Ball game Quote by Jon Postel

As inherently franchise-altering as drafts are, as monumental as they can be in the sport's history, you still can't get past the fact that…

— Will Leitch

In football you never know what's around the corner, but by sticking together - directors, management, players and fans - we can look to…

— Neil Warnock

Really, I learned a long time ago that in the National Football League, paper doesn't mean anything. Football teams are created on the football…

— Mike McCarthy

I don't want to put my game plan out there for everybody to see it and read it and teams can scheme. It just…

— Doug Pederson

“Understatement has become part of the tradition. A proposal to build a history room to house the football team's memorabilia was immediately shelved when…

— Neil Hayes

It's the business that you guys are in too. We try to get as much information as we can and make the best decisions…

— Bill Belichick

Playing to a stadium is not for everyone because you are essentially gambling, big-time. You have to go all in on production. You can't…

— Matt Bellamy

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead…

— Bernard Cornwell

The most important aspect of my signing with the WFL was not to demean or undermine the National Football League, but rather to make…

— John Matuszak

In Portland, I am more involved in the details of trade discussions because I've been around that sport longer and can watch tape and…

— Paul Allen

Everything with the draft process, from the combine to visits to pro days, that's great but it's not football.

— Luke Kuechly

You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out.

— James A. Michener