I don't worry about other people. I worry about what we do. |
I feel very uncomfortable right now leaving the office too much. I've just got to be very smart with the time management, what's important. |
I have got some history with Donnie, way back when he was a player and I was coaching back at Utah State. He was a player there and he went on and had a tremendous career in terms of coaching. I feel good about getting Donnie. |
I just believe you coach each man independently. You've got to spend time showing him how good he can be. ... We just have standards. I've got to get each man to understand the standard I have for him. |
I love coaching young players and it starts with the staff that understands how to teach. I've trained to be a head football coach and that's what is exciting for me. |
I owe it to the Lions to get the best man I can get. It's not about me being comfortable. |
I really like that, too. That's been my nature, is to have people compete and work, so we've really stirred it up a little bit and will get this thing started in the right direction, the direction I want. |
I see a team that's got good players. My job is to get good players to play good and create an environment to grow. |
I think it'll grow on me as I go. But I just want to keep my energy going at the things that are really important right now for this football team. |
I understand football character. Guys who love football and want to be a champion. I've been around that, so I know what to look for. |
I want a glittering display of execution every day. That's what I'm looking for. Every day. And if it's not, I'm not happy. |
I want to be physical, that's my style. I want to run the ball with power, defend with power. |
I want to come in and have a chance to evaluate it all. I think that's important that the men that I hire (as coaches), we'll all sit together. |
I was disappointed when it happened to me and I'm disappointed for Joe now. But he did sign a contract and he knew this could happen from the very beginning. |
I wish I had done a better job of that. But I got so focused on certain things - that I had to go get this guy, this guy - I didn't do as good a job. One thing I've done here, I've had a chance to see some of the coaches I didn't get back to, and I apologized. |