The main criteria this time is, I had to get somebody who's on the same page. |
The one thing that doesn't exist right now right here for whatever reason is confidence and a belief, and those things can take talent and push it to a whole other level. You've seen it happen. I've seen it happen. We're watching it happen right now in the league in the playoffs. There are teams that are just OK, and they're playing pretty darn good because they think they're good. It makes a big difference. |
The opportunity sits before us and, you know what, the timing couldn't be better, ... We're going to take up that challenge. I think the whole city would be behind it. We're going to celebrate the fact that we're from Detroit. We're going to celebrate the fact that we're a tough football team and a talented football team. And we're going to take the challenge. |
The problem is you don't get to see very much of the practices. There are so many people here. |
The process was really thorough. We took our time. It was important for me to get the right fit for our football team. |
The reality is it's an important pick because it's one chance that you have to make losing work for you, |
The talent is there. We have not played up to that talent. We need to play at a higher level, and each player and each coach and each person in the front office has to do a better job. |
The talent is there. We have not played up to that talent. We need to play at a higher level. Each player and each coach and each person in the front office has to do a better job. |
The thing to remember with these three is they're still a work in progress. They each have their faults they need to work on. The good news is, they all possess unique abilities that can separate them just on God-given talent alone. |
There'll be some guys who fight it, that's inevitable. But I really believe the majority of our guys are looking forward to this. A player who'll get a coach who works them hard, when they start to see that the guy will make them better, they'll do it. That is almost universal. |
There's a whole rebuilding of an attitude and approach that we need. |
There's enough here to win. |
There's nothing you can do about it. He's not the first guy who didn't work out, and he won't be the last. You just try to make the best of it. |
There's only a handful of great players in the whole league, maybe 10. Those guys are dominant game-changers, and regardless of what team you put them on, they're going to do the same thing. Those are the real Hall of Fame guys. If there was another league after this, they'd be in that league. |
They were hand-picked for a reason, |