Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson
assumed duty level number performance stepped
He has stepped up and assumed the Number 1 duty and I can't say enough of the performance of his play and the level of his play.
came expecting missed number percent quite tax
Operationally they did quite well. Where they missed our number was in the tax rate, which we were expecting at 38 percent ... they came in at 39 percent.
bunch class confident football good graduated hear huge lift mean mistake numbers players returning starters weights
It would be a huge mistake to be confident that we're better than they are, ... They run, lift weights and go to football class all year. I hear their numbers are down but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. They graduated a bunch of good football players but they have as many returning starters as we do.
above flow good numbers
Those are very good flow numbers ... well above what we were expecting.
bad ball number start throw
It was his first start under the lights, ... He did throw the ball well on a number of occasions. Some of those were bad throws.
corey defence good guys move opportunity playing wish
I think we are playing pretty good defence right now. To say I wish Corey was not here, no I wish he was here, but he's not here and, I said it before, we just move on. It's an opportunity for those other guys that are playing pretty well.
force michael mistake ourselves played rest rookie
Jevon and N.D. played a lot of plays. They were tired. We need to get Trent Cole in more. Here's a rookie and he made a rookie mistake when he let Michael Vick outside, so we were concerned, but we've got to force ourselves to get him more time. We got to get more rest for ND and Jevon.
bit force mistake ourselves played plays rookie
Jevon and N.D. played a lot of plays and were tired. We need to get Cole in there a little more. He's a rookie and makes a rookie mistake ... so we were a bit concerned. But we have to force ourselves to give him more time.
came guys thursday wait wednesday
Our guys are excited, and you could tell when they came back on Thursday after that Wednesday off. They could not wait for the game.
chance gives stop
We don't get a chance to do these things very often, ... It gives us a chance to stop and think about things that are important in our history.
fast gaps guys room
We have some gaps in our defense, ... Enough room for fast guys to (get through).
helps
I think he's going to find that it helps him at the plate, too.
glad hard hollywood might people sell
I thought it might be a hard sell (with Hollywood) because people would think it was embellished. I'm glad I was wrong.
year
I think this is going to be a big year for this line,