Everybody is way, way ahead on this, ... We don't even have our division won yet. |
Everyone kind of had it a foregone conclusion that Mike wouldn't be back, but you don't just get rid of guys without being able to replace them. We were fortunate that we were able to replace him with a great, great kicker. |
Field position was very important in that game and punting them back up inside the 10 several times was critical. It was good to see that rewarded. |
Finishing 16-0 would be a nice footnote and we're going to try to do it. But it's not the ultimate goal. We didn't go into training camp thinking of an unbeaten season. |
For me, I didn't know that much about him until I started reading and hearing some things and then doing the research on it. In the pre-integration of the game, I think it's interesting that he not only played the game but coached it. |
From a front office standpoint, it is hard to do. From a coach's standpoint, they're all the same. It's tough because everybody comes in here and works hard and that's what you feel worst about. |
From talking to Matt and what Detroit needs - or what they feel they need - I think Rod is going to be able to bring that to them. It's going to be a situation where the coach matches up with the situation. |
From that standpoint, the Rooney Rule is working. It put the right people in place to be interviewed. The problem as I see it, it's harder for the minority guys to become the hot candidate in the public eye. |
Give credit to their defense, but there were some (throws) we normally complete. To play well enough to overcome an off-day is a good sign. |
Going 16-0 would be great, but it's not the most important thing. I like history. I appreciate it. But I just think it's best to not look too far ahead. |
Going undefeated has never been our goal, ... The teams that get remembered are not the ones who have great regular seasons, they are the ones who do something in the playoffs. |
Guys that hit with the top of their pads and used their legs, that's who the good hitters are, |
He did fine, ... He's really learning what we do very quickly. He's a big powerful guy, something we had not had inside. I think it's going to help us. |
He did fine, he took the normal amount of work he takes and he should not miss any time, |
He had a little problem getting loose, but we think he'll be fine. We gave him a little bit of the afternoon off. |