This is a great test for him. If he can do it, there will be a lot of interest. It will be interesting to see how he adjusts to it. He will have to stick his face into some situations. |
This is an opportunity to strengthen our team with first day draft picks. I am excited about adding some more talent to our roster. I enjoyed the year I spent coaching Brandon, and I wish him success with Washington. |
This is not a disciplinary thing, ... Obviously, we do not want to get him injured in case another team (wants) him. |
This is only the second step in our journey, but it might be more valuable than our first one last week. Adversity sometimes is some of the best experience you have. |
This is only the second step in our journey, but it might be more valuable than our first one last week, |
This is the most difficult part of a great business, and you don't make these kinds of decisions lightly when you are dealing with a player's future. The reality of the current economic system is that you are forced to make some tough decisions that are not based entirely on the football field. |
This puts us in even a better light in the second and future rounds, which is very important. It gives us a better spot to find more quality football players. |
This was a difficult decision for me, because I've learned some things about Tim, ... I think he is a good solid backup, and that's an important role on any team. ... It wasn't so much that he didn't fit in. It was just that Alex was the guy that we drafted. |
This will be a test of maturity because usually immature people don't respond well to success. They get full of themselves -- that's not going to happen. |
To some degree, I guess you can say in Alex's mind he'll still compete, but this will not be a rotating deal. Tim is going to be our starter going into the season. |
Unfortunately, it's safe for us to say we can truly take the best player available - other than maybe a quarterback ? because we have needs at just about every spot. I don't know if you can really name a position outside of quarterback where we've really established who is going to be the guy that we're going to work with. |
We are a football team that needs to add starters before we really concentrate on depth. It's not about how many guys, it's about having quality guys. I think that's what your best football teams do. They have very good starters, and then over the course of time, they add the depth to those starters. |
We are a lot better with Arnaz in there. |
We are excited about retaining Derek as a member of the 49ers team. We were diligent in our efforts to retain Derek as a member of the San Francisco 49ers and we are pleased that we were able to reach an agreement that reflects his value to the team while addressing future needs of our club. |
We are excited about retaining Derek as a member of the 49ers team. We were diligent in our efforts to retain Derek as a member of the San Francisco 49ers and we are pleased that we were able to reach an agreement that reflects his value to the team while addressing future needs of the club. |