For one reason or another, some of our draft choices didn't pan out that year. But some of these other [free-agent] guys did. In some cases, we kept the free agents over the draft choices. We could have kept the draft picks just to save face. But we really liked a lot of these guys, and they've helped us. |
He explained everything. He's really a talented guy. |
He wanted somebody [with strong convictions]. I think that's one of the reasons he hired me. He thought I would have strong convictions on guys and tell him. Now, we don't agree on everybody. But we come up with a mutual decision on whether we like a guy or don't like a guy. |
He's a talented guy. I think there's a few guys like that, that are probably not going to come in right away. |
He's going to be a really good football player. I don't think [the bench press] is going to hurt his draft stock. He's a guy you haven't heard a ton about, but I think he's really good. He's a great competitor, he makes plays, and he's smart. |
I feel like I'm leaving a U2 concert, |
I think Matt McCoy is going to be a heck of a football player. I really do. Right now, it's just wait and see until we answer that question. |
I think the size thing is a little bit overrated in running backs. Everybody says, 'Well, we need a big back.' Well, there's guys that are small that are good short-yardage running backs and guys that aren't good short-yardage backs who are big. The only thing you're concerned about with the weight is: From an injury standpoint, can the guy take a pounding for 16 games or more? That's what you're really concerned about. |
If there's a player we really like, we'll go up and get him. There's a lot of different scenarios. |
If you have a bad draft, I don't think it sets you back a whole lot. If it's a quarterback or a top-10 pick, then it's going to put you back a little bit. I think probably what happens is that if you don't admit your mistakes and you keep waiting for a guy to develop, that's when it potentially turns into a problem. |
It really wouldn't [prevent the Eagles from drafting him]. He's a really talented guy. |
It's a case-by-case deal. It's unfortunate with how the Internet is that more of this stuff [is available to the public]. But it doesn't change it for us. We always have talked to these guys. |
It's very open. It could go any of the three ways. |
Last year's draft could be really, really good. The guys that did play last year proved they can play. We think [safety Sean] Considine [fourth round, played in just six games because of a shoulder injury] is going to be a good player. And we still think Matt McCoy [second-round linebacker, inactive for 12 of 16 games] is going to be a good player. |
Obviously, we wish all of these guys turned out to be really good players. Some do, some don't. |