Words matter. These are the best Matt Nagy Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve always considered myself a leader, a leader of men.
There are scenarios when I wish I would have made some different choices with the playcall.
That’s my nature: I’m going to be aggressive, but it has to be calculated.
Every running back has their own strengths and weaknesses. There are some that are better as pass receivers. There are some that are better inside, tight zones and mid zones and outside zones.
The coach needs to understand, when he’s not teaching something the right way or he sees something wrong, he’s got to be able to admit to his mistakes.
That’s what good teams do right there: We come together – and go boom!
For me, you understand that we always talk about a ‘we’ and not a ‘me’ thing. And we always talk as a team. We win as a team. We lose as a team.
If you’re given a chance, and you’re driven and obsessed and consumed when given the opportunity to prove people right, the sky is the limit.
If somebody comes out and has a poor game, it doesn’t mean they’re getting cut.
I’m living the dream.
When you throw the ball 50 times, there are going to be some that are inaccurate.
We have to make sure as a staff, and I have to make sure as the staff learns, that we just really keep it simple. We get good at the fundamentals. And then, as we perfect that part of the game, now we can add on.
I’ve got to be better. So when I talk to the team, I want to make sure that I’m real with them, and I tell them I can be better.
You can’t make the kid feel like he just made three mistakes in a row and you’re pumping him up. No. There’s a balance to it. It’s, ‘Listen, here’s why you did what you did. Don’t do it next time, and you’ll be OK.’
I think it all circles back to me just trusting myself as a coach and believing in what I feel is the right thing to do.
I was a player in the Arena League, I was building relationships with that internship.
There was a lot of reflection – I know that – wondering, ‘What in the hell am I doing?’ But it paid off.
Anytime you give up two special-teams touchdowns, I can’t imagine the numbers are too good in regards to winning that game.
I went to the ultimate high to an ultimate low. It’s just how life goes, and everything happens for a reason.
You stay positive. Any competitor is going to get angry with themselves and frustrated, and all the emotion comes on.
If it’s a good play, don’t get too high. Make a good play, follow it up, and then if it’s a bad play, if there’s a mistake or there’s something wrong, don’t worry about it.
I think when you start changing things, you’re not being yourself.
I’m a big boy; I can handle criticism.
I’ll never forget the day I went home and told my wife, ‘I’ll never be a kindergarten teacher.’
You see the excitement on the players. I don’t know… if they think, ‘This coach is crazy,’ or if they think that, ‘No, this is pretty good.’