Quotations

«It is always disappointing to lose, especially the last game. You have to carry that with you the entire season. We did not have the intensity and could not match the momentum swing.»

«Sure, but just from the intensity of this game. Not taking advantage of the momentum the way we have done the last month or so.»

«I've got to get back to being a head coach. That involves the relationship with your players, albeit understanding the relationship between player and head coach is well-defined. That doesn't mean you can't pull yourself back into that environment more effectively. I have to be more responsive and helpful to my assistant coaches, to give them the platform and the resources they need to be successful.»

«I feel very good about the core of this team. We have some very good athletes here. We've got some very good character on this team. That's a good place to start, and we'll augment it over the next six months in every way that we can.»

«Mark brings the unique perspective to the position that only a former player can bring.»

«We'll see where we are when we get to the quarter mark this week, when we get to the halfway mark, ... The NFL is all over the map. It's fun to watch.»

«The quarterback's completion percentage -- even in the first two weeks -- is pretty good, ... That should lead to more productivity.»

«Kyle's, for instance, would've happened in a swimming pool. The way that thing got pinned and turned had nothing to do with the turf whatsoever, ... What we're examining very closely, quite frankly, are the shoes. The players all want, just like the padding, as little a shoe, as light a shoe, as fast a shoe as they can get. But the shoe also is a very strong support mechanism for the foot.»

«The rationale is that the individuals involved feel bad today and are punishing themselves. Believe me, when the league fines them, it will be substantial, ... If I thought an internal sanction, a monetary sanction against them, would suffice or help, I'd do it in a New York second. My experience is it does not. If they are not remorseful on their own -- regardless of whether the league fines them a penny, or whether they fine them hundreds of thousands of dollars -- if they don't internalize the culpability, then we're no better than we were yesterday.»

«Jamal's had some tough sledding,»