. . . There will always be rumors and innuendo around this time. That's just the way it is. |
(A) kicker is incredibly important, and it's most important when you don't have one. A lot of people assume they know what I think of free agency. The truth is, I think it's a very useful tool. Just because we're not signing somebody every day doesn't mean we're not busting our tails. But we're going to go through the process. |
[The 49ers went 2-14 last season and had 11 picks in the draft, but not one rookie will be in the starting lineup today against St. Louis. Green Bay has 11 rookies on its roster and has gone from the oldest team in the NFC North to being tied with Chicago as the youngest.] I'm not nervous about it, ... I think that's the way it is in the NFL now. You have to try to draft players that can play. As quickly as they can play, you put them out there and let them play. |
After I rejoined the Packers this past January, I believed it was important to take some time to make sure that things were going well with the new organizational structure before any long-term decisions were made to the head coaching position. |
After you've cleared air-traffic (control) and the pilot says you can turn on your electronic equipment, of course, |
Ahmad was playing him deeper and he cut across the field. He made a good adjust and pretty good run after the catch, which he can do. |
All seven people I interviewed wanted Brett Favre to come back and play quarterback for us. I know Mike has worked with Brett so there is some familiarity, but I didn't make the decision to hire Mike as a head coach based on that. |
Are you talking about (the idea that) he'd like to go somewhere else? He hasn't verbalized that to me. I've never gotten that impression, no. Not one little inkling. |
Brad is a very tough guy and he's been a good football player here. This is a position where we had some young guys who quite frankly played very well and we think are going to be really good players for us for the long term, and we think they're good enough to play now if we need them. So you can't keep everybody. |
Certainly that's part of his job description, that's part of his responsibility. I will help out whenever he feels like he needs a little help. We'll probably talk about a lot of different people in terms of developing his staff, but that's the head coach's responsibility. |
Certainly, the defensive coordinator is the key component on how the unit functions, ... I think Jim has the kind of energy and passion that is infectious, and I think it could affect our players. But ultimately we realize we're looking for guys to step up and become NFL football players, real pros, maybe a little earlier than they would anticipate. |
Decisions like this are never easy. They require a lot of thought and consternation, but at the end of the day I felt like we needed to go in a different direction. |
Do I think we're going to make a trade? No. We're calling and talking to people and things like that, but no. |
For me personally, the last 10 days have been a very difficult time for me. |
for the sake of adding another receiver. |