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We kind of threw that flag hoping the ball hit the ground. And fortunately for instant replay (it di... JON GRUDEN With Milloy and Troy Vincent and the corners they have to go with this front seven, they're dangerou... JON GRUDEN We just played them a month ago. We beat them 10-3 and we had to intercept the ball on the 1-yard li... JON GRUDEN Their quality zone defense and their spontaneity of mixing in blitzes were tough to handle. JON GRUDEN You look at the salary cap spreadsheets that you're handed, yeah, you know the inevitable is going t... JON GRUDEN If that's an evaluation of what we're capable of doing, ... that's a good sign. JON GRUDEN He's creating, there's no question, but he's getting good looks, ... He hasn't been hit and stymied ... JON GRUDEN We met regarding his comments last year. The whole situation is done and over with, JON GRUDEN I tell you this is a crazy league. There's an analyst on every corner who can figure it out. If you ... JON GRUDEN Joey Galloway is a guy we count on doing it, JON GRUDEN It's a big game. It's the last regular-season game and I think everybody realizes what happens if yo... JON GRUDEN I just have to keep reminding myself that that the game is officially over. That was a real gut chec... JON GRUDEN We're going to try to see if the front-line players are front-line players. We also want to look at ... JON GRUDEN I am really impressed with their front. JON GRUDEN In my lifetime in the NFL, he is the best back I've coached. I'll say this about him; he is as tough... JON GRUDEN I don't want to inflate his start or deflate his start. In my lifetime in the NFL, he's the best bac... JON GRUDEN It helps if you have a string of five or six or seven good drafts to develop a team, JON GRUDEN He's a very fast, and a much more physical, complete linebacker now than when he was a starter a cou... JON GRUDEN We're obviously very concerned. I don't want to speculate, but it could be a few weeks or it could b... JON GRUDEN I think he would be outstanding. He's a guy that I certainly would recommend, highly. JON GRUDEN It's been a frustrating matter, ... In the meantime, we just keep going on with our program and have... JON GRUDEN We've got to minimize turnovers. We turn the ball over in sometimes tragic, horrific situations. JON GRUDEN Instant replay, the way I perceive it and the way Bruce perceives it, is to correct an obvious error... JON GRUDEN I thought the play of the game was Kenyatta on the interception. JON GRUDEN Everybody is an option. It's going to come down to good, solid execution. You've got to knock somebo... JON GRUDEN We're undefeated right now, you know. JON GRUDEN Great running backs have a tendency to run by instinct, run by feel, and when they see the same bloc... JON GRUDEN Quarles has great versatility, but we also like him as our middle linebacker. Ruud, some time in the... JON GRUDEN It was actually quite refreshing, really, to have a cooler atmosphere, JON GRUDEN If you call plays as a coach in the NFL, it's damn hard to please anybody. If a guy comes in and say... JON GRUDEN Matt's lower back flared up, ... We think he'll be OK. Whether or not he starts, we'll determine tha... JON GRUDEN The throw he makes to Galloway with the division title on the line says a lot about what a clutch pe... JON GRUDEN It's just unfortunate. We're going to miss him. JON GRUDEN Hey, you've got to have a thick skin. You've got to take negativity for what it is. You've got to ke... JON GRUDEN We don't have one player or coach on our team who has ever won a Super Bowl. This is the most exciti... JON GRUDEN You chart pressures, like a weather man looks for clouds and storms, ... There are formations out th... JON GRUDEN We're all dejected, we're all down. 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JON GRUDEN They've shown good aptitude kicking off; onside kicks, squib kicks; they can hang the ball high. Wha... JON GRUDEN He's distraught, he's nervous, he's uptight about this, as he should be. ... He's put a lot into thi... JON GRUDEN Obviously, I'm very disappointed. This is a serious matter, it's a very serious matter and serious m... JON GRUDEN His demeanor, his temperament, I think is going to fit in quite well with how we approach things her... JON GRUDEN It was always a square-fist-in-the-mouth type of game. JON GRUDEN The O-line did some good things against the Dolphins, JON GRUDEN If you have Cadillac Williams on your team, you're probably not very smart if you don't give him the... JON GRUDEN I saw some good signs that we can be a good running team. Who knows? If we hit some home runs, we co... JON GRUDEN He has so much swelling, we can't really determine how long it will be. We should know more in the n... 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JON KATZ It's easy to see why dog rescue is a mushrooming culture. Turning a troubled person's life a... JON KATZ Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especiall... JON KATZ Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. B... JON KATZ There is no evidence that an animal can take on the sophisticated task of deciding to end his life a... JON KATZ When I wrote about media and technology, I had a lot of lonely, even intimate book talks. Since writ... JON KATZ I'm one of those people who has always struggled with emotions and revealing them. When my dog O... JON KATZ Kids leave us and go off on their own lives. Family members tell us what they think of us. Animals c... JON KATZ When an animal dies, it gives you the chance to love another animal. That's an insightful and pr... JON KATZ It is possible to take something beautiful and lasting out of the heart-wrenching experience of seei... JON KATZ A good breeder or experienced rescue agency wants you to prove that you'll be a capable caretake... JON KATZ Taking responsibility and having faith in your own judgment will help you make good choices and deci... JON KATZ When you write about animals, of course, you are really writing about the people who love and live w... JON KATZ The Perfect Dog is an enticing fantasy pooch. It's the dog that instantly learns to pee outdoors... JON KATZ Dogs and other animals - goats, donkeys, cows, a grumpy rooster - continue to change my writing life... JON KATZ My goats are not contemplative, accepting, or introspective. They are the Greek chorus of my farm, s... JON KATZ There is no evidence that dogs have the kind of complex emotional lives and value systems that we do... JON KATZ I'm always happy when people choose to get another dog because it's a healthy and healing th... JON KATZ I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. They enter our lives at a particular time and t... JON KATZ It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting... JON KATZ Why is it that if you take advantage of a corporate tax break you're a smart businessman, but if... JON STEWART The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience an... JON LESTER One gets the impression that Elvis Presley does what his business advisors think will be most profit... JON LANDAU The best thing is to go public only when you're absolutely sure that's the right move for th... JON ORINGER That's the fun of going to a high school reunion: it's seeing the people who you were close ... JON HURWITZ Presently, the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought ab... JON PORTER