
John McKay was the first head coach of the new NFL expansion team in Tampa Bay back in 1976. He wasn't too successful in his first year in charge going 0-14. These are a collection of his quotes I found onlie today, I like the cut of this guy's jib.
* On the execution of the Bucs offense: ``I think it's a good idea.''
* On why he rarely had bed checks: ``You usually wind up staying up all night, or until your best player comes in.''
* On the significance of experience: ``If you have everyone back from a team that lost 10 games, experience isn't too important.''
* On the weaknesses of linebacker Hugh Green: ``He's not twins.''
* On Bill Capece, who was waived in 1983 after missing a field goal and extra point: ``Capece is kaput.''
* On place-kicker Pete Rajecki having a bad camp with the Bucs because McKay made him nervous: ``I don't think he's got much of a future here, because I plan on going to all the games.''
* On the Bucs' 42-0 loss to Pittsburgh on a very cold day: ``I remember in Pittsburgh we had no players and the ones we did have wanted to stay at the hotel by the fire. I was ticked because that's where I wanted to stand.''
* On the importance of an older quarterback's mobility: ``As a person gets older he doesn't get faster. Our quarterback will run from fright or lack of protection.''
* On fan mail he received as a Tampa Bay coach: ``It was about three-to-one that I was not an SOB. But there were a lot of ones.''
* On why coaching an expansion team is a religious experience: ``You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is `No.' ''
* On the Bucs early games: ``Every time I look up, it seems we're punting.''
* On O.J. Simpson carrying the ball 47 times in a USC game: `` He doesn't belong to a union. Anyway, the ball doesn't weigh that much.''
* On blocking strategy: ``Hold when you're at home and don't hold when you're on the road.''
* On his disdain for the Packers: ``If a contest had 97 prizes, the 98th would be a trip to Green Bay.''
* On opening days: ``Opening games make me nervous. To tell the truth, I'd rather open with our second game.''
* On training camp: ``It's shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your desire to stand around and eat steaks, you lose everything.''
* Asked if Lynn Cain of the Atlanta Falcons was ready to play against the Bucs: ``Let me know if Cain is able.''
2002 Bucs (Apparently they won the Super Bowl)
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Wonder will the dolphins be going the same way as the Bucs:D
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