Everybody goes through situations like this. A tipped ball, a shoe-string tackle on a third-down scramble by the quarterback where he has 40 yards to run. – Jeff Fisher
I’ve always liked to run. I did it from a conditioning standpoint, you know. I really enjoyed running, and I do it to stay in shape. – Jeff Fisher
There’s obviously a push to protect the quarterback, but you have to give the defensive players a chance. All of the quarterback has to do is pull the ball, and he’s a runner. How’s the defender going to know if the ball is pulled or not? – Jeff Fisher
There’s going to be different kinds of challenges on a yearly basis. You’re going to have to overcome injuries, or you overcome a playoff loss or what have you. So there’s always challenges in this business. – Jeff Fisher
I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out of it and just trained for football and played ball for so many years – high school, college and the NFL. – Jeff Fisher
There’s a general feeling if you take the cut block out of the game, then you’re going to significantly impact the run game. – Jeff Fisher
The quarterback gets plenty of protection in the pocket, and he picks up protection out of the pocket; he’s got protection down the field on his slides. – Jeff Fisher
Michael Sam will help us, and we’ll give him every chance to succeed, and you know what? It’s gonna be pretty cool. – Jeff Fisher
I think everyone at some point in their career would like the opportunity to go back to their alma mater, but from a timing standpoint, it’s just never worked. – Jeff Fisher
It’s not a born-again thing; it was a peaceful, really, really cool moment where I just felt that I was no longer the dad anymore. I actually had become a son, and it makes things much easier from a day-to-day perspective. – Jeff Fisher
I’m just really appreciative of the loyal fans in St. Louis who just lost their team. It’s not an easy situation to go through. On the other hand, we have to move forward. – Jeff Fisher
I had this moment in church, which I think really turned me off. I was 7 or 8 years old and I was sitting at church, and we happened to be playing with the sunlight that was coming down from the stained glass window, and the monsignor came down to the pew and grabbed us by our neck collars and said, ‘I’ll deal with you.’ – Jeff Fisher
We have rules in the rule book that are very specific. If the quarterback is in a throwing position, he gets protection. But in the event that the ball is handed off, at that instant, there’s no telling whether or not he is a runner or not, so he loses that protection. – Jeff Fisher
You’re always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It’s just making sure you’re making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city. – Jeff Fisher
It’s my personal opinion, and I firmly believe, that it’s important that I keep sports and politics separate. – Jeff Fisher
The players are out here to help win games and to improve, not to make a movie. They’re not actors. They’re players. – Jeff Fisher
I couldn’t identify just one, but there’s numerous rule changes and points of emphasis that have reflected a change on the field almost immediately. It’s hard to avoid the horse-collar tackle, for example, but the players understand why the rule is in there – because of the injury rate prior to us making that a personal foul. – Jeff Fisher
We’re gonna play fast, we’re gonna play physical, we’re gonna play furious, and we’re gonna play contact football. – Jeff Fisher
We have to sell a gameplan, and you have to be enthusiastic, and you have to have energy come Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. – Jeff Fisher
It’s all about giving yourself a chance to win the opener, and then after that, you focus in on Week 2. – Jeff Fisher
There’s a handful of teams that have a revolving door, that are changing coaches every couple of years, and you can look at the success that they’re having. They’re not. – Jeff Fisher
