I like linebackers. I collect ’em. You can’t have too many good ones.
Meaning of the quote
Coach Bill Parcells really likes having good linebackers on his team. He believes you can never have too many skilled and talented linebackers because they are important players who help the whole team succeed. Parcells is willing to find and add as many strong linebackers as he can to his team, like a person who collects things they enjoy.
About Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells was a legendary NFL coach who led the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys to the playoffs. He won two Super Bowl titles with the Giants and is the only coach to take four different franchises to the playoffs and three to a conference championship game.
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