I think the process is equitable. It's certainly not perfect. And management would be wise to be more inclusive in their perspective. But Marvin has been enriched by the fact that he has gotten to go through the process. I have no doubt in my mind that someone's going to wisely make him a head coach. |
I think they signed him at 12:01. It's amazing you can put a contract together in one minute because, of course, there was no contact before then. He's outstanding. |
I think we're a better football team than we were last year, in every sense, ... This could very well be the best football team we've had since I've been here, which in essence says that we think we are capable, playoff, Super Bowl-caliber team. However, we did not make the playoffs last year. We don't have the right to talk in those terms. We've got a lot of work to do. |
I think we've done things fairly intelligently. We've rebuilt without drastically slipping back at any one point. |
I think what this defense did this season was diminished by people taking shots at who we played late in the season, |
I told the team before the game they didn't quite seem to have the passion and intensity you need to have every time you step on the field. That's something this team is usually good at. That concerns me a little bit. |
I understand that it's a volatile environment. Certainly I have tough enough skin, so have at it. There's no way to properly answer that question so I won't try. |
I want to be here with the Ravens, and I'm thankful that Steve wanted to do a new contract. With Steve, Ozzie, (president) Dick Cass and the rest of our organization, we have an elite group, one that will continue to compete at the championship level. |
I was fortunate. A lot of it has to do with fate. I knew coming in we had a good talent base. And that this is a good organization. But there were fewer obstacles to winning here than I thought there would be. |
I would bet that Kyle is not ready to go this week; I'll wait on the doctors, but that one we're most assured of, ... What the time frame is beyond a week, I couldn't say. I can almost guarantee you -- without being a doctor -- that Kyle won't go this week. |
I would bet that Kyle's not ready to go this week. I'll wait on the doctors, but that one we're most assured of. What the time frame is beyond the week I couldn't say, but I can almost guarantee without being a doctor that Kyle won't go this week. |
I would like to limit the total number of reps for Deion -- which we do have to be aware of at 38 years old -- to the secondary. |
I`m told that it`s not serious and it`s typical, |
I'll say it again: It's the Indianapolis Colts that are coming into our stadium with a mentality that our quarterback is going to run his offense at the line 80 percent of the time, ... I can't imagine what that means to Baltimoreans to see that Colts helmet in this stadium and them thinking they can run their offense on the line. Fans, the challenge is there. Keep up the noise because we can wear them out. |
I'll say this. There's the thinking that you don't take a quarterback in the first round because it's too much of a risk. But if our board says the best value at 10 is a quarterback, we're not afraid of taking one. Likewise, we've never reached for need. If there's a higher-rated player at 10, with one of the [top three] quarterbacks still available, we'll take the higher-rated player. We will stay true to the value of the 10th pick. |