I'm not putting any timetable on that. I think it's important to hire slow. I'm more concerned with getting the right combination of people, Packer People, the thing that we talked about before. I'm not putting a timetable on it. I'm going to make sure it's right. |
I'm thrilled to be back in Hamilton. It's great to return to this franchise with all the excitement surrounding the team again. |
I've been in the meetings and watched all the practices. If I felt the quarterback depth chart should be different, it would be different. |
I've found these individuals to be not only the best available coaches and teachers, but also what I would call Packer people. |
I've never been on a team that had four halfbacks and two fullback who I felt confident with to go out and play a full game with any combination you want. We're taking advantage of it and playing to the individual guys' strengths. |
I've stated from the point I was hired here that I want Brett Favre back as the quarterback of our football team. |
If this gets swept under the rug, we're not going to learn by the mistakes of the past and we're going to end up recommitting them because nobody ends up facing justice in this country. |
If we're talking to him, we're serious. |
It was one of the quicker conversations I've had with him. Then we got right back in the draft meetings. |
It wasn't a pleasant conversation. |
It'll be a totally different weight room than it was. I think we've maybe taken out 18 of the machines and we've replaced them with new power racks and stuff like that. It's the most applicable to playing football, in my opinion. |
It's all behind-the-scenes stuff now. The business plan is going to suggest or tell us who the users will be and what they will pay. In the end, the armory will be self-sustaining. |
It's my job as head coach to find the best person who fits in the coaching staff. I was hopeful it would work (with Bates) but it's not there. It's not a negative - it's two people being mature about the situation. |
It's something he and I talked about. I've always believed if you have a guy with special qualities you take advantage of it. We'll look at it. |
It's very hard to simulate the speed of the game in the practice environment, the speed of the pass rush. It's something you have to get used to. Good quarterback play is a product of the game slows down for you. |