144 ordspråk av Ted Thompson
Ted Thompson
Free agency is not like Christmas shopping. Just because the player's fairly functional on another team doesn't necessarily mean you'll get all what you pay for if you pay him a huge contract.
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He goes out there everyday. That helps your cause when it comes down to who's going to be on your team. A lot of times that's underrated in the public's eyes.
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He had a tough year last year. I wasn't there, but as he went through a workout, the coaches were excited about him.
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He had some up-and-down games this year, as most people do, but he's a tremendously talented kid. He looks like what you draw up. You want him to get off the bus first.
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He looks like what you would draw up. You want him to get off the bus first.
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He played pretty well. It's a numbers thing where you can only keep so many guys.
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He still runs around, still plays with passion. I don't see anything diminished there.
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He was playing behind a 6-8 guy, or whatever he is. That's tough to play. I think you almost have to front that pass.
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He's a big guy. He can hold up the inside, he can play the run and he has some ability to push the pocket. He's somebody that when he became available, we thought it was important to throw our hat in the ring.
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He's a big part of our team and we're heartbroken that he's not going to be able to play, ... But we want to make sure he gets back healthy and running like he always has.
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He's a football guy. He played a lot of football in Cleveland. Coming from Virginia Tech, it's a pretty good background.
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He's a good deep snapper and he's been a good deep snapper.
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He's certainly done well enough where he should have been picked somewhere. He has done a nice job.
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He's got very good hands. He runs low to the ground. He's about 225 pounds or so and he has really quick feet. He was a quarterback in college. He seems like a pretty good addition.
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He's reached a certain position in this game. He's trying to make this decision and trying to do it in the best way he can for him and his family. You wish we could've had it earlier. We'd like to know, but I'm sure he'd like to know.
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