The GMhttp://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:58:34 +0000en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)InjuriesAndy KaasaThu, 08 Nov 2007 06:56:34 +0000http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/2007/11/8/injuries.html131647:1654601:1358065You can't talk about injuries in the NFL.  It's not just that it's an insult to the backup players, it's a built-in alibi for everyone on the team.  It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.  You just can't talk about it.  You just can't think about it.  You just have to keep on playing.

-Brandon Short

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]]>http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/rss-comments-entry-1358065.xmlJobsAndy KaasaFri, 26 Oct 2007 19:47:11 +0000http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/jobs.html131647:1654601:1335376Just because you want a job doesn't mean you're ready for it.

-Charlie Weis

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]]>http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/rss-comments-entry-1335376.xmlCoachingAndy KaasaFri, 26 Oct 2007 19:40:55 +0000http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/coaching.html131647:1654601:1335370Coaching is making players do what they don't want to do so that they can become what they want to become.

-Tom Coughlin

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]]>http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/rss-comments-entry-1335370.xmlThere Are More Important Things Than Football, Just Not During GamesAndy KaasaFri, 26 Oct 2007 19:37:40 +0000http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/there-are-more-important-things-than-football-just-not-durin.html131647:1654601:1335364Look, I realize that there are more important things in life than football.  But when I played, nothing was more important to me.  If a big game was coming up, nothing- not my father, who I love, not my family, not curing cancer, not world peace- meant more to me than the game.  I'm sorry.

-Bernie Kosar

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]]>http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/rss-comments-entry-1335364.xmlPlay Your Own GameAndy KaasaMon, 22 Oct 2007 20:00:58 +0000http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/play-your-own-game.html131647:1654601:1326911As I was pulling away from Penn State, Paterno gave me a pep talk.  Here I am, moving out of this tower of morality into this den of thieves, and Joe tells me, "You're swimming with the real sharks now, Ernie.  If you try to play their game, you'll be eaten alive.  Just be the way you are.  Vince Lombardi and Art Rooney prove that you don't have to join 'em to beat 'em.  And don't ever forget, these people are just as afraid of us as we are of them.  They can't handle honesty and integrity, either.  That's not the game they play.  Play your own game, Ernie.  You can be successful playing your own game."

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]]>http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/rss-comments-entry-1326911.xmlFooball Ain't EasyAndy KaasaMon, 22 Oct 2007 19:59:01 +0000http://www.gosportslife.com/the-gm/fooball-aint-easy.html131647:1654601:1326883Football is a simple game, but it ain't easy.

-George Welsh

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