From that point on, I spent four or five days a week talking to Ken Herock trying to somehow massage it and get this so first of all we don't lose him and secondly this can be an eventuality. They wanted to get rid of him and I just didn't want that thing to get cold. |
He certainly is to the Packers what I'm sure Joe Montana was to the San Francisco 49ers early in both of their careers. He's obviously our building block. |
He has watched some pretty good people run them, so I would assume he's going to do it the way he knows best. The one thing I would say is, no matter what, do it the way you know how to do it. Don't try to be somebody you're not. Be yourself. You've got to be comfortable doing what you have to do. |
He was the star of that game, ... At that scrimmage, he did everything. He substantiated everything I believed in that he was capable of doing and he did it. |
He's in great physical shape, and he's young enough to come back. I think if he wanted to, he could go easily to (age) 40. I don't think there's any reason to believe he couldn't do that. |
He's probably better because he did that. He learned some things. He's got the monkey off his back now and he's doing what he likes to do. |
Here was this guy who had no pretense to him whatsoever, who did no sugarcoating. His confidence was enlightening. |
I bet there are a ton of qualified young whippersnappers who will be chomping at the bit to get it, ... My advice would be take their time to get the right one. |
I can't imagine Al letting Gallery go by. |
I did it by committee when I was in Tampa Bay (in the 1970s), and it doesn't work, ... It's nice to think that it works, but it doesn't. |
I feel very ecstatic what he accomplished, ... He's the third-leading passer all-time, he's thrown for 50,000 yards, he's the only three-time MVP; he's worth a lot more than a first-round draft choice. I really don't care how they recognize it, but I have to use that Bum Phillips line: I don't know if it's the best, but it won't take long to call the roll. |
I happened to be working with the Jets at the time, |
I think it's probably a good thing for the Packers that he's coming back. I would sure think you'd rather have him than somebody else. I mean, look at these other teams struggling at that position, and now they've got the key position in game resolved. That should really help them. |
I think there are different philosophies in the National Football League. My philosophy is, if you don't have a quarterback, you're in for a long Sunday afternoon. Other people don't believe that. |
I thought he did a heck of a job for his clients, ... He works hard and earns what he's gotten. |