Doug Pederson Quotes

It's hard to change a roster around. You've got to hit your draft picks right, you've gotta hit free agency right, and a team's got to fit together.

I think you build a team and a roster around the depth. That's what makes a team really good.

It's all right buying all these good players but they've got to gel, and that takes time.

Every team in the league is always looking to upgrade its talent.

Like any year, any year with any team, you're always going to look to the draft to help strengthen your roster and free agency.

It is about building the best team you can, not just one to play in the Championship. You look short-term because you need to be competitive, that's the nature of the business. But it's exciting to have players whose potential is exciting.

There's always room for improvement. We have a nucleus that's pretty good. You want players that will help.

He who gets the best players usually wins.

Now, would we like to have that super quarterback? Absolutely. And if we have the opportunity to get that person or develop that person, that's what we'll do.

I think that's one of the great things about the Pittsburgh Steelers - we're not a big free-agent team. We build guys up through our system to have a better understanding of our defense.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.

I honestly don't judge myself personally. I judge everything based off of my team, what my team is doing.

I want to build a team who can play home and away the same.

It doesn't matter how successful or how unsuccessful a team is. It can all change with one pick.

My sole focus is producing the best team possible for England.

I understand very well that if you are a national coach, you want to use all the opportunities that you have to meet up with your team.

It's more difficult to achieve something with the national team because players from several clubs get together and less frequently.

You got to worry about getting good damn coaches.

You have to build your core nucleus of your team through your draft. What that does is you basically introduce them to your culture and your environment. Then, as guys begin to perform and play to that level, then you say, 'You know what? You guys deserve an extension, so here it is.'

I think the NBA just, overall, when you need somebody to blame, the first person that you go to is the coach. But at the end of the day, you need the right players that match each other. Not just the best players. Chemistry helps.

Most coaches' attention to detail is very good; it's their job. They have to analyse teams, and they have to analyse their own team.

For me, trying to connect our team together is so important. I know we'll play really well when our team gets really tight. So I want to make sure I connect with the players so that I can help them be at their best.

It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.

You always attempt to better yourself by getting good football players.

The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.