It was a heavyweight fight. A real street fight. Both teams competed their hearts out. It was about as physical a game as I’ve seen in a long time.

That’s not a luxury that we have right now in this particular draft.

[But like everything else down here, it’s an ongoing project.] Are we where we need to be? We are making progress, … Will there be ups and downs? Probably, yes. Will we get frustrated some...

He played with a lot of poise and he executed. It’s a positive that the results were gotten by a systematic approach of doing the right things, and it paid dividends in results for him....

It’s safe to say he’s going to be out for, probably, a couple of games, I don’t know.

Ronnie can do a lot of different things. Part of the reason we liked him was the fact that he had versatility as a player, with his size and blocking ability.

But what does it really mean? … What are you trying to get from it? Basically, what you’re trying to do is push people to a limit, not [to] ever harm them in any way,...

We want to see guys compete so we can know whether they need to be here, we want them to be here and if they are the kind of people we want. The record doesn’t...

I don’t have an answer for that.

The responsibility (Belichick) gave me with the Browns, well, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do now if I hadn’t had that kind of responsibility,

Nobody ever said this team wasn’t tough. Look at that, it took two teams to eliminate us from the playoffs.

Sometimes when you press, you have high anxiety, and it affects the way you perform.

We’ve got two outstanding runners,

A good defense starts with defending the middle of the field, and that starts with being able to stop the run.

Every guy that we got rid of all of a sudden is the best player there ever was, and never ever made a mistake or had a problem. We’re not going to second-guess. Don’t ask...

And my wife told me once, ‘I’ll never talk to you again,’

When you bring guys in late, their learning curve, their resource of information, isn’t what the other guys are so they’re trying to learn everything at once. [We made the move] based on his performance...

It’s not the kind of football I like to see from our team. We’ll work hard to try to get it fixed. There is no excuse for it. We dropped balls, we didn’t execute, we...

It’s been wonderful. I really do feel like this was coming home to play a game and it was exciting for me even though I didn’t say it (earlier). It was exciting to be back...

We’re doing a little better job of getting pass rush with four guys and affecting the quarterback lately.

He’s still hard to block. He does a great job of using his hands. He still plays with a lot of power. He still can rush and block people back to the quarterback. He’s very...

While we do this, from a player’s perspective it would be advantageous if we got fan support.

It really goes back to the way I’ve always tried to teach, … A lot of people teach players what to do. Some people teach players how to do it. But not everyone always teaches...

Ideally, we would like to keep many of those players on our roster, but we are simply not able to do that.

We are pleased with the team chemistry we have right now, and we are pleased with what the players are doing. My comment is going to be about that. It is not on any speculation...

Typically, people who can score touchdowns or create big plays, whether they affect the quarterback on defense or make the plays down the field, are guys that have a little bit more impact.

I’ve worked with Kirby and Bo and know the qualities they possess. They both have coached at successful major college programs, allowing them to make a smooth transition to the NFL. They are excellent teachers...

The analogy that I like to use is it doesn’t do a lot of good to buy a condo on the beach that the mortgage is so high on it you can’t put any furniture...

The entire defensive team made plays. We pressured just about every down, except for that screen pass. We knew we’d have to play them man to man. Their passing game is very well constructed and...

You don’t have to make all of the plays as a quarterback. You have to run the offense. That is what we need to get out of our quarterback… game management.

From an intangible standpoint, it’s about things like effort, mental toughness, the ability to stay focused and execute, and be a little relentless in the way you try to go about your work, … We’re...

Every time I ask him how he’s doing, he says, `Good.’

I don’t think we’re where we need to be. I don’t think we’re where we can be.

There may be 25 players out there we feel are potential guys that would be first-round picks regardless of where we pick. We have to bring to some kind of organizational order to who brings...

Jason has had a great camp and has done a great job in every regard. He’s probably one of the guys who has had a lot more to learn because he’s never really played that...

`Do you feel like you are in just as good as shape as you were before?’ He says, `I feel OK.’ I say, `Do you get tired quicker?’ [And he says,] `Not really.’

My biggest concern was how the members of our team would respond and react to Ricky coming back. And I think everybody had the idea that if he was committed to coming back and wanted...

We tried to create a little bit of an identity as a team today. I’m proud of the effort that we put in and the way we persevered and overcame adversity. The big thing that...

I think we have two really good receivers. We have Chris Chambers, who went to the Pro Bowl, and Marty Booker, one of the leaders in yards per catch. If we could find someone who...

We have a sense of urgency about trying to get him ready, but we’re not going to rush him and put him in a position where it’s not going to be something he can have...

What happens to everybody else has nothing to do with us, understand?

The last couple of days I’ve seen it in a lot of guys’ eyes to the point where you really have a lot of compassion.

Donnie has done a good enough job, especially in the last game,

He does everything you ask him to do. He’s never been a problem; he pays attention in meetings. It seems like his head is in the right place.

This was just a conversation about would I be interested or not,

If we can get all of the guys to play as well as they are capable of playing, we could have a good football team,

It was a close call. You don’t want the game to come down to that situation if you’re playing like you’re supposed to for the 60 minutes in the game. Secondly, we need to be...

I would hope that self-indulgence is not something that we’re concerned about at this point. Personal ego has to be given up a little bit out of respect for one another.

We don’t have to have a reason to bring anybody in. Sometimes, you have to gather information (in case) we need to.

It was great that Ronnie Brown got untracked a little bit. We told him we were going to work him today. As the game wore on, it looked like he got a little better. Maybe...