. Once the game starts, you're not looking across the field. You're just worried about the guys on the field.

    Pete and I, we go back a ways, back to when he was a defensive coordinator with the Jets, then the head coach with the Jets, then the head coach of the Patriots,

    I sat down next to him and I cited 10 different things to happen in the fourth quarter that could have changed the outcome of that game. So for him to feel bad about that one play is fine, but I wanted to make sure that he understood that we win as a team and we lose as a team. That was just one play in the game.

    Well, ... I just told them, with a few words added for emphasis, that it was the night before a big game, and all the families are here, and let's make sure we worry about the game. OK

    I think he is a really good coach. He has been good for college football. He came in there when that program was a little down. Obviously, they're setting the bar now.

    If you're waiting for me to say it's a good loss, you won't hear that here,

    It's no mystery that A. J. is a great player. He's got a great career ahead of him. He runs all over the field. He is a dynamic player who makes plays.

    I think the coaching staff did a good job of really drilling them before we even practiced for the first time about getting down to business. That's the approach they apparently have taken this week.


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