I want an atmosphere here where guys want to come to the building, where they won't find some coach who will chew their fat all the time because we lost a game. Because it is so important. He made everyone on the team feel important. Some of them didn't even belong in uniform, but my father never believed in cutting anyone. He's now 72, and he just told me about some kid from 1952 who rang his doorbell and told him how much he learned playing football for my father.
Attitude still means a lot.
At Miami, there were some kids we didn't recruit because we knew they'd bring too much baggage. It might frighten some players to death, but they are role models, no matter if they want to be or not. They represent the Browns and the city when they are in the community. I would be heartbroken if I hear one of my players didn't take five minutes to sign a kid's autograph at Strongsville Mall. Then we have to get rid of them.