Bruce Arians Quotes

A quarterback has to trust the quarterback coach. And the quarterback coach has to trust him.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field.

You have to have a great offensive line, great quarterback and guys around you that believe in you and help you.

I like being with the quarterbacks. I like calling the plays.

I like to be close to the players and listen to what they've got to say and feel. Then I make decisions from a coach's point of view, thinking about what's best for the team.

As a quarterback, especially when I come off to the sideline, I am trying to get things corrected, trying to get things figured out and move on to the next series.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best.

At first, I didn't know what to expect but I do say that I love our defensive coordinator, Tim Lewis.

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

Whenever you make the Super Bowl, so many things - you have to have the good general manager and the coach and the great players, and you have to have not too many injuries - everything, game plans and everything, has to fall very much your way for that to happen.

It starts with me. I have to get the team in the right play and throw the ball where it's supposed to go.

To show my quarterbacks how much I believe in them, I let them pick their favorite plays that we'll run in the game. On the nights before a game we'll sit down in a hotel conference room and we'll have six third-down calls for certain distances.

The owner or president is the person who controls the club. The coach's job is to keep him happy. But the key to success, as a manager, is your relationship with the players. Important clubs and important players succeed when the environment is correct. The players must enjoy their work and feel free to express their talents.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

Playing quarterback, you rely on everybody. Everybody impacts you.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.

I think, as a coach, you've got to do what your players can do.

It's always good when the offensive head coach and the quarterback think like-minded. That's a good thing.

Without judging anyone, communication is so important for a coach.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.