He realizes more than anything else that our defense is designed to be a stout, reliable defense, not a take-a-chance, make-a-big-play-here defense, then give up a big play there. That's what he was used to. That part of it clearly played on his mind. |
He said the three hours he spent watching were the best break he could have. He wanted the players to know how proud he was of the effort they made. |
He watched all of it and said it helped him to root the team on. He wanted the players to know how proud he was of their effort. |
He'll probably elect to go somewhere else, so that's probably a position we'll have to fill. |
I believed from the time we hired Tony that it was the right system, that it fit for this franchise in this stadium, with this quarterback and these receivers, with the salary cap, ... I was convinced that was the right thing to do. |
I do not know. I've said in answer to a thousand questions and what I've said to you every year is we want everybody back. For the most part, we've been able to do that. |
I don't know if we've got anything set in stone in terms of the depth chart, because we still have an entire August camp. |
I don't pay attention to measuring sticks until we get to the end. |
I don't think there was an iota of difference from top to bottom among those eight or seven. The last three years, it's been so competitive that just the slightest little blip on the radar screen can cause you to turn over. |
I don't think there's anyone here that would wish to play a football game under these circumstances, but it's our obligation and we'll fulfill that obligation because that's what Tony wants us to do. |
I have an affinity for this kind of athlete, |
I have the highest regard for them, |
I hope this is one place he can find some peace and consolation. |
I think at 0-2, you've got a headache that you'd rather not have. There's 14 games to go, and we would' not have panicked, and they wouldn't have either in the same situation. So it's not like the world was going to end. But it's nice to not have the headache. |
I think there was the feeling that he was going back to the Patriots . |