I guess you've got to look at it like it's college. After four years or so, the players have to move on in this system. But we think we can do it again. We think we can build it back up. Look at San Francisco. It can come back around very quickly in this league. That's what we're focused on. |
I have to constantly tell my personnel staff, 'Hey guys, we're still a good staff even though we're allowing good players to go play for other people,' |
I look more -- and this is part of my philosophy -- at what a guy will be doing in years three, four and five. |
I think it's going to be hard to keep him off the field this year. |
I was going against one of the best linebackers in the game and he felt the same way. |
I was scrawny. Now as a GM, I understand. He wanted to see if I could add weight. |
I won't ever get used to having to tell guys like Shannon Sharpe, Rob Burnett and Rod Woodson that, even though I know you can still play, still contribute, we have to release you because of the salary-cap issues, |
I'm biased. I've had [No.] 52 here for 10 years of great football. He's a great player and a great leader. You can talk about individual greatness, but you aren't a great football player until you can carry 10 other guys with you. |
I'm dealing with some guys of my vintage. Rod Woodson was a friend of mine before he became a player of mine. That's the part of this that will always be uncomfortable. |
If he doesn't get any serious injury, he could threaten my numbers and Shannon's numbers. |
If you are asking me if we can be a player in free agency and retain some of our own players, then yes. We are working under the assumption that there will be no agreement and we will have the conservative [salary cap] number. |
If you hit on four of those five, there is a big chance that that player is going to perform well in the National Football League. |
If you would have told me that there was going to be only one job available by the time Marvin could interview, then I would have said there's a chance Marvin would be back here and be happy about it, ... To Marvin's credit, his family played a big part in his decision. They really didn't want to go. |
It goes again to the parity of the league, |
It was his offense this year. He ran it, called it, it was his. Once we got all of our players in place, once we got them healthy, Jim did a good job, and he'll do an even better job next year if we have the chance to retain him. |