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Legendary Aggie Rod Bernstine on Manziel, Miller and Texas A&M
Key quotes from Rod Bernstine interview:
"The thing that attracted me to Texas A&M was living in Bryan... I got to watch all the big players from Texas A&M. I wanted to out do what they did.""It was definitely Jackie [Sherrill] that drew me to Texas A&M. He is one of those guys that you are still afraid of him. He is a personable guy, but you have to respect him. When he walks in to a room, the whole room kind of stops."
"I wasn't very happy [with the move from running back to tight end]... I wasn't the guy that wanted to block."
"When Jackie [Sherrill] told me about the position switch, I just did what he asked me to do. I was rebellious at first, but after a while, I realized the decision was pretty good."
"The first Cotton Bowl when we played Auburn, I knew then that my position at tight end was something that I would flourish in."
"Kevin Murray was very instrumental in every thing I did at Texas A&M."
"[In this current offense] I would have caught probably 110 balls. They play a lot of 1 on 1... you just have to beat the guy in front of you. I had the speed, at the time, to do that. I would love to play in this offense."
"[In 2010] I had been watching the powerhouses [in the SEC], and I wasn't really sure that was the way that [A&M] should go... I thought that those guys [at Alabama] were a little bit bigger, a little bit faster and a little stronger. I wasn't really ready for us to make that move."
"[A&M] made the move gracefully and look what has happened. With a new coach, I didn't know if those type of offenses would allow A&M to flourish the way that they have. They seem to be doing a wonderful job."
"I have watched Johnny Manziel for the last couple years, and I really haven't seen another player like him. You watch him from week-to-week, he makes plays that you say 'Man, how did he do that?'."
"Last year when I watched him, I didn't think that he was able to make the passes that he would need to make at the NFL level. This year, he is a lot better in the pocket. He has great pocket presence. He is making accurate throws now, not just throwing them up."
"He has a great opportunity to play at the next level from what I have seen him do this season."
"The Chargers had the offense from Don Coryell. Who, at the time, was something similar to what Kevin Sumlin has done with Texas A&M."
"John Elway and Dan Marino are the top two quarterbacks I have ever seen."
"I am definitely excited to see Von Miller back on the field."
"As an A&M alum and a Bronco alum... I tried to reach out to him just say to hello and take him to dinner and help get his mind set... maybe just get him away."
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