The Bills need to dig up the ghost of John McKay for coachspeak interviews:
"I think it's a good idea." -- on the Buccaneers' execution
"Everyone is unhappy at times, even my wife. Only she doesn't get interviewed about it." --on Buccaneers players who were complaining to the press
"Injuries kill you. 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 Buccaneers losing 42-0 to the Steelers
"We didn't have a lot of talkers. We had two or three guys who could say a long prayer. In fact, one guy went so long one time he got an standing ovation. He was blessing everybody, the motor, the tire, the wheels, the fans. I kind of went to sleep." -- on his early Bucs teams
"You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is 'no.'" -- on why coaching an expansion team is a religious experience
"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.
On his team’s blocking strategy: “Hold when you’re at home and don’t hold when you’re on the road.”
If you have everyone back from a team that lost ten games, experience isn’t too important.
"It's shattering when a player loses interest in camp. When you lose your desire to stand around and eat steaks, you lose everything."
"God's busy. They'll have to make do with me." -- when asked if his team prayed for victory
"Maybe that will distract the Falcon quarterback." -- McKay once threatened to show up naked for a game against the Atlanta Falcons.