Joe Tiller Quotes (69 Quotes)

We're just so anxious to start. There are so many things we need to learn about ourselves.

He's smart, he's experienced, he's loyal, he's a good coach and he sees the big picture. He's the right guy for the job at this point.

It's unfortunate because we wanted Paul in there to make sure guys are in the right positions at the right time.

We felt like coming into the game that if he has a lot of time to sit back there, he can be pretty accurate. If he doesn't have a lot of time, he can be not so accurate.

Some people refer to it as the Purdue rule, which is a block by a guy, to an adjacent lineman, below the knees. I've seen teams continue to do that this year and so far I've yet to see a call made reflecting that particular block.

I think the NFL is in Brandon's heart and he should follow his heart. We wish him the best of luck.

I don't have a problem with him being held accountable. But when it is brought up and repeated, it is like beating a dead horse.

(The offense) had the upper hand, there's no question about it. I think we need to make some headway in the secondary, I think that's real obvious is it not.

Surprisingly, the injury isn't too serious. We thought he might have been able to hold for field goals but he wasn't able to.

I think it helps because you have an experienced hand in there.

Nothing succeeds like success, ... Maybe when I'm no longer coaching, I may look back and say that '97 was my most memorable year. My wife put it best. Every Saturday was like Christmas.

I feel really good about the guys we've hired. Offensively, we need to get out here as a staff and work together and just make sure we are covering all of our bases.

You have a difficult time winning when you have five turnovers. It's a problem when they take two to the house on you.

From our point of view, he's very poised. He has very good vision. He's very comfortable with the offense, and he looks like a relaxed player out there. He makes a lot of plays and doesn't seem to hurry things. He executes the offense like a very confident, experienced quarterback would do.

We looked for something to give us a spark and hoped that maybe it would work,'' said Tiller, who wasn't pleased with the accuracy of Kirsch's passes for most of the game.

I would say it's the single most important factor of (a team), ... You hate to put it all on one position, but if you told me, 'OK Tiller, you're going to graduate 21 of your 22 starters. Which one don't you want graduating' It'd be the quarterback.

Bill is an accomplished coach who has been a coordinator in the past and understands the responsibilities that go along with the position. He has experience and is very capable.

Some years the schedule rolls your way and some years it doesn't. There are a lot of very good teams in the conference, so I don't think you can make any assumptions about any teams.

I complimented our guys because we didn't have a single player cramp up on the field. They're taking care of themselves in terms of preparing for a game like this. I think it's equally important for us (at Arizona).

I felt like, hey, we need to take the next step. There's more to this than we were doing at the time.'

He did a nice job for the first time out. He missed some reads, but he made some plays that looked good.

I don't want to say he's a key, but it's pretty important he comes on and plays like he was playing before he was hurt. I thought he had a chance to be the best safety I've seen since Rod Woodson.

You can drive yourself crazy looking for that common theme. I do think it's a process you go through, because the first part of solving a problem is identifying it. And if something shows up on a repetitive basis, you can address it head-on. But you look at our games, specifically last year, and each had its own set of circumstances.

We needed to do something to get the ball in his hands as a runner as well as a passer, ... We wanted to take advantage of his athleticism and his ability to get out in space and make some plays.

Particularly turning the ball over where we turned it over, three times in the red zone in the first half, ... Particularly to turn the ball over and have it ruled as a touchback. I think it was 1970 the last time we were going in to score and fumbled into and out of the end zone for a touchback.

We think the game is a chess game you're playing all the time,

Another huge step for our program is that we will have a rebuilt practice field that matches our game field. This will allow us the opportunity to prepare as a team under the most ideal conditions.

Those two guys were a huge part of the successful defense we had here for several years. And now they are helping out up there too, which is nice.

From what Bill told me, I didn't have to worry.

When you look at a system that's outside of something that you're most familiar with, there seems to be some mystery attached to it, ... when in fact, it really is pretty simple.

He turns his body and kind of knifes through there. You don't have to get him much of a crack, and he's going to split it on you. We actually had to change our protection about four days ago because he went three days in a row and blocked a kick off us off the edge, so maybe that was good he did that because we had to change some things. But he does have a heck of a feel for that.

We don't have the luxury of surprise that we once had. It's always a chess game, and you're trying to stay one move ahead of the competition.

What I'm most concerned about is not necessarily his leadership or emotional state as he approaches the game. If he does that, he'll manage the game just fine.

He's one of the few guys I've interviewed over the years, he tells you he believes in something, then he brings tape in and by God, when you turn on the tape, they're doing what he said.

Football is a chess game. You always try to stay one move ahead.

We are kind of experimenting right now. But I want to make sure the secondary is an area of focus this spring.

I thought our defense stepped up, ... We had a number of takeaways, which is what we are looking for, and for the most part we were flying to the ball. Not that the offense didn't score, but overall it was a much better effort by the defense.

A play like that really is an emotional lift that picks up everyone. He turns his body and knifes through there. You don't have to give him much of a crack.

He'll be given an ample opportunity to display his skills.

He's the type of player who can make big plays because he has soft hands, he's a big target at receiver and he's faster than most people think.

He is a guy that I've known for a long time. He's very knowledgeable guy and he's a play ahead all of the time. He understands mechanics probably as well as anybody coaching quarterbacks today.

Much has been said about who we're not playing, ... Now that they've heard all this nonsense all summer long we'd better worry about who we're playing.

It's going to be the first time out for our quarterback that he's truly got the reins in his hands. It's never as though he had that label on him. You always worry about how an individual is going to respond, and how a team is going to respond.

He has more confidence and a working knowledge of the offense. Last year, each and every week out was a new experience for him. Last year, he was a little timid in the huddle. Now, he's more forceful.

If weather will decide the game, and I don't think it will, it would favor the home team.

He did a great job of managing the game and executing the offense. We're always looking for perfection, but he played awfully well once again.

He's a guy I have tried to hire on two other occasions, so the third time was a charm. I'm excited to have him on our staff.

What I'm more concerned about is not his leadership or his emotional approach of the game, but more about how well he manages his emotions on the field. If he does that, he'll manage the game well.

As a coach, it takes time to mesh with the rest of the staff and the players. It will take some time, but the players are starting to understand what he expects.

I don't think what we did last week is an indicator of what we're going to do for the balance of the season. We will lean a little more heavily on the run than we did when I got here eight years ago. We're still a one-back, spread offense and we spend a lot of time practicing the pass.