Teams that dominated, that won multiple Super Bowls, all had great quarterbacks.

The biggest thing about him, even last year, he doesn’t throw the ball up for grabs. He doesn’t take a lot of sacks when he shouldn’t.

Date of birth is very important to us. In a sport that’s as physically taxing as ours, the correct date of birth is critical, not only in determining the physical maturity and growth potential of...

Brandon has played on winning teams his whole career, including the New York Giants. He’s a winner and a great teammate and it’s terrific to have him back.

I knew we had one more play to make,

They seemed like opposites, but Mr. Mara always had a twinkle in his eye when he was around Jeremy.

He’s a two-way shot. If we get him in the weight room and get him down to 275, he could be a tight end. If he gets even bigger than he is now, he can...

I would never have traded him. I would have waited until the next draft if need be and found out how good a baseball player he was.

I think he’s going to be a terrific quarterback, … He hasn’t even played 16 games. He’s getting better all the time. He has enormous talent and poise. I’m happy this franchise will have him...

He’s very intelligent, and intelligent people have open minds. He’s in a tough market, and he can’t be thin-skinned about this thing. He’s going to take his shots like we all do. It’s a matter...

There was never any doubt in my mind, from the day he got here, that he was going to be a head coach and be a successful one.

We all had the unanimous opinion that he [Manning] was a special quarterback. We all felt this was a quarterback you wait for for a long time.

The signing of Will Demps should complete the [free agency] phase of our rebuilding the defensive secondary. This is a four-year starter on a very competitive defensive team in Baltimore. He’s very athletic and can...

He would have loved that goal-line stand to preserve the shutout,

In 33 years in the National Football League, I don’t know that I loved working with or knowing anyone more than Roosevelt Brown. The world knows he was a great player. But few know what...

You have to keep trying to upgrade.

I think he’s got a chance. We’re not doing this as a gimmick. There was competition to get him. I’m pleased we got him.

That epic contest was not sold out. There were unsold seats in Yankee Stadium.

The thing is, he knows the temperature of the water now, … So we’ll get a good sense of what he’ll become (in his career) by the end of this season. Between the first and...

My feeling is that, because there are more injuries, because of free agency, because it is a dilution (of talent), it doesn’t matter who’s the best team during the season. All that matters is who’s...

I may be wrong, and you might fool me, but I just feel like there’s a slight difference in their body motion, … But they are awfully similar.

He shaped nearly every rule and philosophy we have in our league today. Most of all, he was the moral conscience of the National Football League. He now joins the pantheon of incredible men who...

There’s a great line from [golfer] Bobby Jones – you play the ball where it lies. Whatever the rules are, that’s the way you operate. We’re prepared for all eventualities and worst-case scenarios.

That was really, to me, the passing of the torch, … This was the second part of it.

There has been no evolution of the quarterback,

He said, ‘When are you going to get your number one signed? I said, ‘It’s going to get done.

As it is with all of these guys, do they have the stomach for pro football? I remember Jack Ramsey introducing me to Charles Barkley. I said to him, ‘You would make a great tight...

If you really want a player, then go after him. We’ve done that here. But there is so much trading that goes on, particularly in the first round, that sometimes you have to trade up...

If that hit couldn’t take him out, … nothing will.

I was just overwhelmed with not only his story but the way he told it. He’s such a thoughtful, intellectual, moving person. You could hear a pin drop in our interview room when he was...

He’s a perfect example of what we’ve let slip away in the image of a coach – the job is a teaching job, … Bill certainly has a great deal of self-confidence, but he’s got...

We tried to get him four years ago. He wanted to come, but the coaches didn’t want him. We couldn’t get him past the coaches. So he goes to New England and wins three Super...

Even if you have extra money, it still comes down to making good, sound football judgments. We made all our evaluations a while ago and we’re not going to change a player’s value because we...

He’s a project. It’s not going to happen overnight. Basketball teams are filled with great athletes. The question is, does he have the fortitude to play this sport, where you’re getting hit in the mouth...

The key is to be able to avoid the rush if you have to, … A lot of that is your sense of presence, not your ability to run. Elway killed you because he scrambled...

He was the conscience of the National Football League.

I once went to a basketball game and told Charles Barkley he’d make a great tight end. And he said, ‘No thank you.’ Most of them don’t want to do it because, in football, you...

If we have a player that’s decidedly higher-rated, we’re going to pick the player that’s higher-rated.

If he was an impressionable kid who didn’t have a lot of maturity, it would be one thing,

Everybody has done what they can. We set up as many plans as we could for as many scenarios as we could.

No, no, no, no. Oh, no,

In today’s world of professional football, you’ve got to go for it. When you have a chance to make a run, you take it.

He has had a physical with us. That’s all that’s taken place. If this triggers another round of hysteria, it will be inaccurate just like the last round. Nothing has happened in the negotiations. Obviously,...

I never like to be too optimistic about contracts because you’re really not close until you sign them. Sometimes you can get to the brink and never get it done. But we’re pretty positive about...

He’s got great numbers, considering his injuries, … If he’s healthy he’s on a course for a big-time career.

Yes, … That’s the QB I saw at Mississippi. All the qualities were present: poise, quick recognition and release, crisp throws, strength and accuracy with the long ball. But mostly command.

His brother was on a team that had a little better passing attack. He didn’t get that chance as much. But he is an explosive, high-speed, tough receiver. He is just not real big. Normally...

I really have never bought into that San Francisco game, and maybe players might have a different view, … My feeling coming out of that game, as heartbreaking as it was, was that I thought...

You could see the difference right away. It was not just the things he can do that we didn’t have any more. With Michael, the other team knows there is a guy they have to...

You might have 15 players rated with the same grade. If it is close, you might go with the need, but it has to be very close. This is no perfect formula. If there is...