Obviously, we wish all of these guys turned out to be really good players. Some do, some don't. |
Obviously, we've been very effective on both sides of the ball, ... I think the scheme is a big part of that. We lost [quarterback] Donovan McNabb [to an injury] two years ago and we didn't let that affect us. When I was in Miami, if something like that happened, there would have been panic. It's not like that at all here. No matter who it is, we plug guys in and go. |
Obviously, we've been very effective on both sides of the ball. I think the scheme is a big part of that. We lost [quarterback] Donovan McNabb [to an injury] two years ago and we didn't let that affect us. When I was in Miami, if something like that happened, there would have been panic. It's not like that at all here. No matter who it is, we plug guys in and go. |
Realistically, it would be pretty tough to get up there. |
The biggest thing is, if you're drafting for a need and that guy doesn't work out, then you have to go and do the same thing over again. |
The chances of you hitting on a big-time player would be Vince Young. |
The second day of training camp, these guys might have to come in and play. |
The top 32 guys we have on our board, I'd guess that about 28 of them will be taken. There might be 15 of them that don't turn out that good. You hope that you're not on that side of it. |
The way college football has been going, most of our strong-side linebackers are projected as defensive ends in the draft. Those guys are going to go a lot earlier than they have in the past. We see them as linebackers, but by the same token, they're not a wash at defensive end. |
There's a lot of disappointment. It was a collective thing. Shoot, the personnel department might have been the worst part of it. |
They're all just small guys. I think you'd better be able to adapt to it on your team, or you're not going to be able to get good players. The days of the 250-pound linebacker, those are gone, because people want guys who can run... . Everybody wants the 280-pound guy that can rush the passer, but that guy doesn't exist. So you don't have much choice. |
This guy doesn't come around. Ever. |
This is a pretty good group of linebackers, actually. One of the first groups in a while where there are guys with size. |
To me, that?s not one of his issues. We all want the guy that?s going to play 100 mph. every snap. I don?t know how realistic that is. You?d love to get it and he?s not, by any stretch of the imagination. But for us, that?s not an issue. |
To me, that's not one of his issues. We all want the guy that's going to play 100 miles per hour every snap. I don't know how realistic that is. He's not by any stretch a dog or anything like that. |