It's an option, and if we use it, that's the likely person we use it on. We hope we can do a contract that goes beyond that. Sometimes you have to put the franchise tag on and work on the contract part of it. |
It's great to be back here in the excitement. This serves a great purpose. ... From my standpoint, this was the first chance we had as coaches to see these players, to get acquainted with them. |
It's that time of the year where all teams are involved in making some, to a degree, painful decisions. |
Just looking at the league right now, I think they might be somewhat improved, |
Mike surprised me with that. I just told the guys to take the rest of the day off. |
Mr. Wilson told me this job would be exciting, but we didn't expect this. This is like getting an all-out blitz on the first play of the game and now we have to adjust to it. But I wish Mike would have stayed. I looked forward to working with him. |
My enthusiasm is unbounded. It's not just to get back into the mainstream of the football world, but to do it with the Buffalo Bills, for whom I have such a longtime affection. |
No, I am not going to be the coach. |
Now we're not looking at going in to wheel and deal on the trade market, but we're sure not going to close it off. |
Our intention remains to keep Eric as a part of our team. |
Record alone doesn't tell it. Records mean something certainly in the evaluation process, but I looked far beyond just the won-lost record, for other reasons. |
Salary cap issues certainly fit into that. There's some difficult decisions that have to be made and we would like to address them early if we can. ... It's never fun to release a player. |
Some coaches who do that are protecting an image they have, an image that they sort of like, |
That is definitely an option in his situation. If we use it, he's the likely person we will use it on, then hope we can do a contract that goes beyond that. |
The age factor means nothing to me. I'm old enough to know my limitations and I'm young enough to exceed them. |