here is the evidence....from the mind and mouth of John McKay....
Dick Vermeil called McKay "Dial-a-Quote," having faced him as a head coach of UCLA and the Philadelphia Eagles.
"When asked about the execution of his Tamp Bay team after the game in 1976
he replied..."I'm in favor of it"
"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.''
"Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn."
Following a 51-0 loss to Notre Dame in 1966. "I told my team it doesn't matter. There are 750 million people in China who don't even know this game was played. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, 'What happened, Coach?'"
"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.''
"Well, we've determined that we can't win at home and we can't win on the road. What we need is a neutral site."
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
“It bothers me that they (the national media) have picked us to be the worst team in football. Because what they are doing now is challenging your physical and your mental capacity and my ability to coach you. Now, this hurts me. Second-worst team, I could stand it. But not the worst team.”
“We’ve broken down the expansion teams and they’ve averaged winning 2.7 games their first year, which to me is rather difficult. I figured out the 2, but the .7 has got me wondering what the hell is going on.”
"On his team's blocking strategy: "Hold when you're at home and don't hold when you're on the road."
"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."
Enjoy my friends!
Dick Vermeil called McKay "Dial-a-Quote," having faced him as a head coach of UCLA and the Philadelphia Eagles.
"When asked about the execution of his Tamp Bay team after the game in 1976
he replied..."I'm in favor of it"
"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.''
"Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn."
Following a 51-0 loss to Notre Dame in 1966. "I told my team it doesn't matter. There are 750 million people in China who don't even know this game was played. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, 'What happened, Coach?'"
"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.''
"Well, we've determined that we can't win at home and we can't win on the road. What we need is a neutral site."
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
“It bothers me that they (the national media) have picked us to be the worst team in football. Because what they are doing now is challenging your physical and your mental capacity and my ability to coach you. Now, this hurts me. Second-worst team, I could stand it. But not the worst team.”
“We’ve broken down the expansion teams and they’ve averaged winning 2.7 games their first year, which to me is rather difficult. I figured out the 2, but the .7 has got me wondering what the hell is going on.”
"On his team's blocking strategy: "Hold when you're at home and don't hold when you're on the road."
"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."
Enjoy my friends!
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