The quarterback's completion percentage -- even in the first two weeks -- is pretty good, ... That should lead to more productivity. |
The rationale is that the individuals involved feel bad today and are punishing themselves. Believe me, when the league fines them, it will be substantial, ... If I thought an internal sanction, a monetary sanction against them, would suffice or help, I'd do it in a New York second. My experience is it does not. If they are not remorseful on their own -- regardless of whether the league fines them a penny, or whether they fine them hundreds of thousands of dollars -- if they don't internalize the culpability, then we're no better than we were yesterday. |
The reason I said that was this organization, because of what it had to go through (in moving from Cleveland), it had gotten mired in mediocrity, |
The running game will be what it will be, |
The turnovers and penalties are going to get you beat every time, every single time. |
The weather had something to do with it today, ... But this Denver team, I still say, has the best offense in the NFL. I understand that with the quarterback situation and the weather we might not have seen their best game. But that was a dominant performance on the part of our defense, against a hell of an opponent. |
The weather had something to do with it today. But this Denver team, I still say, has the best offense in the NFL. I understand that with the quarterback situation and the weather we might not have seen their best game. But that was a dominant performance on the part of our defense, against a hell of an opponent. |
Their defensive calls will be dictated, to a certain degree, by a Jamal Lewis in the game, based on what they think we're going to do, or the style of runner that Jamal might be, versus a Chester Taylor, ... Now, will they have to alter that thinking a little bit with Chester Taylor? Maybe. |
There are no moral victories in the NFL. You win or you lose. We lost, but I've never been prouder to be part of a group of men than these guys. |
There are varying opinions as to whether you do a surgery on this and there are prevailing opinions that say no, that the strength is good. That's something he and the doctors will have to sort through. Obviously, if they decide that it would put him in additional risk long term and if surgery is required, then clearly that would do him for the rest of the season. |
There comes a point when it's just not prudent; too many bad things can happen, ... We have a plan to modify it if it gets that bad. |
There isn't a person in this organization that doesn't enjoy having Deion Sanders here and doesn't think he isn't a valued part of what we are trying to do. It's been a joy to have him here. Deion can still play, there's no question. But what he brings to the team, from a veteran perspective and an emotional standpoint, is of great value to us. |
There was tenderness, which was to be expected. There was some soreness. We decided collectively, with [trainer] Bill Tessendorf, myself and Jamal, that we should give it one more week. |
There's a reason why Bill Walsh never took a first-round quarterback: If you're going to crap shoot, don't do it in the first round. |
There's a wide variety of things we could do. The most operative question is, who would that be? We could target a lot of guys. |