[Walsh's scheme centered on two basic principles: Give the quarterback as many specifically timed options on pass plays as possible, and let receivers adjust their routes to exploit weaknesses in the coverage.] If Dwight Clark was facing man coverage, ... he knew to turn, plant and slide hard to the outside to get instant separation. |
At a workout like [last Thursday's], you don't really decide on a guy. You only eliminate him. If he's wild, or the arm strength is not there, you eliminate him and move on. If he's still got the arm strength, which he does, and he's accurate, which he did OK with, and he's still got agility and shows he can move around a little bit, then you go to work. |
But I don't think about it. I do get around just like I always did. I'm not limited other than I can't run. I used to love to run that Bayshore Boulevard. I can walk and get exercise. I lift weights, but not as heavy weights. You just adjust, and that's what I've done. |
Drew had a rough year, but the upside is still there. He hasn't lost anything. I'm really looking forward to working with him. |
get your papers in order. |
He really looked chiseled all the time I knew him. If you are in and out of condition, you are not going to last. He's a guy who never allowed himself to get out of condition, and he's reaping the benefits of that now. |
He reminds me of Steve Young in his prime with his mobility, ... I coached some great quarterbacks in Boomer and Joe, but their styles were different than this kid. But those guys were great commanders. We threw the no-huddle at him (Sunday), and he handled it the way they did in their early days. |
I get a rolling review, and that is generally, they say you've got two to four years before we'll have to consider a transplant, |
I saw inexperience in 100 different ways, ... Unfortunately, you can't coach it or carry it in your hip pocket. It's what young ones go through. We're not disappointed, and we're not disenchanted. |
I stuck my foot in my mouth more than most. |
I try to tell everybody that I've ever coached: 'Don't try to be better than the other guy. Just try to be better than you were the day before. That's all you have to do.' |
I was down, ... I made the best of it, kind of fought through it. |
I was in serious cabin-fever trouble being out of football, |
I wish we'd have won one or two more ballgames, especially in the last year, ... I never really had a year, even though the record wasn't always real good, I never had a year where I just felt like it wasn't an enjoyable effort. |
I wished we had won one or two more ball games, especially in the last year, |