I don't want to sit here and review all the comments I've made to him over the time we've been together. Just know that as the head coach, I was trying to make it work. I don't want to have a soap opera. All I can tell you is in my heart, I know I did the best I can do. |
I get my evaluation daily from the trainer. Who feels what is really beside the point. We're going to see if he's well enough to play. They're paying us to coach and to play. If [he is] well enough to play, he'll play. |
I have been frustrated, as has he, with the last couple weeks. The foot injury has been persistent. It is getting better, but how much better I really don't know, ... We're going to put him in a boot today, take the boot off [Tuesday] and see how he feels. |
I hope both of those guys continue to do what they did this season. I thought they were great complements of one another. They made as good a contribution to our football team as I've seen. |
I just have to keep reminding myself that that the game is officially over. That was a real gut check. Things did not look for good for a while. |
I just hope Will Heller doesn't spike one at me on Sunday. He's a great kid and he's a guy that really worked hard to get what he has, not being drafted. We regretted losing Will but unfortunately sometimes you have to make some tough decisions. |
I like the way we started. It was a great first drive. A couple of key drops stymied some opportunities that we had. We are doing some good things, but we have a long way to go. |
I look at Charles as a football player. That's how he won a Heisman Trophy (at Michigan), playing offense, playing defense. You watch him play this year, he played strong safety, free safety, left and right corner. He's a football player. |
I look at every mistake differently. I'm not going to say anything more publicly other than this is going to be evaluated very carefully and there's a lot of logistics nowadays in modern football that you have to abide by. But I'm very disappointed and concerned and that's about all I'll say publicly. |
I look at every mistake differently. I'm not going to say anything more publicly other than this is going to be evaluated very carefully. There are a lot of logistics nowadays in modern football that you have to abide by. We'll do that, but I'm very disappointed and concerned. That's about all I'll say publicly, but I'm disappointed in this. |
I look out there today and I am really proud of our team. |
I love my brother. I haven't talked to him, but I will. All I can say from the Gruden family is, I'm very apologetic. |
I really didn't imagine this scenario. But usually those are the scenarios that come to be. |
I respect where I came from. There's some sensitivity and there's some emotion to see Oakland play in the Super Bowl ... it would be an honor to play them. |
I saw some good signs that we can be a good running team. Who knows? If we hit some home runs, we could be a great running team. |