I really don't have any idea or comment on what would happen if it got delayed. |
I really felt badly for the players, just about every one of which we recruited, |
I really tried to make this about our team, coming back here to play, I really do feel this was coming home to play a game and it was exciting for me. It was exciting to be back in Tiger Stadium. |
I saw one of our guys get his helmet ripped off and the (referee) was standing right there looking at it, ... I said to him, 'What did (McMichael) do that was worse than a guy ripping Sammy Morris' helmet off right in front of him?' I'm not saying he shouldn't have gotten a penalty. I'm just saying: Is there such thing as consistency? |
I talked to Ricky and Ricky still seems to be very, very interested in coming back. |
I tell my kids that a few times, too. |
I think every guy's different when it comes to that. Some guys are very instinctive and very understanding and therefore don't need to see it on the field as much. |
I think everybody makes mistakes. People do things that they regret. |
I think everybody needs to understand that we're not really changing our offense and we're not changing our defense. We're going to keep things as consistent for our players as we can. |
I think having poise and the ability to execute is critical to play in tough situations and we have to find a psychological balance that we can do that, |
I think he got enough work in the preseason to be ready for the first game. We did the best we could under the circumstances. We'll continue to try to develop him in the beginning of the season. |
I think he has the arm talent to do it. He can do it. |
I think he played outstanding and I am so happy for Ricky for some positive self-gratification that he'll get from his performance today because he certainly deserves it. |
I think he's going to need to play some. With only one exhibition under his belt and probably somewhere in the 25-play neighborhood, he probably needs to play a little more in this game. The plan in not playing him in the first game was with the idea that he would play in two games in his preparation for the season. |
I think if he showed he was committed to coming back and wanting to be a productive player, that's the only issue with me. From a team standpoint, I've discussed this with some of the key leaders on the team ... and it would be counterproductive to me to turn my back on all that. |