He's got a big body, a long reach and big hands. He shows flashes, then he'll take a step back. He'll do two or three good things, have two or three good days, but you just want that consistency. |
He's got gas left in the tank. He's a little bit banged up, as a lot of offensive linemen are at this time of the season. But you know he's going to be out there on Sunday. He's done a good job out there. |
He's like a piece of gristle, |
He's like a piece of gristle. He's got a great squirt in the hole. Playing behind 6-7 guys, he's hard to find back there. |
He's the guy that's telling everybody which direction to go. That's huge to have a center that's a smart guy, that's a physical player in there, directing both sides of that offensive line. |
He's three months out of a major surgery. Before we do anything, we're going to get him back to health. All my talk with the trainers is about getting him back to the level of play he was at in 2004. |
His resume is his tape. And his tape speaks for itself. He's a good football player, and I'm sure we'll get out to see his workout. |
I called about the last five or six games of the season. It goes back and forth. If you are stuck in a rut and somebody is seeing something you don't see, usually there is a give-and-take of information. |
I don't feel we're struggling to run the football. I think we've been in some games with different dynamics where you weren't comfortable standing there thinking, 'I'm going to run it between the tackles.' That probably wouldn't be a good thing to do if you're down 17 or 20 points. |
I don't know, 33, he may have had a lot of hard miles on him. Sometimes these coaching years are like dog years. It's all relative. I think the experiences through the course of that. He's a guy that has coached in and won the Super Bowl. You can't put a premium on that. That's what everybody in this league is playing for, that ring. I don't have one on my finger, he does have one on his finger. There is something to that. |
I have to deal with everybody that is here in a team setting and so when he is here in a team setting, we will deal with it. |
I hire them and I have to trust them. Andy did that. Barry (Alvarez at Wisconsin) did that. (The coordinators) have taken the ball and run with it. They're good leaders. But to be a good leader, you have to have good followers. |
I just think that it's something you continue to work at. Really, you end up getting judged on the whole body of work, not just the five games. |
I just think we got off to a rocky start. But that happens sometimes when emotions run high. But he's doing a great job with the rehab and I'm happy to hear that. Nothing else happens unless the knee gets rehabbed. |
I know Bill will probably have a 'get right' meeting with him, tell him what his expectations are, what his rules are. And I think it will go from there. |