We put in a phone call and we had discussions. Nothing that I would say was ever close. . . . I can tell you we had no intention of parting with our core players. |
We wanted him to think about it for three or four days. |
We're pleased to have D.J. back, ... He played a key role in our success last season and continues to get better. |
We're pleased to have D.J. back. He played a key role in our success last season and continues to get better. |
We've looked at a lot of things. All our players are happy. We're a team that really improved dramatically. We have young players that are still getting better. Again, it's difficult not to do something. But sometimes that's the best thing to do. |
What we've done is add a healthy Voshon Lenard. He basically is our free agent. |
Whatever happens doesn't change the fact that we want him with us. Many guys, probably the majority (of first-round draft picks), go to being restricted free agents . . . But we're sure going to make the attempt to see if we can get something done. |
When a player goes through an injury and doesn't play the way he wants to, sometimes rumors start. When they first started, I talked to him about it. I knew it bothered him because he liked it here. . . . It puts a bit of uncertainty in your head, and that's never a good thing. |
You sort of look at the last half of the [season]. This team wasn't together long. George did not have the benefit of a training camp. We never did have Voshon Lenard. Nene was never really healthy. Kenyon wasn't perfectly healthy. Najera had a broken hand. We weren't together as a team. |
You've got to think outside the box. |