He's certainly on par with the quarterbacks that have come out on a yearly basis over the last few years. |
He's one of those eight or 10 guys that you know you could draft and he could come into your franchise and carry the ball 20-30 times a week for a lot of years. It wouldn't matter if you went to Slippery Rock or any place else as talented as he is. Those things stick out. |
He's probably a great example of just what we're looking for in unrestricted free agency. He's young, he's healthy. He's done a lot of things, and maybe most importantly, he's a great guy, classy kid ... and he's coming from a program that's won a lot of games so that's very, very important to us. |
I could draft running backs for the next 30 years and I may never draft another Eddie George, |
I don't know if all the talk the past two years has gotten into his head, ... But I think he's been probably stronger than a lot of us, a lot of his backers. A lot of people that he maybe expected to hold the line with him maybe caved in a little bit. If everybody was as strong about the commitment as Eddie is, then none of these questions would have ever popped up. |
I don't know. He's not one of those 6-4, 220-pound guys who runs the 40 in 4.6. But he's an athlete. His father coached for 30 or so years, so he grew up in a passing system. |
I don't think I've ever seen this. I've only been doing this for 30 years, and this is the first time the press got an e-mail and the GM didn't. |
I don't think I've ever seen this. So this one's kind of new. I've only been doing this for 30 years, and this is the first time the press got an e-mail and the G.M. didn't. |
I think all things being equal - speed, size, strength - you're always going to lean toward those players who are more tested, |
I think right now we have to call it a draw. Is that a surprise? |
I think rightly or wrongly from my standpoint, you like to see someone who has been through it. When you get through the postseason, it's a different world. If you've never been there, it's a learning curve. You have to learn and understand it. If someone has been through it on several occasions or just once, they step in with some advantage. |
I think you can look at the linebacker position and say this is probably as strong a group as we've had in a while. |
I was ready to commit suicide. Then the next thing I know, I'm dancing on the table. |
I wouldn't be surprised if (Edwards), a veteran guy, gets gobbled up at some point, |
I've seen players test in single digits and play 10 years, and I've seen some guys test in the 30s that couldn't walk across the street. |