Deshaun Watson Quotes

Ultimately, the yards really don't matter. So you have to score enough points, and I have been fortunate in my career to have been around some really good play callers, starting with Gary Kubiak and then going with Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay, and that was always at the forefront of our minds: How can we create explosive plays?

I think the running game is very important to every offense. Being balanced is extremely important. There's times where you have to throw the ball. You could be down late in the game, you need to come back; you have to be able to pass it when they know you're passing it.

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.

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.

When the ball is on the one-yard line, never risk a fumble. Carry it over yourself.

We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option.

The game of football is one of strategy and tactics.

We want to create a problem for the defense, a moment of indecision as they figure out how they want to play against whatever formation we may show. We get a slight edge this way. Also, we create the opportunity for a defense to make more mistakes.

Go back through football, and you will see that the team with the best defense wins.

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.

As a player I was taught the importance of working four or five passes within your team and then stretching the play. That's something I believe in strongly as a coach.

The job of the offense is not to score points. The job of the defense is not to stop the other team from scoring points.

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

That's the job of a quarterback, to go out there and be confident with the communication of the play, in the huddle and with my play.

We have to let our defense dictate our offense.

You've got one football and a lot of times, defenses dictate where the ball goes.

I have to make sure that we're in the right plays and I can get the ball out quickly and get into our playmakers' hands.

I need to play smarter and protect the football.

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

In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts.

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.

Quarterbacks will make plays; they always do. But I think the team that runs the ball the best will win.

I've got to be smarter with the football.

The third-down sacks are critical ones, 'cause that's getting off the field.

I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the defense is doing and stick to my job and what needs to be done I can make the plays needed to move the ball and score.