Our defense, if nothing else, they are resilient, and they do a nice job in the end zone, for the most part. They are playing their hearts out, and I'll always take that. |
Our depth in the secondary was not good last year. |
Our depth in the secondary, particularly with our nickel back and dime back coming in, was not good last year, ... I'm glad we have Kelly Herndon. One thing about Kelly, he'll battle you. He'll physically play the game with you, and that's what you need, what you want. |
Our goal was to get a first-round bye. We got it. Our next goal is to play at home. |
Our guys are ready to handle this (game) maybe better than they have handled it in the past. It's coming from the feeling I get when I go down in the locker room, and the feeling I get on the airplane and different things. They're having fun playing. The cynics aren't around here so much anymore. |
Our guys showed a lot of perseverance. Losing Shaun stunned us a little bit. |
Our inside game, all four of them, you can't separate any of them out of there. I like how they're playing. |
Our receiver position is very competitive and it's open. None of those guys can afford to drop a pass in a game – none of them. We did that a few times tonight. |
Our running back is, I think, pretty good. When I saw him at our meeting today, he said he feels good, he's fine, and unless something happens, I'm assuming he'll be ready to practice on Wednesday. |
Our trainers thought it would be good to give him a rest throwing the ball today. |
Over the years we have kept in contact, ... He spent some time with me in the locker room prior to our game last week. He's a great football coach. |
Over the years, people who pick 'need picks' (find) it's not as sound. It's not as solid. You have a tendency to stretch just a little bit. |
Patience. I thanked Paul for being patient with me in a rather volatile business, to allow your coaches to build something and to believe in them. You don't always see it as much as you should in this business, and he has been great for me. With the patience Mr. Allen has shown me, he gave me a chance to stand on the podium. |
Penalties, as much as anything, were the story of the game. That's unfortunate. And that might be the first time I've said that in my life. |
People develop these ideas about players. His running style is he's elusive as opposed to a straight-running guy who powers over you. People look at him. They know he gained over 1,800 yards and scored 28 touchdowns but what is it about him that's different? And then they take it to the next step. But I really think it's unfair and I know it's not true. |