(He) has a terrific opportunity to move upward and forward in our business. |
[Manning] is a great quarterback. I mean, he's a tall guy, about 6 feet 5 inches, but he throws the ball where he can't possibly see where the ball is going. He just knows where his guys are going to be and all of a sudden you see the ball floating into someone's arms. It's unbelievable. |
10-6 sounds a lot better to me than 9-7. |
A heck of a milestone, there's no doubt about it. |
Add the minus-three giveaway-takeaway, I think there's a very, very strong likelihood that you're going to lose those football games. If you're minus-three giveaway-takeaway, the chances of winning a game are down around 20 percent or something like that. You can't live that way. If you live that way, you're destined for failure. |
Al Wilson to me is as good a middle linebacker as I've seen in this league in a long time. I think Ian Gold coming back for them has been a big plus for them, and D.J. Williams has done a nice job. |
Al Wilson to me is as good a middle linebacker as I've seen in this league in a long time. Like a lot of their linebackers, you can get on them, but they won't stay blocked. |
As I've explained to him, his first priority is to his family. |
At the end of the day, he'll be here, and that's what's most important. |
At this juncture I don't think that we're punting it as good as we had a year ago. |
At times this can be a difficult business and we have to make tough decisions. These are good football men with valuable experience in this league. I thanked them for their hard work and wished them both well. |
Defensively we really stepped up. |
Early on while here in San Diego . . . I used to reference him as one of the best I have ever seen. A year ago, when (he was) injured, I threw away that caveat, and said I believe he is the best running back I have ever seen in professional football. The best part about it, given all the success he has had, he is absolutely driven by one thing and that is a pride that he wants to be the best. |
Early on, while here in San Diego my first year or so, I used to reference him as one of the best I have ever seen. A year ago when (he was) injured, I threw the caveat away and said I believe he is the best running back I have ever seen in professional football. |
Every time they've been faced with the kind of adversity that injury brings, they've managed to step up. It had to be difficult for them. I counted eight new starters that they didn't have a year ago. That's a problem for anyone. |