Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
obvious
It was obvious this was our first game.
critical exciting team time trying
It's always exciting to get back on the field. It's a critical time of the year. You find out so much about your team and you're trying to improve.
depth good moved
He did a good job. Robert's been moved up on the depth chart.
blown chimney people roof water
Our chimney was blown off and part of our roof was damaged, and we had some water damage. But there have been many more people shaken than we are, of course.
comfort decision felt forward lengthy level move physicians reach several time unable
There's really not a lot I can say at this point. The decision was made ... after lengthy consultations with our physicians and several others. We were unable to reach a comfort level to move forward with the trade. At this time we felt we had to go in this direction.
athlete campus character evaluate good junior maybe rather step student tape watch watching
I like to watch junior tape, but I also like to get to know the young man. Being an athlete is one thing; being a student and having good character is something else. How can you evaluate that after watching junior tape and maybe getting them on campus one or two times? I'd rather be a step slower.
bed sleep sort totally
This, we're away from home, not able to sleep in your own bed, that sort of thing, ... It's totally different.
coming follow install nice respond today
Today was a nice follow up to the first day. Things are coming together, as we install more of our system. It will be interesting to see how we respond on Friday, after Thursday's off day.
charlotte few fresh orleans
We went through this a few years ago from Charlotte to New Orleans and a lot of the things are still fresh in our minds.
We'll be fine. We'll find a way to get it done.
bad hope people safe saying weather
We hope we can play this game. I hope that the weather won't be as bad as people are saying it could be. We're going to hunker down and be safe for a while.
talked variety
We talked about a variety of different things.
sharp side step took
We took a step back on offense. We weren't very sharp at anything on that side of the ball.
talked
We talked about that all week. You have some injuries, it's part of the game. If you're a backup, you're only one play away from having to go in there and play like a winner.