New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I
want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first."
And, upon hearing Joe Jacoby of the 'Skins say, "I'd run over my own mother to
win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said, "To win, I'd run over
Joe's mom, too."
Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann 1996: "Nobody in football
should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
Oiler coach Bum Phillips: When asked by Bob Costas why he takes his wife on
all the road trips, Phillips responded, "Because she is too damn ugly to kiss
goodbye."
Mike McCormack, coach of the hapless Baltimore Colts after the
team's co-captain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running onto
the field for the coin toss against St. Louis: "I'm going to send the injured
reserve players out for the toss next time." (1981)
Steve Spurrier, Florida football coach, telling Gator fans that a fire at
Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books: "But the real tragedy was that 15
hadn't been colored yet." (1991)
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