Great quotes from Tom Landry...

[TheProphet]

No doubt the old guard guys on this board have read these before. However, they are worth repeating.

There was none better than Coach Landry.

Enjoy.

A winner never stops trying.

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

Right after the game, say as little as possible.

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Since the thread was hijacked and thoroughly pee'd on, I'm gonna make it a new thread again.

 

[TheProphet]

Since the thread was hijacked and thoroughly pee'd on, I'm gonna make it a new thread again.

Thanks Woody. Greatly appreciated.

 

[Bleu Star]

WG

Great man and the vision that has been etched into my mind since the age of 10.

 

[theogt]

Since the thread was hijacked and thoroughly pee'd on, I'm gonna make it a new thread again.

Is it "pee'd" or is it "peed?" Inquiring minds need to know.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Is it "pee'd" or is it "peed?" Inquiring minds need to know.

Pee wasn't quite what I wanted to post, but I thought it would do the trick.

As for the spelling, who knows? I just liked it with an apostrophe. :

 

[Crown Royal]

Is it "pee'd" or is it "peed?" Inquiring minds need to know.

OMG

I just spit EarlGrey on my comp!

 

[Crown Royal]

And Tom Landry's greatest quote isn't his quotes - it's his stare & stone face. God I love his sideline demeanor.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Since the thread was hijacked and thoroughly pee'd on, I'm gonna make it a new thread again.

*PISSSSSSSSSSSS*

how you like me now, gold teeth when I smile, try to take me out the ghetto, but I'm still buckwild!

 

[ZeroClub]

I don't think of Landry as being the kind of guy who'd light an emotional fire under his players with this or that well chosen quote.

His preparation, attention to detail, and very well thought out game plans were inspiring.

He was an engineer. He designed the offense and defense as other engineers designed bridges.

 

[Cbz40]

I don't think of Landry as being the kind of guy who'd light an emotional fire under his players with this or that well chosen quote.

His preparation, attention to detail, and very well thought out game plans were inspiring.

He was an engineer. He designed the offense and defense as other engineers designed bridges.

Very well said....


That was exactly what he did........but 1st and foremost....he was a great teacher.

 

[TheProphet]

I don't think of Landry as being the kind of guy who'd light an emotional fire under his players with this or that well chosen quote.

His preparation, attention to detail, and very well thought out game plans were inspiring.

He was an engineer. He designed the offense and defense as other engineers designed bridges.

Agreed. Well stated.

 

[philo beddoe]

Agreed. Well stated.

Another great thread, old pal. Excellent as always.

 

[lspain1]

I tried to take a position in the "old" thread but was promptly ignored as the hijack posters continued to grind their axes. I think Landry was one of the great coaches of his time and his focus on game planning and preparation was second to none. He literally ran a "graduate school of coaching." The flex defense would still work well today if he was around to manage (and teach) it.

That being said Landry had some flaws that would wound him severely in today's NFL and I'm doubtful he would be as successful now as he was "back in the day." The salary cap substantially changes how long you can keep players. Landry's system demanded long term players who understood his defense and could apply the knowledge and experience over time. Even smart players struggled initially in understanding what to do in a Landry scheme.

Landry did not relate to players at all, and his aloofness began to hurt him badly in the late 80's as his support among the assistant coaches and management began to wane. IMO, today's coaches have to relate to young people well to be able to both motivate peerformance and to get them to focus on the material properly. In today's 'rapid recycle' NFL, I think Landry would struggle. We recently said goodbye to a coach who experienced a similar problem.

I am an "old timer." I thought the world of Tom Landry and was saddened to see him go. That does not change my opinion that today's NFL is tougher than the one he did so much to make great.

 

[Bleu Star]

I tried to take a position in the "old" thread but was promptly ignored as the hijack posters continued to grind their axes. I think Landry was one of the great coaches of his time and his focus on game planning and preparation was second to none. He literally ran a "graduate school of coaching." The flex defense would still work well today if he was around to manage (and teach) it.

That being said Landry had some flaws that would wound him severely in today's NFL and I'm doubtful he would be as successful now as he was "back in the day." The salary cap substantially changes how long you can keep players. Landry's system demanded long term players who understood his defense and could apply the knowledge and experience over time. Even smart players struggled initially in understanding what to do in a Landry scheme.

Landry did not relate to players at all, and his aloofness began to hurt him badly in the late 80's as his support among the assistant coaches and management began to wane. IMO, today's coaches have to relate to young people well to be able to both motivate peerformance and to get them to focus on the material properly. In today's 'rapid recycle' NFL, I think Landry would struggle. We recently said goodbye to a coach who experienced a similar problem.

I am an "old timer." I thought the world of Tom Landry and was saddened to see him go. That does not change my opinion that today's NFL is tougher than the one he did so much to make great.

Well said. He was a great mind that thrived in is time.

 

[TheProphet]

I tried to take a position in the "old" thread but was promptly ignored as the hijack posters continued to grind their axes. I think Landry was one of the great coaches of his time and his focus on game planning and preparation was second to none. He literally ran a "graduate school of coaching." The flex defense would still work well today if he was around to manage (and teach) it.

That being said Landry had some flaws that would wound him severely in today's NFL and I'm doubtful he would be as successful now as he was "back in the day." The salary cap substantially changes how long you can keep players. Landry's system demanded long term players who understood his defense and could apply the knowledge and experience over time. Even smart players struggled initially in understanding what to do in a Landry scheme.

Landry did not relate to players at all, and his aloofness began to hurt him badly in the late 80's as his support among the assistant coaches and management began to wane. IMO, today's coaches have to relate to young people well to be able to both motivate peerformance and to get them to focus on the material properly. In today's 'rapid recycle' NFL, I think Landry would struggle. We recently said goodbye to a coach who experienced a similar problem.

I am an "old timer." I thought the world of Tom Landry and was saddened to see him go. That does not change my opinion that today's NFL is tougher than the one he did so much to make great.

Landry was perfect for his era. None better. All seemed to be okay when he was standing on the sidelines game day. Most of those who played for him treasure the moments he coached them. He wasn't a touchy, feely type - he was old school all the way...all business.
The Cowboys have the greatest heritage in the NFL because of Tom Landry.

 

[TheProphet]

I think this quote sums up Landry's coaching style perfectly. He was not a rah-rah, huggy, touchy feely type coach. He simply drilled his players until they did their assignments perfectly.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game. Tom Landry

 

[THUMPER]

I think this quote sums up Landry's coaching style perfectly. He was not a rah-rah, huggy, touchy feely type coach. He simply drilled his players until they did their assignments perfectly.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game. Tom Landry

The Cowboys under Landry had leaders among the players who would get the team fired up: Lee Roy Jordan, Bob Lilly, Larry Cole, Randy White, Walt Garrison, and of course Roger Staubach come to mind, but there were many others too.

Landry's philosophy was that you teach and prepare the players to do their jobs properly, fill them with confidence that your scheme WILL WORK if they do their jobs, and correct mistakes as they occur. Landry KNEW that his gameplan would work if the players did their jobs and he passed that confidence on to his players. If you ever saw the Flex defense in the late 60s-early 70s, when he had the players he wanted, then you know what I'm talking about.

He let the players motivate each other as well as his assistant coaches. If anyone ever saw Ernie Stautner on the sidelines getting in the faces of his DLs or Ditka exploding in Billy Joe Duprees's grill then you know what I'm talking about.

That said, I do not believe that Landry would be successful in today's NFL because the players do not have the same temperment or attitude about the game that they had in the 60s & 70s. Too much money and not enough respect for the coaches' authority. Why should a guy making $10M have to listen to a guy making $2M per year (or much less in the case of the assistant coaches)? That's the attitude of many players today.

The culture in America is different now than it was then.

 

[TheProphet]

The Cowboys under Landry had leaders among the players who would get the team fired up: Lee Roy Jordan, Bob Lilly, Larry Cole, Randy White, Walt Garrison, and of course Roger Staubach come to mind, but there were many others too.

Landry's philosophy was that you teach and prepare the players to do their jobs properly, fill them with confidence that your scheme WILL WORK if they do their jobs, and correct mistakes as they occur. Landry KNEW that his gameplan would work if the players did their jobs and he passed that confidence on to his players. He let the players motivate each other as well as his assistant coaches. If anyone ever saw Ernie Stautner on the sidelines getting in the faces of his DLs or Ditka exploding in Billy Joe Duprees's grill then you know what I'm talking about.

That said, I do not believe that Landry would be successful in today's NFL because the players do not have the same temperment or attitude about the game that they had in the 60s & 70s. Too much money and not enough respect for the coaches' authority. Why should a guy making $10M have to listen to a guy making $2M per year (or much less in the case of the assistant coaches)? That's the attitude of many players today.

The culture in America is different now than it was then.

Agreed well said. "Too much money and not enough respect for coach's authority" has indeed hurt the game.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Coach Landry will always have a special place in my Cowboy heart!