I thought Jake did well. He managed the game well and kept his composure. The only mistake he made was that pass to the sideline that was reviewed. |
I thought there were some great catches, some great timed routes. You have to really take your hat off to their offense and their wide receivers. They made some big-time plays. |
I thought they just did a great job. They're six-for-seven on third downs in the first half. I think they were four-for- five in the red zone. They controlled the tempo of the game. |
I wanted to give Ron a chance. Our game plan wasn't to play Mike the whole game, it was to substitute him. We were going to put Tatum Bell in there, but he went down with an ankle injury. We were going to play both guys a little bit. When Tatum went down, Ron got the rest of the carries. |
I was glad to see him make progress, ... I think part of that is we're not trying to overwork him. We're trying to get him in shape, not do anything silly. Hopefully, the next few days he can keep on getting better and be ready to go at the end of the week. |
I was in denial at that time. I read the quote the next day and I thought I might have been pushing a little bit. |
I was in meetings and did get a chance to see him. It's just good to know he is up and around and doing well. |
I was pleased, because that's what happens during the season, ... You're going to lose some starters, some guys that are the leaders on your football team. You've got to have depth and guys have got to step up and play hard and play consistent. I think we had some of that today. |
I was really pleased with Brian, ... With the pressure he had on him, that last drive was a big one.... This is a tough profession. You can't be thin-skinned. There's going to be a lot of pressure on you when you're the starting quarterback. But we understand that some guys have those days. I thought he played excellent in the first half. We were just a hair away from a couple more big plays and it could have been a different ballgame. |
I watch a lot of college film, not only looking at what different colleges do from an offense and defensive standpoint, but also evaluating players, ... so we do that quite a bit during the off-season. Especially a team like LSU, who has a number of players (in draft consideration) year-in and year-out. |
I would say on Friday, I should be able to give you an idea. |
I'd never seen anything like that before. That shows you the kind of respect the man has. |
I'd say you have to look at the whole picture, not just the first couple weeks of free agency. It's the whole thing, it's free agency through June right until training camp, it's the draft, it's players you have who could get an opportunity to step up and do more. |
I'd see him upstairs. One time, I said, 'Jerry, what are you doing?' ... He said, 'I was looking at film. I'm looking at the top 10 receivers in the AFC and the top 10 receivers in the NFC. I don't want any of these young guys ever to catch me.' |
I'm good to go. Everything's squared away. He's practiced the whole week and he's looked pretty good. |