He caught the ball well, he ran after the catch, he seemed to have a little more urgency to what he wanted to get done. |
He does such a good job at punt holdup, where you put him out on the gunner, (that) we talked about playing him at corner some. I'm not kidding you, we did. Now I don't think that will happen, but there was a buzz in the room. |
He had a hit on a crossing route. He got his shoulder pads loosened up a bit. Talking to (trainer) Ron (Medlin), his knee is fine. It didn't swell up or anything. We'll give him a little more time this week. |
He had a thumb problem in New England and seems to be just about healthy now. I'm glad that we were able to get someone of his caliber at this point in time. |
He knew he screwed up. I said, 'What happens there, DeAngelo, besides the fact that it's probably going to cost you $25,000, is you hurt your team, and this team needs you.' He said, 'You know what, I know, and it'll never happen again.' But he's a competitive sucker. |
He knew that he screwed up. You didn't have to go tell him that. He knew it. But I did talk to him. What happens there is that it hurts your team, and this team needs you. |
He looked fine. I watched him move, and that's part of my evaluation, but I also watched the expressions on his face and his demeanor. Mike has a look about him when he's confident and calm and feels good about where he is physically. I see that look in his face. |
He looked good. He's light now. He looks quick, he looks explosive. I saw him deliver some blows to some guys, and he looked like a good runner. |
He protects Mike's blind side, |
He recognizes that T.O. is a great competitor and a great player, and DeAngelo likes that challenge. Last year he got the opportunity to match up against Torry Holt in the playoff game, and Torry got him a couple of times, and he got Torry a couple of times. But he loved the matchup, and that's one of the neat things about DeAngelo. He's a great competitor, and he loves being challenged. He gets bored if he's not challenged. |
He sees the holes very well because he has done it for a long time. Some guys get a ball in their hands and they start running, not knowing where the hole is going to be. Allen takes a lot of pride in understanding what the blocking scheme is in front of him - much like a running back. He can predict where the hole is going to be, and he hits it quick. |
He should be okay. He's a trooper. There is not a lot that is going to hold that guy back. |
He still looks fantastic throwing the ball. He's just got that natural rhythm, that smooth swing. You'd never know he was a 41-year old man out there throwing the ball around. He looks fantastic, |
He was Mike Vick, that's who he was. That was really impressive. |
He was pretty emotional. We just thought it was best for him to stand and watch the game from the sidelines. |