He did a good job against the run, but we missed Bryan's energy. |
He's a young kid that's going to make some young mistakes but we just have to get him playing fast all of the time. When he hesitates, that's when he gets in trouble. He needs to believe in his instincts, believe in his reads, prepare during the week so that he knows it and it's a natural reaction and just go play. |
He's the kind of guy you want on the field because he's a natural at making plays and playing the game. I think that time off recharges the passion he has for the game. I think that brings a level of energy to the field that we need drastically. That adds a level of consistency, too, to get a starter back. He was a starter. It's like picking up a high-round draft pick and we're excited about that. |
Huge. He's the kind of guy you want on the field, because he's a natural. |
I don't know if five years from now he's not going to say the same thing. He's that type of kid. He feels he has got to be at his best in every situation. |
I think there will be guys, and you hope one of them slips to us but you don't want to get into a situation where you try to manufacture something. I've been through that and it's not the way you want to go. |
It is really a game of chess. |
It?s about being consistent and staying steady instead of going up and down and up and down. That?s the sign of a (good) defense. Right now, we?re not showing that consistency level. |
The No. 1 thing for us is points allowed. Then it's turnovers and turnover ratio. You can have all the turnovers in the world, but if the offense is turning it over, too, you're not going to be in a good situation. |
There is much more of a win-now attitude. If you don't get it done, we're seeing more rapid changes in coordinators. The importance of the position is definitely being magnified now. |
This is a guy who studies the game and works at his trade. He's all about winning. When we talked, the money had nothing to do with it. He wanted to know what our plan was about winning. He came in well informed and made a good decision for himself. I think this is going to be a beautiful marriage for us. |
We flashed last year at being athletic with big-play potential, but the youth showed itself, too. We were like riding a roller coaster, and that's the thing that drives a coach crazier than anything else. We were up-and-down, up-and-down. |
We had solid play at tackle. We need to play better. |
We have some needs position-wise that we'll define more as we get closer to the draft. |
We're growing every week. But do I think we can handle the big back? Yes, I do. We have a whole new sense of physicality because we're playing faster and we're getting big hits. |