I just told Steve to loosen up and told Brian this could happen, … I told both guys to stay alert. I wasn’t really sure which direction I was going to go.

I feel very good (about the No. 3, 4 and 5 receivers),

Tatum made a great move to the inside and the rest is history,

When you have four starters out of the game as we do, you have to have everybody else playing. If you did play your second unit, who would play special teams?

I think most quarterbacks in their third year have a good feel for the terminology, a good feel for the supporting cast and you are hoping that in the third year, your quarterback is playing...

The deal with Clarett, that was a non-issue, … because he never got the chance to practice very much.

We’ll keep all three of those guys out, … But they should be able to go next week.

You have to be a little worried about it.

It will be a game time decision, … We’ll get a chance to stretch it out a little bit and see what he can do.

The Giants did what they had to do to win. We had our opportunities in the third and fourth quarters, couldn’t take advantage of them, and they took advantage of theirs on that last drive.

I think this will be the true year to evaluate Jake Plummer.

We’ve been evaluating throughout training camp, two-a-days, the off-season program, all the way through. We’ll be fine.

We’ve got to make that tough decision on what’s the best thing for the team,

We’ll get a chance to evaluate him (today).

When he’s in there, there is a presence. He really picks up our team.

I don’t think along those terms until it happens. You’ve got an off-season to go through at the end of the season and you’ve got a procedure you go through every year. It’s always nice...

Some guys (have) got more growing to go. That’s part of the season. But I thought we made some strides and hopefully it pays dividends.

We are playing the best rush defense in the National Football League, so I hope we have that problem. You always want your players to achieve goals, but I don’t think that is a game...

He had a lot of reps in practice today and looked pretty good out there. So unless there’s a setback, he should be ready to go.

You’re not really sure how much you’re going to reshape your team. What you try to do is get the best players in to compete, and those players eventually separated themselves on who’s starters, who’s...

I heard about it when I was jogging on the treadmill this morning, and I just about fell off the treadmill. It’s completely ridiculous.

He’s unbelievable. I really didn’t know that until I studied him the last couple of days.

When you are 0-6 and you haven ‘ t won a game out there, it is a great challenge for our football team, … It is not with the same team, but it never is.

A guy like Vince Young, I don’t care, he’s going to have to protect himself. Michael Vick is going to have to protect himself. Sooner or later, it’s going to wear on a guy and...

I am not sure how anybody treats a regular-season game like an exhibition game.

It didn’t seem to bother Steve Young when he went from Tampa Bay to San Francisco. The next place Steve goes will be Canton.

I like that. He’s a tough son-of-a-gun. There aren’t too many punters that are (his size) that are good athletes. … He’s more than just your typical punter.

(Head Athletic Trainer) Steve (Antonopulos) thought initially it was separated, very similar to what Lenny (Walls) had (in 2004), … Then after the MRI and talking to him after the game, it’s dislocated, which means...

He’s unbelievable. They do a great job with their scheme-making, making it very difficult to figure out where he is, but the rest is him making plays. There are not many plays where he is...

They’ve allowed 2.9 yards (rushing) per game in the second half of the season. That’s unprecedented. You always want to play your best going into the playoffs, and that’s what they’ve been doing.

Both guys played extremely well. I was really happy with the young corners.

We just got him signed here about 15 or 20 minutes (earlier), … He didn’t get a chance to practice, but he’ll be on our football team.

When you are 0-6 and you havent won a game out there, it is a great challenge for our football team, … It is not with the same team, but it never is.

It’s the same thing. The groin’s sore. Hopefully it’s not too serious, but if it is, we’ll take the proper procedure to heal it.

It really doesn’t matter who starts, … Mike’s been our starter. Both will get a chance to help us win. I thought it was a good combination in the game. Mike broke some tackles and...

We know we control our destiny. We have two games left and hopefully we can do what we are capable of doing.

He had an excellent preseason. There wasn’t much more we could have asked of him, … Now, he’s got to carry that over to the rest of the year.

It takes a great athlete and a very mature athlete to play as a rookie in the NFL.

We liked the way he handled himself at the Senior Bowl, and the way he played throughout the season. There’s a big upside with his speed.

I know how great Jerry Rice was in his prime, … I saw it firsthand.

He is healthy, … He said he feels real good and I think the last 10 days or so in New England he felt pretty good. He’s getting back in football shape and he should...

The way they controlled the tempo of the game … once you did have the ball, you had to try to take advantage of it. They did a good job stopping us defensively in the...

He’ll have to play in a harness, … Al Wilson had it last year. John Lynch had it.

We haven’t been very consistent on offense, … We have to get back on track like we did in the preseason. We have to get back to not making mistakes and stopping ourselves. If we...

Jake played extremely well. He made a bunch of big plays. They had a lot of pressure on him and they had a very talented defensive front.

It’s always nice to win against a team that you know you’re going against the best, from a coaching standpoint, offense, defense and special teams. I have the utmost respect for what they’ve done, and...

I would say on Friday, I should be able to give you an idea.

Larry calls all of the defenses. Every once in a while, I’ll give a suggestion. When I do, it’s usually wrong.

We haven’t been very consistent on offense. We have to get back on track like we did in the preseason. We have to get back to not making mistakes and stopping ourselves. If we can...

If these guys are hurt, they’ll play. If they’re injured, they can’t play. . . . But we’ll evaluate that later in the week and find out where they’re at.