You don't want to put a player at risk. He feels good. We just have to make sure everyone else signs off on it. |
You give a coach, any coach, a player for two years, let's say, |
You hate to let them walk out the door, but it's absolutely unavoidable, ... We knew what we were coming up to. We didn't wake up after the playoff loss to Pittsburgh and say, 'Oh, [shoot], look where we are with the cap.' We projected where our window was, and where we'd have to regroup. And we're clearly in the regrouping stage. But that regrouping doesn't mean we can't be good this season. We're not capitulating. |
You have to talk to Ozzie about that one. If he's the highest rated guy on the board, we'll take him. |
You knew we were going to beat him up. He was just too good to be true. |
You might look at certain positions and say you weight it more than another. But there's exceptions to the rule you find all the time. It just depends on the total puzzle and what you're looking for. |
You need to get into football shape, and that has to be done in a certain environment, ... So we'll deal with whatever the system says he has to do, but it's our hope that they understand that there are certain circumstances that in order for him to go forward and do his job, there's some certain things that he needs to do. |
You never pass up dynamic talent. Is he all you need? No. But I'll take it. |
You saw a more physical style or approach in hitting the hole, ... You saw those good tough runs, taking a couple of guys, always getting positive yards, and that is Jamal's game. We expect to build on that with every week. I liked what I saw in terms of the temperament via particularly what we talked about all last week with Jamal. |
You tell them it's all about the team, and what we can do together, |