Eric Mangini Quotes (13 Quotes)

He had a great interview. They hit it off great. (Brian) had a few reservations because he has 2-year-old twins and had just bought a new house. But he knows that moving is part of this business.

I'm excited about the job and I'm excited about the opportunity.

I think the main qualities that made this job attractive to me were the commitment by the front office to winning, and to building an organization for the long term. I look forward to building an organization that people can be proud of, that's built with character, that's built with toughness, built with discipline.

He's as good as anybody who focuses solely on one area. I'd put him head to head with any general manager, with any offensive coordinator or offensive-minded head coach, defensive-minded head coach or defensive coordinator.

We're going to play whatever gives us the best chance to win. So if it's 3-4, 4-3, 2-6, whatever it is, if it's going to help us beat our opponent that's what we're going to play.

Scared is not a word I use.

What I'm looking for is players that are smart, that give us flexibility to take advantage of our opponent.

If you want to be the best you have to beat the best and if we can win this division, I think there's going to be some really good competition.

Mike and I have been close friends for 11 years. I have tremendous respect for his knowledge, his leadership abilities, and his character and together we will eagerly embrace the challenge of building a championship team.

I have always had the highest regard for him both as an individual and as one of the fiercest and most determined athletes in the game.

Ultimately, we agreed that the best course of action would be for the Jets to go in a different direction. We wish him and his family well.

I thank you guys for having the vision to make me your head coach.

The only time I was an old guy was when I was a ball boy.