We’re modern-day gladiators, and that mental toughness is really important to have (in) a good team. It’s got to permeate your team, and there has to be a core group of guys that buy in...

I am surprised that I keep getting asked the same questions that I have been asked for the last six months and I keep answering them the same way,

Rather than wear him out, we played him about as much as we planned. We’ll play him more and more as time goes on and he gets in better and better shape.

He’s going to have to carry a little more than maybe he’s ready for. We’re very pleased with his development, but in the absence of Ricky, we’re going to lean on him a little more...

We’d like for everybody on the team that dresses to have some kind of role in the game,

That was basically the end of that theory, but I did have my laptop with me. I also wanted to get away from the cleanup. There was a method to that madness.

He’s done a good job. He has minimized his mental mistakes. He’s become a starter and he has played fast in the games and made some plays. We (will) keep working with him in hopes...

I don’t know. He doesn’t know. Nobody knows.

We need a little time to figure that out. We’re going to take it from where it is and build for 12 games.

Well, he just didn’t look comfortable all the time in terms of making decisions … and that’s something that you’d always like to do with your players is make sure you’re asking them to do...

There are times when we are getting an outstanding performance from the running back. There are times when we are getting a hat on a hat to finish a block. We just have to do...

But what happened in their first game is no indication of the kind of team that they have.

We have some players that I think don’t play with the kind of confidence that I would like to see, … It affects their ability to make plays.

We’re going to look at this as a two-starter position.

If a player isn’t performing relative to the so-called investment that you have in him, sometimes you have to make tough decisions. We were committed to the guy. He was committed. If anything, I feel...

I’m looking forward to seeing them. I was really proud of the way they did this year.

We all like winning. The fun of this is a job well done. The purpose of what we do is to have success. We focused a lot this year on the process of what you...

Sometimes, players have never had things explained that way to them, and maybe that’s why they see it a little bit different,

At this point, I’m not ready to say that changing quarterbacks is going to solve all our problems, so that’s where it’s at.

They double-covered him a couple of times, actually, so it was the right choice not to throw it to him. But he’s a guy we need to have involved in the offense.

He’d come and visit his dad in the summer,

In the last two games the quarterback has been affected by what has happened around him,

The most disappointing thing to me is I don’t think we showed improvement,

Just the opposite. I think we should do a lot of stuff. I don’t think going in the bag is going to help us. Because it doesn’t matter what we do we still have to...

The best way to disrespect somebody is to just walk away from them. But that is the show business part of what we have to deal with, and to me it’s wrong. It’s a bad...

I’ve never really talked to him about [the Michigan State situation], but he doesn’t seem any different to me. Unfortunately, what we learn as assistant coaches doesn’t always prepare us to be head coaches. I...

If Williams were committed to coming back and being a productive player, … … well, I’ve discussed this with some of the leaders of the team, and I think he’d be welcome.

I think we’re interested in anybody who would make our team better. Guys who have been proven playmakers in this league are all people we would be interested in.

There were too many penalties in the game. We talk about playing hard and competing, but you also have to play smart. That’s something we need to do a better job of. We did a...

When I call up (Carolina coach) John Fox and tell him what we are going to do, then I’ll let you guys know,

They were all on the field. They all did some things, but they didn’t participate in team (drills).

We were very fortunate that we were able to sign a free agent who turned out to be even better than maybe we thought in his ability to snap and protect. From a business standpoint,...

We want to duplicate enthusiasm and team energy,

He has continued to do a good job every time he’s been out there, … and I think that’s something that’s got to be taken into consideration.

There’s a twofold purpose. Not just for bad weather but sometimes helping players recover.

He did a fantastic job, especially at the end of the game. That’s the toughest it ever gets. They’re trying to take the air out of him. They’re putting them all out there to stop...

I think standardized tests test standardized people.

It’s going to be a very difficult circumstance for people to operate systematically and have the kind of money to be actively involved in free agency. It changes some of the rules relative to the...

Our doctors felt comfortable about the circumstance of his injury, where he is in his rehab and where he can be in the future. It’s our goal to get him ready for this season. He’s...

If Florida State had a workout last week that ends up on there, I can pull it up and look at it and watch those particular players, even though they may not have been on...

There are still lessons to learn from this game. I’m very proud of what this team was able to do down the stretch. We’re not in the playoffs, but it wasn’t all in vein.

I don’t think he is ready to carry it 45 times, but hopefully we can get him in that 12 to 15 touch-mode. We’re going to have to keep playing him into it. He’s going...

I’m really pleased for the players. These players have suffered a little bit over the last year or so in terms of things not going so well for them, … I think that they all...

I can honestly say when I was contacted about this job, I had some questions as to why in the 10-11 years prior to [my] coming to LSU they didn’t have the success they’d had...

I really tried to make this about our team, coming back here to play, I really do feel this was coming home to play a game and it was exciting for me. It was exciting...

I wonder what this technology is up here, … (Rewind it) to six months ago. You’d get the same answers.

It’s wasn’t because [of his knee],

Philosophically, I don’t there’s a lot of difference in terms of what we like to do. His knowledge of the league and being able to define things internally in the organization, so you have everybody...

Gus did well, but he looked more comfortable and confident with the offense because he’s played in the system before. I think we were a little tentative early in the game and I think the...

Absolutely. He’s done an outstanding job in practice and he finishes every play. He has done everything that anybody could ask of a player. If you asked me, give me the top five guys that...