He didn't have to. How nice is that? And we had a nice talk. He said some things which he felt he needed to say, and I did as well. It was nice. |
I had some options. Which was nice. But this one (Buffalo) was the best. |
I owe everything I did as a player to Mike Martz. A lot of what I did as a coach - he got me started. He would talk to me when other people wouldn't. So I owe a lot of what I've done in football to Mike Martz. |
I'm not putting words in his mouth, but if I hired - say - my son, I would be tougher on him than the normal guy. As I analyzed the situation, that's how I viewed it. He gave me an opportunity that was unreal. For my career, to have a chance to come here and work with him - there's a lot of guys that would want to do that. |
Maybe there can be some ways to get him into space a little better, not pound him in between the tackles as much. |
Nobody has a leg up on anybody as far as knowing what we're doing. It's going to be fun to watch them all develop. |
You have a good grip on how you game-plan things and what you want to do. But until you jump in the fire and have to do it, with a real limited amount of time, and make adjustments, and change your thought process based on what's happened that Sunday ... It's an interesting process. |
You see them three days later in the supermarket, and they're just fine. Then they make eye contact and then suddenly, the limp is back. |