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Draft Quote by Chuck Noll

“In 1969, we decided we had to do certain things…” quote by Chuck Noll — Download Open image

“In 1969, we decided we had to do certain things technically to win, and we decided to do them then, even though we knew some of the personnel couldn't do it. In other words, instead of adapting the system to the players, we just installed our system. Then we set out to fill our team through the draft.”

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Mamas, don't let your sons grow up to be Cowboys... or Oilers.

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A lot of young guys coming up in this league, they're given the spotlight right away, depending on draft stature or whatever the case…

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A draft doesn't produce the people we need to satisfy our real manpower shortage. We need specialists to keep our jets flying.

Patricia Schroeder

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The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times.

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That would just mean so much to be to be thought of as the best player in the draft.

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I read and write but my ideas don't go beyond the first draft. When they will, I will make it into a film probably.

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I still wake up thinking about draft choices we should have made that would have impacted the franchise for a long time, but I…

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At the combine and at my workouts, I tried to be the perfect player. I tried to promote my strengths and conceal my weaknesses,…

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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.

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We try to talk all the time about a vision when we come up with players. Even when we draft players, what's the vision?…

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