What would he do (if he returned)? If there was something significant he could do, we’d encourage him to do that.

[Pollack] ‘ is a real playmaker, ‘ and he always seems to come up with a big play at the right time for them.

We’ve spent more of our time trying to figure out how we would manage [the cap] if there isn’t a collective bargaining agreement because we’re all in new territory.

Bobby’s an outstanding person and as fine an assistant as we had at Michigan State, … To be able to hire someone of his caliber, who also has knowledge and experience of your system —...

This is not something etched in stone until the league makes a ruling. But we plan to give ourselves the best possible plan.

We want to support every player, and I think every player knows he has a responsibility for what to do and what not to do. As a coach, I also feel a responsibility to put...

Just think of the consequences of those penalties. There were several third-down stops that gave them first downs with penalties. It’s the consequences of it that everybody needs to understand.

Part of the things that we are doing is because of his unique abilities. I would say that if Jason Taylor had played in a 3-4 system somewhere, he would have been a Hall of...

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

I would say that if Jason Taylor had played in a 3-4 system somewhere, he would have been a Hall of Fame outside linebacker. There is no question about that based on the athletic ability...

We have total faith, trust and confidence in the guy. The guy has a tremendous amount of ability. He’s going to be a long snapper for a long time in this league so the question...

The big question on [Boston] is how the use affects what he does. That’s something we’ll have to evaluate as days go on.

I felt like Ricky Williams played well. He didn’t have many opportunities to do much, because he didn’t have much space.

I would have liked to determine it a month ago or two weeks ago. I would like to determine it. I don’t have a problem with determining it. We are trying to determine it. But...

We went ahead and took the guy we could get. If the opportunity presents itself to get a quality, young quarterback in the draft, we will do it.

Understanding how important slotting is to top draft picks in terms of who got what . . . and how they fall into place, this is really a timing issue,

We’re not going to rush him. Obviously, the guy has been a starting quarterback and had a significant number of starts in a very similar system. Maybe in this case we can minimize [practice time]...

I think that was really probably the turning point of the game, that we could recapture the momentum and come right back and make a big play and score and keep them three scores behind,

That issue has gone under the bridge, under the next bridge, over the next dam and is gone.

Should what Randy McMichael did be tolerated?

I don’t think we’re considering a lot of changes.

When other players think it’s not acceptable by their peers how they go about what they do, they will change more readily. If they don’t change then, then maybe they are the wrong guys.

Both guys did some good things and we’re going to continue to try to feature both those players.

It’s not going to get fixed until everybody takes responsibility for it. Like one of those old West Virginia proverbs that I always talk about. A man benefits directly from a mistake, relative to how...

Carnell was in camp,

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

So what judgment am I supposed to make out of that? … Now when he gets back on the field next week, we will be able to see where he is and take it from...

We’ve been able to move the ball a little bit better,

The guy is very magical with the ball. He has speed and can change direction. He plays with a tremendous amount of toughness for his size and he’s done an outstanding job in what he...

That is the challenge for me, to keep answering them the same way.

My last conversation was awhile back and was really about our heritage, trying to figure out where we came from and what we did,

We’re not going to second-guess anything that we did. There [are] things that we need to do long-term to make our team better that we’re going to do. And if we suffer for it in...

We all have a professional responsibility as clubs to live by the confidentiality rules, which are designed to protect players. However the information got out, I hope those people will take that responsibility and let...

We have another one, Sammy (Morris). I think that’s something we’ve always looked at as a two-starter position, the running-back position. That has been my history as a coach, to always have two guys at...

Gus is going to make us a better team at the quarterback position. His knowledge and experience that comes with being a veteran will help the development of some of our younger players. In addition,...

He looked fast, quick. I was impressed.

I think it’s something we need to evaluate. It seems the entire preseason whichever quarterback played second has played best.

I think he has the arm talent to do it. He can do it.

There is no doubt that quarterback is a critical position in every organization. That really has to be something that we look at to make a good assessment on how we move ahead at that...

We want to pick the quarterback that’s going to give us the best opportunity to win. I’m not prepared after watching that game to make a statement about that.

I don’t think that Blaster can do what Brooks can do,

It’s about how the players play and compete. I know everybody is going to equate that on winning or losing, like they always do, but if we play hard and compete well in the game...

Nobody wishes that anybody has to go through what one of our colleagues is having to go through right now relative to his loss in this holiday season.

We believe we are a better team today than we were yesterday.

The Raiders had a hard time with him. He wrecked the game, creating two turnovers that really iced the game. He’s a fantastic player.

Ricky did a fantastic job for us this year. If someone said, ‘Who have you enjoyed coaching the most in all my years of football,’ he’d be one of the top guys I’ve ever been...

The offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage much better in this game. When you run the ball for five yards per carry, that’s a good job. And we had pretty decent protection for the...

No, but I think that it’s going to be up to the team not to allow it to be [a circus] and to focus on what we need to focus on as a team to...

If you look at most teams’ needs, probably half of them are solved developing from within. When you take that ability away, that’s when you get out of balance on the salary cap and everything...

Right tackle has been somewhat of a problem,