Certainly you're concerned, but right now I think we're OK there, as far as injury goes, ... (Seven defensive backs is) where we are right now, but it could be eight (before Sunday's game). We'll see what we do as far as activation goes. |
Certainly, one day he'll be in the Hall of Fame. I learned a lot from him. He was good to me. He's old school. He's a dinosaur in some respects. That works for some people. He's a very strong leader, certainly set in his ways. But he's been successful, and it's hard to argue with. |
Certainly, with Brandon Lloyd going down, we lost one of his weapons, one of the people that he can go to. That made it a little more difficult on him, but he continues to fight through it. |
Cody has been here, ... The guys know him. They like him. They know what he stands for. He has strengths that are different from the other guys. |
commands more respect than anybody I've been around. |
Coverage is where we're slacking. The players I'm talking about are guys I trust. ... These players are not in the doghouse. This is something that makes us better. |
Cuts are always tough, |
Defensively, the area of concern is in the pass defense area. We need to be strong there. That means not only in the cover aspect, but in the pass rush as well. Along with that, our third down needs to improve, just like on offense. |
Even as an assistant, I've never been up to speed as much as I am right now. If 100 percent is the goal, I'm about 25 percent. In a normal year, I'd be about five (percent), if lucky. Right now, I have a lot more awareness of who the players are going in. |
Fans around the world can take notice of the way these people are, their passion about the game. It was exciting to play the game for both teams today, and they certainly latched on to the team that was ahead at the end, because early on, we had them on our side. |
Football will take a backburner, certainly for [today] as well, ... I do think that being on the field is therapeutic to coaches and players alike, but not right away. We have some issues to talk about so that everybody can come to some sort of understanding in their mind of what all happened. |
Four wins is twice what they got last year and I would feel good about that, without a doubt. And a win streak would be significant to our football team because it's about winning and it reinforces that you are doing the right thing. |
From personal experience, I know that adversity is sometimes some of the best experience you have, ... This is certainly an adverse situation for our football team. As we all know, one game does not determine a season, and our football team knows that as well. |
Give me some names, some good names. |
Give me the Rams, at least the offense, ... and I could lead them to an 8-8 record, with Alex Smith quarterbacking. |