Quotes about Tyler Graunke

About how he expects to earn the starting QB job, Tyler said:
"I don't want it handed to me. I'm going to show the new guys — the guys who don't know me as well as other guys — I'm going to earn it. I want it more than anything in my life. I've been waiting for this for a long time. I'm not going to shy away from any experience." (HA)

About Rolo being the QB coach and how they will still use the run-and-shoot, Tyler said:
"There's a lot of relief knowing we're going to keep the puzzle together. Rolo is a great guy. He's going to be a great coach. He's going to relate to the players a lot better than people think. Coach Mack leaves us with so much confidence after this meeting. Everything is going to be all right. It doesn't matter if coach Jones is gone. We're going to do it either way. I have all of the confidence in the world in the guys coming back. We're going to be just fine if we keep running the same system, which we are." (HA)

Ready to take over the QB job, Tyler said:
"It feels like I've redshirted for four years. The Colt Brennan era is over. It's my turn." (HA)

About how every player has a chance to start under GM, Tyler said:
"It's going to be a true test of heart. Who works the hardest is going to be on the field, and who practices the best, and who's the most consistent. It's going to make us better. I know we're going to be going to Florida with a confident group of guys. We have to make sure it's the right group of guys." (HA)

About adding field work during the offseason, Tyler said:
"I'm going to keep throwing with the receivers, and getting on the same page as all of my linemen. I'm going to keep (the linemen) happy, buy them food, whatever I've got to do. I'm going to keep them happy, even in the offseason, because they've got to protect me." (HA)

Confident about next season, Tyler said:
"We're going to be good, maybe even better. The defense is going to be better in the same system for the second year in a row. They were damn good at it last year, and they were just learning the stuff. Now that we've got coaches who know the system and players who know what's going on, we're going to be good on defense. And we're going to be good on special teams, too." (HA)

About their offense, Tyler said:
"I can't wait to break out and do what I do. It's going to be exciting. It's going to be awesome. I want the stadium to be packed and the crowd to be wild because we're going to put on a show." (HA)