Charley Casserly
Charley Casserly
Charley Casserly is an American football sportscaster and former executive. Casserly was the general manager of the National Football League's Washington Redskins from 1989 to 1999. He served as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Football Operations, for the Houston Texans from 2000 to 2006. He currently works for NFL Network...
bush decided deserving finally finished hours last media met shift talked
There never was any shift because we never made a decision. It was the media that said we made a decision. We never made a decision. We talked about it and met on it, and finally in the last 24 hours we decided this was where it was going and then we intensified the negotiations and finished the deal. We like Bush and he's deserving of the first pick, but we just wanted to go defense. That's all it was. We just wanted to go defense.
defensive eight football half harder lead looked lost running rush second
This was a football decision. It's harder to find a defensive end than running backs. When we looked at our team, we've got to get better on offense, but we've got to get better on defense, too. In eight games, we lost the lead in the second half because we couldn't rush the passer.
given indication
We've been given no indication of anything changing.
days notice
We could have 30 days notice at any time, and then he's gone,
coming injuries key people progress team three
We had made progress in each of our first three years, and we had a better team coming back this year. But the injuries to key people have really hurt.
guessing humans infallible
We all know this is a guessing game. It's humans evaluating humans, and you know what? We're not infallible, and they're not infallible either. If there's one thing you can say about those of us who do this for a living, it's that we know we don't know.
arrived decision pick players round short time
We arrived at this decision a short time back that these are the two players that we would pick from to make our first round pick.
activity affected agency cap deal free whether
We don't have a cap problem. But, obviously, our activity in free agency would be significantly affected by whether there's a deal or not.
good inaccurate quote source stand yes
Yes I've been told that's inaccurate by a source good enough for me to stand up here to quote it. Otherwise, I wouldn't get up here and say it.
acquired agency free good pleased reason targeted
We're pleased to have acquired him. The reason we targeted him on the first day of free agency was because we thought he was a good young talent.
offers value
We're going to get offers for this pick. We've already had discussions with teams. I think there's value in our pick.
areas best contribute free good hard job pick player players
We're going to take the best player available. We have enough needs. We did a good job I thought in free agency. But we still have areas where we can use depth. It won't be hard for players that we pick to come in and contribute this year.
agency bad free hit jump playoff
We need a lot of things. I think we've got a nucleus. I don't think we're as bad as our record, but we're not a playoff team. We can make a jump here if things are hit right between free agency and the draft.
talked teams willing
We've talked to teams about the pick, and we're willing to move.