Frank Gore Quotes

We have what we call a dictator offense. We dictate to defenses by making them do what we want them to do. And we do it by creating formations.

Before I came to Barcelona, I only thought about one facet of the game: destroying. My qualities were completely defensive, and I wouldn't take responsibility for organising my team's game, our attacks.

Coach Kiffin calls plays based on matchups and what he sees.

A lot of guys are offensive minded, which is good at some points and times but bad at others - at lots of others. I wish I could say I want everybody to play defense as hard as I do. It's not a reality.

While it's great for a quarterback to have athletic ability, his goal is to get the ball out of his hand, orchestrate the offense and not allow his ability to stand in the way of the offense running efficiently.

You can't just limit yourself to underneath routes and let the defense kind of sit on those things.

You don't want to give the defensive back any signals about what route you're going to run.

I don't go into a game thinking I'm going to run more than I'm going to pass. So it just depends on what the defense is going to bring in the situation of the game and what happens that play.

I'm a big believer in your offensive limitations come from your quarterback.

To me, the most fun games are where we get in the no-huddle, we get in kind of a groove and the defense has a Mike linebacker who can go no-huddle with you.

When you can get o-linemen guessing about what you're going to do, that means you're already winning before you start.

All quarterbacks, each play is its own entity, and you can pick apart each play. Sometimes they do a good job getting to the checkdown, and sometimes they progress faster.

I'm just going out there to do my role, the same role - defense first - and then see how the ball turns out on the offensive end.

I'm a realist, I understand football and situations in the game.

Most of the time, you're just trying to be the point guard out there based on the play call and the defense that you're getting; that really dictates where the football goes.

There is not some secret formula, it comes down to completing passes, being efficient on first and second down and making plays when the ball is in your hands.

My focus is to start my game with my defense every night.

A lot of different things go into calling the run game - especially at the line of scrimmage.

Sometimes, they do a great job covering everyone downfield, so you just have to checkdown and hit a tight end to convert. That's just how we play ball.

Attacking football is what I want to watch as a manager; it's what I want from my teams. It's easier to be destructive and get people behind the ball than to be constructive and creative.

I like to watch the great players, the ones who are technically good and understand the game. I try to see how they move.

I don't want to just be the guy to dump the ball off to or the guy who can do the checkdowns.

It's good to be able to run and have a balanced offense. They've got to be worried about both things. They can't just focus on the run game or the passing game and have us locked down that way. So when you have balance, good things are going to happen on offense.

It's one of those things: we've got guys that are very offensive and can take down anyone, and we've got guys that don't shoot at all but are very hard to take down. It's one of those things. You've got to decide what you're good at.

I've got to be smarter with the football.