'Survivor: Nicaragua' Exit Interview: Coach Jimmy Johnson

He may be a former NFL coach who knows how to play the game, but that didn't keep coach Jimmy Johnson from ending up as the man with the target on his back on "Survivor: Nicaragua" this week. In fact, it's his renowned leadership skills that had his Espada tribemates gunning for him from the start.

We caught up with Texas-native Johnson, who's led the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins to victory, to chat about weak players, surprising alliances and whom he'd like to see win the "Survivor" title.

On Why He Did the Show: "I just love the action. I like to fish, I like to scuba dive. Back in the day, I did some hunting. So I love just being out in nature and that was a big, big part of the show, having people out there amongst the elements. Having done the show, I don't think I'll be pitching a tent out on the beach any time soon but I did love the experience. I think the biggest wake-up call was the first night. It was probably the most difficult of all - I didn't expect it to be cold but it was really cold at night. I was soaking wet, it was down-pouring rain all night long while you're lying on a hard bamboo mat just shivering. You have no idea what time it is but you lay there hoping the sun comes up soon. It was tough! You really can't get the full impact on how difficult it is by watching. There's really not much footage of, you know, the pouring down rain or of you lying on bamboo shivering at night and you have no food in your stomach or any water. You're dehydrated and you're tired and so watching it on television, it looks like such beautiful photography and you don't realize how difficult it actually is out there. I'm probably a bigger fan of the show now than I've ever been."

On Being Branded A Leader: "I really got thrown into that role. I didn't want to be the leader. I didn't want to be the boss. And honestly, I wasn't there for the money. I just wanted to enjoy the adventure. That was the reason I was there, to enjoy myself. Then we got to arguing about building a shelter and making decisions that needed to be made and it came down to me to do that and to come up with the strategies for the challenges. I didn't want that though. It was put on me."

On Calling Himself a Weak Player: "Well, they asked me about weak players. I said from day one that I was strong and up for the challenges. I assumed that everyone would be upfront and the weak players would be Daniel and myself. I was just being honest, so if I would have said that I was one of the strongest members of the tribe, they would have looked at me and told me that I was crazy. I wish I was still there. Had I known they had considered me a threat, I would have protected myself. But I really had thought that once it came to the point, I could form some alliances.I wanted to get into the game really late to see who I could trust and who I could bond with and who I could go the distance with."

On Dan's Weak Player Status: "I didn't think I needed to point it out, because I thought it was so obvious. I mean, he pulled himself out of that first challenge. He chose to sit out. There was always a concern about his knee whenever there was any running involved and he didn't really do a lot around camp. I'm not trying to trash Daniel, but I want to be upfront about who was contributing. It had been discussed with some of the other tribe members but I didn't realize that he had an alliance with Marty and Jill. The first time I realized that was last night, watching it back."

On Marty's Master Plan: "When I was watching the show, it was a complete surprise to me. I was shocked! Marty and I, I thought, had a pretty good relationship. And I thought I had convinced him that I really wasn't a threat. I knew no one was going to give me a million bucks so he didn't have to worry about me, and I was sincere about that. I really wanted him to win the money.  Had I known that Marty was scheming to get me out, I would probably have formed an alliance with Jane and Holly and possibly Tyrone and we would have voted Daniel out on that time. But again, I didn't realize that they were scheming to get me out."

On Whom He'd Like to See Win: "Like I told them when I left tribal council, I said 'I hope one of you wins a million bucks.' I think it's going to be tough for Daniel because they're kind of carrying him, and then Jimmy T is kind of volatile, but I'd love to see any one of the group from my tribe win."