Playing physical and having the number of guys they have that are difficult to block, these guys are as good as anyone we have played.

I felt very much appreciated on the field today,

It wasn’t very effective when the guy fell down and they ran 50 yards for whatever, which to me was the biggest play in the first half.

It was a good opportunity for us to go out and practice in not so favorable conditions, and that may benefit us someday down the road.

He put half of our defensive team in the training room for a week every time we played him. The thing that separates (Brown) from the other running backs available in this draft was his...

the die was pretty much cast.

It’s certainly an area that, if the opportunity presents itself, we will try to make some improvements in.

Just like in Scent of a Woman , you know, when the guy is up there and Al Pacino gives the speech to the headmaster — give him a chance.

internally to try to correct.

He sets a good example. He’s a hard worker, a great person, a good guy. He tries to do everything that you want him to do. … I think that his energy level and his...

We felt like he did a good job in going in and playing significantly in the last game when Jason got hurt. There is nobody disappointed in his performance. That’s where you have to be...

I think if he showed he was committed to coming back and wanting to be a productive player, that’s the only issue with me. From a team standpoint, I’ve discussed this with some of the...

We need to improve our ability to play with discipline, especially on the road, especially in the beginning of games, … That put us behind the 8-ball.

[The Dolphins were uninspired. The thought of possibly being blown away in the next day or two does not encourage intensity on a football field.] I’m not blaming anybody, because that’s not my nature, but...

It’s an expectation: What are the most important things to accomplish at this time? To find out as much as we can about what those combinations are may be more important at this time than...

I’m not blaming it on anything because that’s not my nature, … but we certainly didn’t have the energy and enthusiasm that we’ve played with to this point.

We’re fortunate to be able to add someone with Mike’s knowledge and experience to our staff. (With the Bills), he instilled in his players a sense of belief in his system and those leadership skills...

This is a great football game against a very good football team. A lot of character, a lot of heart out there today on both sides of the ball — that’s what makes it special,...

That has never been indicated to me.

Doesn’t that make perfect sense? Isn’t it the Dolphins offense? We don’t change systems just because we’ve got one new guy walking in the building. Why would we change it for all the players on...

Do we want to play him 75 plays in the game?

I’m not here to say that we’re disappointed in Gus,

During his tenure in Pittsburgh, the Steelers had one of the most effective offenses in the league. His expertise produced an explosive and physical style of play, and he raised the production level of his...

Jason’s thing to me is the speed that he can create very quickly, … We’ve moved him around a little so that maybe we can create other problems, and that’s been effective for us.

I don’t think anybody goes out there not knowing what to do, … I don’t think anybody doesn’t know they didn’t do it right after it happens. I just think that you are talking about...

If you don’t have an indoor facility, you’ve got to cut down the practice time in preparation for the game so the players can recover. Or you change the environment they do the work in,...

This has no bearing on what his workload is going to be in the game.

You certainly have to look at what the issues are and certainly have to have a relationship with that particular player, which can only be brought about by a lot of conversation and getting to...

I don’t take it for granted that we’re going to be successful.

He is a bright guy. He has a pretty good understanding of what we’re doing. It’s just going to take some time to get him into football shape.

What is is and what’s now is now and we’re going with what we’ve got.

I really felt badly for the players, just about every one of which we recruited,

It’s more difficult than it’s ever been. It’s possible, but I think it’s a little less probable than maybe it was 20 years ago.

We are going to have a plan for it,

We tried to put ourselves in a position that that wouldn’t be a factor for us right now.

Gus has a good understanding of the offence. He’s very knowledgeable, and we felt he would give us the best opportunity to be successful and develop this offensive team.

Olindo has had a fantastic camp. He has made a much higher percentage of his kicks than what our standard would be.

I think one of the things that really impressed me was the fact that he wanted to be here. It was kind of his dream to be able to come back in this state and...

We respect that, as long as it’s taking into account the balance of how it’s affecting the player.

This is a big part of the puzzle.

When you’re talking about this position, you’d like to really know what a guy’s football intuition, instinct and knowledge is and what the capacity for those things are. That’s probably as big of a reason...

I was really pleased with the way we made some big plays offensively. Dwayne made some nice catches and [Davis] made some nice catches. That was very encouraging because they’re young guys, and for them...

Sure. I expect it to be ongoing. I guess we could take two approaches which is, make it simple, or we can keep trying to build the way we want to play and get the...

I would be a little disappointed for our players (if a blackout occurs). These guys have worked hard, and we have done a lot to try to make the team better.

We have people in personnel, coaching, the front office. Everybody should be working toward the same goal.

The MRI didn’t show anything seriously wrong with him. It is day-to-day and I don’t know how long he will be out.

I think he’s going to need to play some. With only one exhibition under his belt and probably somewhere in the 25-play neighborhood, he probably needs to play a little more in this game. The...

When we get weather that’s disruptive, which we’ve had now two years in a row, I think that’s benefit number one.

We have competition at safety and I think that’s healthy and good, but I don’t think that warrants any changes at this point.

We just want to continue to be able to let them develop and progress. We’re not disappointed in anybody. We’re actually encouraged by our ability to throw the ball with consistency in the game by...