Joe Gibbs Quotes


I wound up through a wild set of circumstances getting into coaching. I went in and volunteered with Don Coryell, who was a big part of my past, great coach. A lot of people say he was one of the greatest coaches ever. He was very good in high school, college and pro. Another guy on that staff was named John Madden.


Citations

Gibbs, Joe. "Interview." American Academy of Achievement, 5 May 2006.

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The bad 4 things: The passer fumbles the ball; he gets tackled behind the line of scrimage for a loss; the pass is incomplete and there is no gain; the pass is intercepted and the ball goes to the opposition. This has often been used as a classic example of the problem of analysis without quantification, While more "bad" things can hapopen than good ones. if the probabilities are taken into account and the benefits and losses of each event is measured, the forward pass is the best and most important offensive tactic in football. Even Hayes eventually realized that and added passing to his offense.


Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs
  • Born: November 25, 1940
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Coach

Joe Jackson Gibbs is an American auto racing team owner and former professional football coach. In football, he was head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1992, and again from 2004 to 2007. During his first stint with the Redskins, he led them to eight playoff appearances, four NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl titles over 12 seasons. Gibbs is the only head coach to have won Super Bowls with three different starting quarterbacks. Gibbs is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in NFL history.