Obviously, it was not exactly the way we wanted to get going. |
Obviously, that means a lot to me -- that's what friends are for. |
Obviously, the Giants game is not going to be here. We're really not going to play a home game anywhere, but this would be the closest thing, |
On defense, I thought the first group did well. If we do turn the ball over, I would like to see them hold them to field goals instead of touchdowns. But basically the defense did all right. |
Once they get on the field, it takes their minds off it, |
Once they get on the field, it takes their minds off it. And obviously, when they get up and go home and flip around the TV, it kind of changes because reality sets in. But, for the most part, our guys have focused in fairly well. |
One thing about Joe is he doesn't need a lot of practice because he's been in the same system for eight years. So it's not like he doesn't know what's going on. If he's healthy, he'll play. And, if he's not, he won't play. |
Our group is really resilient, |
Our guys are really resilient to things that go on. And they adapt to things very well, and there's not a lot of complaining, ... They just kind of do it, and they're on time, and they do everything right. That's all you can ask from a football team. |
Our guys kind of like us-versus-the-world mentality, and we'll handle it, |
Part of me says maybe it's time for a change. |
Penalties in the running game, pre-snap penalties, that irks me. Because to me, that's not focusing. You're not focusing on your job and you're undisciplined. You need to take care of your business. |
Pretty funny, isn't it? It still hasn't quite sunk in yet. |
Really, the game came down to this: We had 13 penalties, five turnovers, two missed field goals, dropped balls, missed tackles and bad coverage. So, it doesn't get any worse than that. We were bad today, Green Bay played really well. I thought Brett (Favre) was outstanding. We just self-destructed. We were awful. |
Rick asked me if I wanted anything on third down? ... And I said I didn't know what they were doing on third down. That's bad to say, but that's the truth. I've had a chance to look at the opponent this week. It's been kind of tiring but refreshing at the same time. I don't call the defenses, but at least I know what the heck is going on. |