Worse than the 76-78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Damn!
Reporter: “Coach, how do you feel about your teams execution.”
John McKay: “I’m in favor of it.”
“We didn’t tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking.”
“Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can’t play football worth a damn.”
“Kickers are like horse manure. They’re all over the place.”
“If you have everyone back from a team that lost ten games, the experience isn’t too important.”
On the Joe Namath’s play during the Jets 34-0 victory over Tampa Bay, “Namath is still Namath, but I must say that our guys were nice to him. I noticed when they knocked him down, they helped him to his feet. That was gentlemanly. I thought one stood around long enough to get his autograph.”
Reporter: “Coach, how do you feel about your teams execution.”
John McKay: “I’m in favor of it.”
An all time classic reply to a reporter...and quite Trump-like.
Tampa Bay was a first year expansion team so there is an excuse.