Jack Rio
Jack Rio
asset brings certainly continue experience last major mike offensive productive pursuit staff tremendous
Over the last 10 years, Mike has been a major contributor to some very productive offenses. Mike brings toughness, experience and passion. He will certainly be a tremendous asset to me and our offensive staff as we continue our pursuit of a championship.
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Our defensive coaches loved Brian's physical style. He has good size and he has played a lot of man-to-man coverage, which will enable us to open up the blitz. Mike Tice confirmed what we saw as we studied this player, and he spoke highly of Brian's quality character.
ability fail frustrated knew last sent year
There were times last year where he'd come off and he'd be so frustrated because we sent him in with a play he knew would fail and he couldn't get out of it. This year he'll have the ability to get out of it.
attitude bring credit example great leadership realize takes teammates
They bring an attitude of leadership and their teammates realize this, ... Byron is a great example he defers credit and takes blame. That's leadership.
best bottom continue line nice
The bottom line is, I'll continue to play the best 11. Realistically, I thought Byron did a nice job.
conscious hospital report run sure tests thoughts
I don't really have anything to report other than he was awake, alert, still conscious and they are going to take him over to the hospital and make sure they run some tests on him. Obviously, our thoughts are with him and his family.
improvement year
From '03 to '04 there was improvement, from '04 to this year there was more improvement.
guys hit pay
That's what you pay these guys for to hit the quarterback.
feels fight guy high proud taken talented wants
He's a proud guy. I think he feels like he's got something to prove. He's a big, athletic, talented guy that was taken high in the draft. He's been paid, he's made some money. I think now he just wants to fight for a little respect.
ball care hands hit protected punishment quicker watch
It's more punishment than I care to watch him take. I'd like to see him being protected better and I'd like to see the ball come out of his hands quicker and I'd like to see him get hit a whole lot less.
pleased
He's our workhorse, and I was pleased to give him that workload. The more you give him the ball, the better it is for us.
added
There were a lot of things to look at that weren't very good. They all added up to a loss.
appears heat victim
It appears he was a victim of heat and dehydration.
ball catch caught continued emotional great league people team ups
It can be an emotional rollercoaster during a ballgame, but we wanted to be a team that continued to play through ups and downs, ... (Mathis) made a great read, made a great break, caught the ball -- and not many people in the league are going to be able to catch him.