Quotes by Dan Henning

“The thing is people want to work for John Fox. He brings a certain energy to what we do.”

“I kid him all the time, hes like a classic automobile. You only take him out on Sunday afternoon for a drive. You dont rev him up too much. But you do hit the gas once in a while just to remember what it was like when it was great.”

“Were glad to have him though, because he gives us good veteran depth ....”

“I dont know how many adjectives I can use on this guy. Hes stout, hes quick, he runs downhill. Somebody has to miss a block for this guy to have a minus play. That is kind of the philosophy [head coach John Fox] believes in and we all believe in on how to run an offense.”

“We knew Chicago was a good team going in there. We didnt know it was as good as it is on defense. We made a couple of errors, and they got ahead. Thats the way they like to play.”

“John is super committed to his plan. Everybody has a plan. But the key to John is that he sticks to it.”

“Theres going to be a lot of temptation on people around the league this year on (wide receiver) Terrell Owens. I can tell you right now, we wont be involved in that temptation. Thats part of the plan.”

“John allows people to do their jobs by not micro-managing. Yet, at the same time, he stays on top of everything. He allows and encourages people to be creative. Theres a great deal of dialogue and discourse that takes place among the coaching staff about the way things should be. Some people have a tendency in the way they manage to mute that. John does a good job of allowing healthy confrontation, because it brings out better ideas and decisions.”

“It was kind of in our minds that they were a little short there.”

“I knew when we went there that their defense was good. We didnt know it was as good as it was.”