208 Quotes by Paul Tagliabue

George Young (former Giants general manager) always that when he was a member of the competition committee that one thing replay does is multiply the chances to make errors.

I don't think the negotiations are going well. I'm not optimistic. I characterize it as one step forward, several steps back. I don't know if it will be resolved by the end of the March meetings at this point.

I don't think the negotiations are going very well. There needs to be an additional dose of reality on both sides of the table. To some degree, positions are hardening when they shouldn't be hardening.

I don't think the negotiations are going very well. Positions are hardening when they shouldn't be. It is becoming an issue in terms of the financial resources some teams have and some teams don't.

I don't think there's a lot of sentiment right now to move the championship games to neutral sites.

I do think there needs to be an outreach and more reality on both sides. There needs to be a positive dose of reality on both sides of the table. To some degree, positions are hardening on both sides when they shouldn't be.

I do think that with only one game a year we need to be very realistic how frequently the game is going to be back in cities that have already had it. The point is, we can play Super Bowls all over America, but unless you are naive as to how the weather is in this country, it does still get cold in the winter. We have to be realistic. We're not going to play the game all over the country. We will concentrate on northern cities with domes and there will continue to be a heavy array of games in the southern climates.

He brings a passionate dedication to football and a focused leadership style to his new role.

The key is to let them know well in advance that they're going to be giving up a home game, ... The other key is to make (giving up a game) a universal obligation to be a member of the NFL.