Fred is getting better, it's week to week, but he's not going to make it this week. We both agreed that it would be best to give it a little more time. We are expecting him back this season. |
From '03 to '04 there was improvement, from '04 to this year there was more improvement. |
Getting him into the game healthy is the best option we have right now. It's not ideal [missing practice], but you have to do what you can to get your best players to the game on Sunday as prepared as possible. |
Good size, speed and some pass-rush ability. We'll let him come in and compete, |
He had a monster night. I'm not sure how it happened and why it happened, but it was a problem in the game. Any time a guy gets that many sacks, it's a problem. |
He said he'd be back for our football team, and he showed up. That's a tough man. |
He said he'd be back. That's a tough man. |
He took some vicious shots and got up. We gotta do a better job of protecting him. |
He went through all the (minicamps), and just a few weeks ago he was out here running plays. .... It's always a coaches preference to have everybody for the full time, but it doesn't always work that way, and we feel confident that we'll pick up with what (he's) missed and catch him up. |
He's a proud guy. I think he feels like he's got something to prove. He's a big, athletic, talented guy that was taken high in the draft. He's been paid, he's made some money. I think now he just wants to fight for a little respect. |
He's a tough guy. He told me, he told the fellas he would be here and he showed up. That is a tough man and I want to acknowledge that. |
He's a very physical guy. We'll miss some of that physicality, |
He's been the one consistent scoring threat that we have had thus far. We need to find a few more. |
He's been what we hoped for as a pass rusher, |
He's got a crack in the ankle, ... The best-case scenario is about a month out, depending on how quickly he heals, and it could be worse. We just won't know until we see how the injury heals. |